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A little bit of prayer goes a long way
Do you struggle with your daily prayers ? Do you have a hard time keeping track ? Does your mind wonder while having your first cup of coffee ? So do I. Until I by accident came up with a little mnemonic acronym. Perhaps this can help you too. Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Old Blog
Tagged Christ Jesus, Christian Fellowship, christian life, Christian Worship, Holy Living, Life Lessons, prayer
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Have we lost our flavor ?
Salt. The wonderful, almost mystical item. Added in moderation, it enhances the flavor of the food it is added to. Without things, according to those on a salt-free diet, things taste bland. Add too much, things become inedible. Used rightly, it can preserve things. As Christians, we are being called to be the salt of the earth. Enhance the things around us, preserve the things around us. And not be so invasive that we make things distasteful. But are we really doing that ? Am I really doing that ? And if we are, how does it show? Continue reading
Jesus was just a good teacher… and other utter rubbish
Was Jesus just a good teacher or was there more ? Many articles already exist using Christs “I am God” statements as defense. This is a bit of a different approach, using his life and other teachings as arguments. Continue reading
Heaven & Hell Part IV (final): So what ?
How should a doctrine of heaven and hell impact us in our daily Christian life ? What is our hope based on the saving grace of God and how do we show, share and demonstrate that hope in such a way that others are anxious to join us in that hope. Continue reading
The foundation of our ethics ? / De basis voor onze ethiek ?
“Shouldn’t our ethics be based on our humanity of itself”.
“Moet onze ethiek niet gegrond zijn in onze menselijkheid zelf”. Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Old Blog
Tagged Christelijke ethiek, Christelijke waarden, Christian ethics, christian life, christian value, Holy Living
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Heaven & Hell Part III: Who’s going where ?
Looking at writings of theological scholars, Scripture and our Christian traditions on heaven and hell. And our response, here and now, with this knowledge. Continue reading
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Tagged Accepting Christ, christian life, Francis Chan, heaven, hell, Jesus Christ, Rob Bell
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Heaven & Hell Part II: What do they look like ?
In the second part of this little series about heaven and hell, let’s have a look at what we are being told they look like. What should we think of hell? Are there lakes of fire? Are there worms? Desolation? … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Old Blog
Tagged christian history, christian life, Church Fathers, church life, Early Church Fathers, Francis Chan, heaven, hell, New Testament, Old Testament, Rob Bell
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Heaven & Hell part I: Are we obsessed by hell ?
Rob Bell’s book “Love Wins”, published in March, generated the latest flurry of books, blog entries, sermons and podcasts about heaven, hell and the afterlife. This prompted me to dive into this subject and see what we can glean from the current writings of theological scholars and pastors out there and compare that with Scripture and our Christian traditions. And above all, how should we respond, here and now, with what we know about heaven or hell. Continue reading
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Tagged afterlife, christian life, Corporate Christian, Francis Chan, heaven, hell, Holy Living, Mark Driscoll, Michael Patton, n.t.wright, Rob Bell
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I can look, but not touch … and other utter rubbish
“I can look as long as I don’t touch” is actually “utter rubbish” for Christian men. As men in the workplace, all of us have undoubtedly heard that statement at one time or another. Or hanging out with friends, we have heard and seen the googly eyes following the eye candy walking around. And the statements come such as the one above. Or my favorite one: “It’s not because I’m on a diet that I can’t look at the menu”. How do these statements fit within our Christian lifestyle ? Is it ok to look but just not ok to act on it ? Continue reading
The community of the Saints: Here & Now or There & Then ?
How being a member of a solid Christian community and fellowship helped us during some difficult times. Proof that the community of the saints is alive and well, right here, right now Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Fellowship, church life, community of the saints, ICU, Life Together
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