Category: Contemplations

Phew, heavy subject… a very heavy topic, with a huge mountain of emotions and sadness… Whether you think about it yourself, or whether you know someone who has tried it… it is a painful… Lees meer.

wow! Exciting title! Well…. We often get this question: If God is all love, why do people go to hell? Interesting question right? But…. What is love? What are we talking about when we… Lees meer.

OK, to give you some context, a short intro. (Warning, if you’re looking for a quick answer, there isn’t one, keep reading) Somewhere in 2012 I broke my back. Small accident, BIG consequences. Long… Lees meer.

In this second part of the series on misused / misunderstood / abused bible verses, we’re going to have a look at this one: Do not judge, or you too will be judged. The… Lees meer.

If you’ve read the previous parts about prayer, we’ll come to the last part… because now that we have a little bit of an idea of what does and doesn’t “go”, what is the… Lees meer.

When we look at “The Lords prayer”, there is a line in verse 10 that says this: Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 And maybe… Lees meer.

Something we encounter several times a week is that people say: I don’t know how to pray. And yes, we do get that. Where is the balance, how do you say something to a… Lees meer.

During a bible study on Psalm 127 I read this verse: Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. Psalm 127:1 A text that… Lees meer.

Something we hear quite often in our daily practice is: I’ve prayed so much, but I never get an answer. Its superlative is: I stopped praying because I never got an answer anyway. And… Lees meer.

Pray or Give Thanks? What are we doing? In part one, we talked about prayer that doesn’t lead to anything. Quite a tough topic, but while we’re on the subject of prayer… let’s go… Lees meer.