Category: Contemplations

A few times a week we have complicated conversations that often involve tears. Sometimes people say: “sorry, I’m crying”. But is that necessary to apologize about it? Get this, this is Paul: So be… Lees meer.

As you saw in part 1, there is quite some work involved before we start a conversation and once the conversation (see part 2) has started, there is also quite some work to do.… Lees meer.

As you might know, we also run a retreat on this side for missionaries and pastors who sometimes get stuck. They are just people, just like you and me, but there is something special… Lees meer.

Periodically, we hear the following when we visit someone / when we see someone who knows that we do missionary work. Oh, how nice of you to do that! I think it would be… Lees meer.

Before we start a conversation, there is first “the washing machine” (see part 1) and once we have run it we really start a conversation. We are very, very clear in our conversations, just… Lees meer.

Several times a month we receive questions about “dating”. Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in which two individuals engage in an activity together, most often with the intention of evaluating each other’s… Lees meer.

A question we receive periodically is how we start a conversation when it comes to evangelism. Below is an approach to how we do this on this side of the globe. In the country… Lees meer.

I recently had a conversation with X, who was FULL of questions to which he had no answers himself. And the questions he had weren’t actually that complicated. A porn addiction, sex, faith, and… Lees meer.

Yeah, what a title! How can Godly, Biblical and selfish be in the same sentence? That’s impossible! Well, let’s try to explain it a bit: Human selfishness is like “me, me, me, me, and… Lees meer.

This week, I was busy preparing for the Bible study group that we organize every week. And that’s quite a job because let’s be honest… not every chapter of the Bible is an easy… Lees meer.