power of the gospel that has become perverted and thus lost its power. Begrafnis op Saterdag depicts the parallel events of a funeral and a rugby match, where penalty kicks also indicates death. Some of his poems appear in the literary magazine Standpunte. The singer Arina de Witt sets the tone of his poems and publishes them on the CD Arina de Witt sing Jan Spies, published in 2005. His poems are included in several anthologies, including Groot verseboek, Die Afrikaanse poësie in 'n duisend en enkele gedigte, Voorspraak and Miskien sal ek die wingerd prys. Storybooks The stories he tells on radio and on television and on other occasions are bundled together in four volumes, Pilatus tot molshoop, Poort deur die koue, Profeet met kondensmelk and Pille vir servette. These stories are filled with humor and unique expressions in his regional dialect, while always reflecting the universal human, regardless of whether the story has to do with the present or past. Pilatus tot molshoop contains the stories Van Duiwel Pontius na Dominee Pilatus and 'n Berg is nie 'n molshoop nie, where does the bundle derives its name from. In the first story, in his dream Elder Piet rather helps the pastor than the devil, after which the devil sends him to hell out of sheer despondency. In the second story, a young male from the Department of Agriculture is in trouble for his invention to eradicate moles, because he does not understand that moles can only be caught in silence and are frightened by sound, even if it is the most beautiful music. Peculiar to some of the entertaining narratives is the exaggeration, which with rendering abundant detail creates an impression of realism, until the conclusion indicates how wrong the person is. There are also some stories about cars, such as the Ford who goes into hiding in the cattle kraal and another story where the Ford brings an angel to the farm one night. Van Duiwel Pontius na Dominee Pilatus was recorded by Abraham H. de Vries in Die Afrikaanse kortverhaalboek. Poort deur die koue title story tells how the policeman and the Roman priest got to know and understand each other better with the help of half a bottle of brandy on a cold night. In 'n Emmer tanne vir 'n hospitaal holbekke a young nurse makes a plan to faster clean the old people's false