Jesus promised to give us his peace: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14,27 While reading this Scripture, do you sometimes think: “Ah, well nice. And how do […]
The first time I read the Bible I was quite surprised. Why didn’t the authors describe what the characters looked like? I had a hard time imagining the plots because I didn’t know what those people were wearing or what color their hair was. By that time, I was used to reading novels. I read […]
Bad things are all over the news; terrorism, disaster, misery etc. The headlines are screaming for our attention about brutal things happening on earth. When you leave your house in the morning, it’s just everywhere; on the newspaper someone forgot in the metro, you walk down a street and hear people talking about it, while […]
Have you ever wondered what it means when Jesus tells us “to become like children”? I guess he doesn’t mean to run around, scream all the time and break things. Then our world would descend into chaos! 😉 Let’s look at Matthew 18 where Jesus first uses this expression. In this part, his disciples ask […]
Run the race! Fight like a great boxer! What am I referring to? Of course: Paul in 1. Corinthians 9, 24-27: 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the […]
Every year before Christmas, my hometown organizes a run through the city. The streets are beautifully decorated at that time of the year. When I was a child, I participated in the youngest category and we had to run one kilometer, about 0.6 miles. My best friend and I were waiting at the starting point […]
Why are you facing troubles in your life and why doesn’t God do anything about it? He could just show his mighty power and deliver a perfect solution! I hear questions and statements like that a lot. It would be so nice if God would just move his hand and change our circumstances right away! […]
Do you recognize the following scene in your life: While single, you are miserable and desperately long to be with someone. You look around and see many happy couples and you get more and more frustrated. And then it happens; you are in a relationship! The first few weeks are amazing and you are filled […]
Do you sometimes feel like your problems are dragging you down and you don’t sense God’s presence? Are there times when you feel unhappy and unfulfilled despite your walk with God? One thing I’ve learned so far is that an attitude of gratitude can be the key to God’s presence and his blessings. It is […]
Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? Romans 8,23-24 […]