Kaapstad – Sorry zeggen
Vandaag was de dag van hartverscheurende verhalen van kwaad en onrecht. Rwanda, Zuid-Afrika, India, Israel – situaties van persoonlijk en systematisch geweld, racisme en slavernij, …
thoughts
Cape Town 2010: thoughts on Ephesians
The bible book of Ephesians is the focus of the Cape Town 2010 devotionals. Here is my contribution to that conversation. I once heard the …
Zelfmoord en God
Zojuist las ik het nieuws van de zelfmoord van Antonie Kamerling. Het schokte me, net zoals vrijwel iedereen die het hoort. Ik moest direct denken …
On the road to Cape Town #1
This is the first blog in preparation of the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisation, to be held in Cape Town, South-Africa from 16 to …
Jesus Manifesto
Van een van ’s lands christelijke uitgevers mocht ik het manuscript van ‘Jesus Manifesto’ door Frank Viola en Leonard Sweet lezen. Een boek dat helemaal …
Ten Things I Should…
Last Friday I turned 40. And although I was still only one day older than the day before, it seems to be quite a milestone …
Summarizing Acts
Today we closed the sermon series on Acts in our church. Acts is a fascinating book (the 5th one of the New Testament and the …
Freedom for Prisoners!
Last week I wrote a blog called ‘Good news to the poor‘ in which I referred to the verses from Luke 4/Isaiah 61. This verse …
Good news to the poor
Yesterday I met him again, my friend Nermin. Originally from the Balkan, now living in Almere in a beautiful part of the city. His place …
Resurrection power
Thursday afternoon. The phone rings. It is our friend John, saying he is in need of a little help and some encouragement. He says he …