Hold and be held!
Or:What you always wanted to know about bird feathers…. How about a little excursion into bird feather science? Really? Yes, for me it gave unexpected insights! Let me take you there! A...
Encouragement
The truth will set you free
God’s love inspires me again and again. For me, it is closely connected with the freedom I experience through it. The following verse comes to mind: If the Son sets you free,...
Date with the Lord
At the beginning of the year, following a suggestion from an online seminar, I put a date with God in my calendar, June 20th, 2023. The goal was to listen to impressions...
Water in the drought
Do you reckon with the unseen world, do you consider it as real as the visible world? The visible world is permanently before our eyes; it is logical and explainable, we can...
Letting go of expectations
The topic of expectations has been on my mind again (see also previous post). Inspired by author Paul Young, who wrote “The Shack”, I looked at the connection between expectations and fear....
How to get out of the brooding trap
There are days when I really know that God loves me. That thrills me and I decide that I will stay in that frame of mind, because that’s when I feel wonderful....
Let off steam
Do you sometimes get so wound up that it’s hard for you to take a deep breath and calm down? There are times when I’m so into the “doing” that I don’t...
Don’t be afraid!
“Don’t be afraid” – that’s what it says 365 times in the Bible. Well, it’s not like God gives us emotions and then forbids them. No, fear is good because it is...
God rejoices!
The Lord your God is with you. He is a hero who saves you. He happily rejoices over you, renews you with his love, and celebrates over you with shouts of joy....
Let your feet be washed!
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if Jesus washed your feet? We read in the Gospel of John 13:4-10: So he got up from the table, removed his outer...