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Where does Evil come from?
The other day I was looking for an answer for the origin of evil. I could not find a satisfactory answer, not even on ChatGPT. I asked for a clear answer, and believe it or not, I found it in my own writings (1995): Faith versus fate The Parable of the Persistent...
Global Warming and Carbon dioxide
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Comparison of the results of the adiabatic model (curves 5 & 3) with the experimental data of Venus (curves 1 & 2) and Earth (curve 4). Source: Sorokhtin et al (2007)
The demise of South Africa’s Ferrochrome Industry
By Lars Schernikau and Vijay Jayaraj South Africa’s once dominant ferrochrome industry is on the brink of collapse and requires a government bailout. That decline is not because the world no longer needs ferrochrome. It is because South Africa’s leaders tied their...
Putting the rise in sea level due to the warming of the earth in the right perspective.
“The Heads” (Knysna)
Xmas 2025 newsletter
First of all, !!We wish you and your loved ones a blessed Christmas and a very healthy 2026!! We have sent everyone who made a donation this year a 2026 calendar and a Heart for Children keyring. Please let me know if you did not receive this. Health is important, as...
Yes, we are not without hope…
Revelation 3:8 8 “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have little power, and yet you kept my word and have not denied my name. I so enjoyed watching this Xmas movie; I am sure many people can...
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IT APPEARS THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN ERASED (BY ELON MUSK HIMSELF)
More carbon-dioxide is a blessing …..not a curse!!!
Take 20 minutes of your time to learn that CO2 (g) is plant food and what they are doing at COP30 is to place a curse on carbon-dioxide instead of realising that it is a blessing, making the earth greener....
Thank you note from Elaine Brenkman (Guardians of Hope – East-London)
Today we received the official thank you note from the Guardians of Hope in East-London for the assistance we gave them to buy a canvas enclosure for the children's play- and entertainment area. See picture above. They look after ca. 30 to 40 babies and small children...
Heart for Children update Kingdom Legae safehouse for neglected children
Further to our previous newsletter, click to read: Spring News!! | Heart for Children we just want to give you an update on the progress of the building of the two safe homes for abandoned and neglected children in Bethanie (North-West): To read on, click here:...
Earth is getting darker
The other day, amongst the pages of MSN, I came across this article: Earth is getting darker - and it's very bad news The researchers published their findings in the journal PNAS. I copy and paste the contents from the whole article and give my comments below (source...
Factors affecting the temperature around us
By Henry Pool. Someone recently asked me what dominant factors influence the temperature around us. It's an interesting question worth considering. The influence of the sun First of all, there's the variation in solar irradiance. Most scientists, myself included,...
