olympic games Archives | Jedidiah https://jedidiah.org.za/tag/olympic-games/ Raising a Standard of Excellence & Significance Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:21:00 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 Olympics 2021 – A reflection https://jedidiah.org.za/business/olympics-2021-a-reflection/ https://jedidiah.org.za/business/olympics-2021-a-reflection/#respond Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:21:00 +0000 https://jedidiah.org.za/?p=1676 In the aftermath of the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, the SA team’s achievements made me think of a scripture in Hag 2:16 that says “When anyone came to a pile of grain to get 20 measures, there would be only 10. And when anyone came to a wine vat to draw out 50 measures, there would be only 20 in it.”

Disappointment

The South African Olympic Committee expected that the South African team would bring home at least 13 medals, but only 3 medals found their way to ... continue reading

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Incredible how history repeats itself. Makes me think of Solomon’s words of wisdom in Eccl 1:9-10 “Whatever ... continue reading

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