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Bidden zoals katholieken

On 8 September 2017 By Teun de Jager In Topical, End time, Spirituality and Mysticism

Piety connects? Under the headline "Mennonite: Piety connects Christians of various traditions" there was a small article in yesterday's RD about Andrew Dyck's PhD at the VU in Amsterdam on September 5. ...

Christian meditation

On 4 September 2017 By Teun de Jager In Topical, Idolatry, Spirituality and Mysticism

Many churches and circles offer courses in 'Christian meditation'. In one of these courses, for example, the Lectio Divina, Ignatian prayer, contemplative prayer and image meditation are discussed in four evenings[1]. When someone is ...

It just goes on…

On 24 August 2017 By Teun de Jager In Topical, Charismatic, Spirituality and Mysticism

Two things came to my mind again this week that reflect that idolatry is going on and on in Christianity, and sometimes is already much further than you realize. The first is from ...

Esau the unholy one

On 30 July 2017 By Teun de Jager In Idolatry, Biblestudy, Spirituality and Mysticism

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...

Ann Voskamp – an open letter (2)

On 31 January 2017 By Teun de Jager In Topical, Spiritual Life, Spirituality and Mysticism

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 ...

Ann Voskamp: the way of contemplation (1)

On 31 December 2016 By Teun de Jager In Topical, Idolatry, Spirituality and Mysticism

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 ...