by Stephan Joubert Chances to receive the King of the universe in your own home doesn’t come every day. Indeed, this “window of opportunity” sometimes opens just once during a whole lifetime. Then you need to leave everything. Then you…
by Stephan Joubert Bible knowledge is low. The Rapportryers (a South African Christian organization) announced the results of a 20-question Bible-knowledge test that they conducted among school children in 2012. How would you have done with the following 17 questions?…
by Stephan Joubert Conversion two changes my way of seeing and my language. After conversion one I still carried on unhindered with my old language. My conversations actually had the exact same content as before. Meaning, the lampposts still determined…
by Stephan Joubert Conversion two is the Lord’s new route that changes me from a professional religious person to a normal follower of Jesus. After my first conversion, I thought the only way to serve the Lord was to work…
by Stephan Joubert During my first conversion, I gave my heart to Jesus and then basically carried on with my normal life. Shortly after my first conversion, I thought I just need to satisfy God through better church attendance, deeper…
by Stephan Joubert Jesus has a distinct scent. He smells of the exclusive fragrance of life. Sometimes he also smells of sinners. And at other times He smells of broken ones, hungry ones, lonely ones… After all, it’s between the…
by Stephan Joubert Originally published in the Beeld daily. A few years ago Bill George of the Harvard Business School conducted an ambitious study to try determine the characteristics of successful leaders. After interviews with 125 top leaders, he was…
by Stephan Joubert What can a plain old shoemaker do to change the world in honor of the Lord? That was the challenge facing William Carey (1761-1834). Then he became a part-time minister in a local English town. But his…
by Stephan Joubert On a day you sit in your car at the traffic light, and you incidentally notice an old lady walking across the room with her walking frame. And then, without planning it, your heart aches for her.…
by Stephan Joubert “The Lord laid it on my heart to write a book.” “I recorded my own gospel CD and want to share my music with your church.” “The Lord has given me a special revelation that I need…
