Vetnews | Januarie 2025 4 « BACK TO CONTENTS While you are reading the first edition of Vetnews of 2025, I will God-willing still be in Europe visiting my daughter and newly acquired son (he says he does not have a mother-in-law – only mothers). Where we left in one of the worst heatwaves in decades, I am sure we will experience little heat other than the warm hearts waiting to welcome us. This month in Vetnews, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, well-rested and eager for the new year, we look at the Topic of Pet Insurance. It has always bugged me a little that I do not hear of a lot of people with pet insurance. Definitely, not in the circles, I move (in itself not significant). I had a look at the major pet insurance advertisers and tried to summarise their main benefits, waiting periods, and an idea of premiums and exclusions. Pet insurance is similar to insuring a vehicle of household contents, more for the preparation for possible expenses and is not like a human medical aid at all. A very interesting exercise to say the least. In addition to the summary article, there will also be an article on the possible ethical obligation for owners to make provisions for affording veterinary care. An interesting view indeed. I have always been a person who strongly, acutely believed in the truth. I would forsake a person for the truth. Not the best of traits. Until I was literally brought to a standstill reading a piece of scripture, not new to me, but with a very very new fresh lesson. John 1v14. It speaks about how Christ became flesh and lived among us, and that we could see his glory as He belongs to and is part of God, but then carries on the say He is full of Grace and Truth. That hit me like a hammer. I was always strong on the truth part, not so much the grace. I realised that the two are so intertwined that they can never be separated, they cannot function alone. The Truth without Grace is harsh and unforgiving. It is a religion and not a relationship with the living God. Grace without the Truth is an airy-fairy business without responsibility, a little bit of New Age or even Woke where there is no firm structure or repercussions. My prayer for you for 2025 is that you shall value Truth and Grace equally. Andriette v From the Editor Editor’s notes / Redakteurs notas
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