It happens several times in the Bible: two brothers who go a different way in life and make different choices. One brother works out and the other does not. Remember...
Read more ...About the posts
Below I regularly post messages related to the themes of this site. I regularly refer to the contents of the menu above. So taking note of that is actually wise if you want to be able to follow the posts. Since December 2019, in the "Footsteps" category, I've been posting messages that have to do with the road I'm on now that I have cancer. So these posts are not related to the main themes of the site.
An uneven yoke
Paul's call "Do not form an unequal span with unbelievers (...)" (2 Corinthians 6:14) has been much applied to marriage. A warning not to marry an unbeliever. Now as far as I'm concerned that may ...
Read more ...Make Friends!
Yesterday a report appeared on the NOS that all important spiritual leaders of the world call us to make friends with people of other religions. Satan has his grip on the whole ...
Read more ...Manna for the soul? No, thank you!
Recently someone sent me a page from the new Reading and Listening Guide (Summer 2017). In a box is a number of editions from various publishers that I'm sure will do well again. "For ...
Read more ...truth and love
The second letter of John[1] is an extraordinary letter. It is short, I already knew that, but suddenly I realized that most of my posts on this site are much longer. Well, John ...
Read more ...God in the middle?
The past year has in some ways been a search for truth and falsehood when it comes to the work of the Spirit of God. The trail of that journey can be found in the ...
Read more ...ignorant
The phrase "I do not want you to be ignorant ..." is a statement by Paul and occurs several times in the New Testament. These are topics that Paul explicitly states that he believes ...
Read more ...Ann Voskamp – an open letter (2)
I read your book 'A Thousand Thanks' with a mix of feelings. Admiration because of the way you write. I can't quite put into words what that's like, but it's certainly ...
Read more ...Ann Voskamp: the way of contemplation (1)
In recent weeks Ann Voskamp, author of the widely read book "Thousand Thanks" [1], visited me several times. Figuratively speaking. That's why we pay attention to it in this post. We discuss the teachings ...
Read more ...The unity of the Spirit (2)
When Christians do not know what it is to 'walk in the Spirit' they will live a life according to the flesh. The consequences for the unity of believers are disastrous. We can learn this from the first five chapters of the First Epistle to the Corinthians.
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