NICO’S BLOG

Walking uprightly in darkness
The world is in turmoil. Darkness has descended over our country with power outages up to 12+ hours a day. People are losing their jobs and livelihoods due to corruption, greed and theft.  “ …
Over the years I have had many men and women in my office not completely happy with their spouses. They asked for advice on quick fixes, and although I am not a marriage counselor, I could s …
Today, 6 September 2002, exactly 20-years ago, I was bankrupt before God. I had nowhere to turn except to Him. On my knees I pleaded for outcome and wisdom how to get out of this darkness an …
A few months ago I climbed 400 steps in a tour in Siena and hurt my Achilles. An Achilles takes a long time to heal and is a rather painful experience. At times I was pitying myself for not …
I have a close friend, Reiner Fahrenberger (93), that I first met in Germany more than 40 years ago. Below is a letter I wrote to him a few months ago – I thought of sharing it with you and …
It’s been a while since my last blog. Many things have happened. Another year behind us – many lost friends and family; jobs and savings. And yet, God said that I need to expect the unexpect …
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to grow with daily reports of people being sick and dying around us – family, friends, staff’s family. A terrible time. And now the riots. I have never seen s …
Eighteen months we have been in lockdown with no end in sight. I think about how our lives have changed. How we now value life more than anything else. Forgotten are the frequent flyer progr …
I don’t read… Probably the three words I hear most when I ask people (especially men) whether they read. Involuntarily I wonder how they hear God’s voice and receive His guidance if they don …