God sees us
10/29/2019 09:47
[Joel 2:23-32; Ps. 84:1-7; ii Tim. 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk. 18:9-14]
I don’t very often use illustrations in sermons, but today I’m making an exception because this illustration really really struck...
Abundant not entitled
10/20/2019 15:18
[Deut. 8:7-18; Ps. 126; ii Cor. 9:6 -15 Lk. 12:16-30]
Peace to you who are in Christ. Amen.
We’re in a period in the liturgical calendar when we read and hear a lot about bounty and abundance, not in the least in the Scriptures.
We might be celebrating harvest festivals...
Creator and Creation and Creatures
09/22/2019 17:36
[Gen. 1: 25-28, 2: 4-7 Ps. 139:7-12; Acts 17:22-28 Mt. 4:1-11]
Peace to you, who are in Christ. Amen.
“And God saw that it was good.”
“And God saw that it was very good.” (Gen. 1)
Everything in Creation, seen and unseen, has its place, has its value, has...
Genade zij u...
09/19/2019 09:10
[Ps. 51; i Tim. 1:12-17; Lc. 15:1-7]
Vrede zij met u allen, die één bent in Christus. Amen.
In het Grieks van het Nieuwe Testament gebruikt men voor ‘genade’ het woord χάρις. Het is verwant aan χάρισμα, een gave van de Geest. Xάρις is ook verwant aan χαρά, ‘blijdschap’. Griekse...
Shameless: a Book Review
09/12/2019 08:59
Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless. A Sexual Reformation, Convergent Books, New York (NY), 2019.
If you were as disappointed -though not surprised- as I was with the Nashville Statement, you might just find the latest book by renowned author Nadia Bolz-Weber a very welcome and long overdue antidote. In...
Luther, lutheranen en de Bijbel
08/26/2019 19:45
LUTHER, LUTHERANEN EN DE BIJBEL (een kortere versie van dit artikel vindt u op debijbel.nl/blog/luther-en-de-bijbel)
“In dit boek vindt men de doeken en de kribbe, waarin Christus ligt, waar ook de engel de herders heen wijst. Het zijn wel simpele en geringe doeken, maar...
Ons thema vandaag is VUUR, Our theme today is FIRE
08/25/2019 22:17
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[Jes. 30:27-33; Hbr. 12:18-29]
Vrede zij met u allen, die één bent in Christus. Amen.
Wie van u is bekend met de feniks of de vuurvogel?
Wanneer dit mythologische dier sterft, gaat het in vlammen op. Uit de assen wordt...
Lucht en ledig
08/06/2019 11:28
Pred. 2; Lc. 12:13-21]
Vrede zij met u allen, die één bent in Christus. Amen.
U kent waarschijnlijk ook zo iemand: een buur, een collega, een familielid, iemand die het misschien wel goed meent, maar ze zien alles en iedereen om hen heen nogal zwart.
Ze hebben niet noodzakelijk...
The Lady died
07/29/2019 14:26
The Lady was elderly, sweet, fiercely independent and lived on her own, in the house she grew up in.
In her own cheeky way she spread joy, and people instinctively took to her and trusted her. She liked having people around, and people like being around her.
She was relentlessly inquisitive, always...
Lord, teach us how to pray
07/28/2019 13:44
[Hos. 1:2-10; Colos. 2:6-15; Lk. 11:1-13]
Peace to all of you who are in Christ. Amen.
Our Father...
It’s called the Prayer of All Christians, and we find two versions of it in the New Testament, in Matthew 6 and in Luke 11.
Traditionally, it has been prayed three...