Sunday, 3 May | Time: 12.30h Have you ever looked through a kaleidoscope, a small telescope-like tube with multiple lenses? When you point it to the light and look through it colorful bits of glass or plastic produce beautiful forms which delight the eye! I had a simple toy kaleidoscope when I was a child ... Read more
Sunday, 10 May | Time: 12.30h Who wouldn't like to receive a message from a friend? Such a message shows that you are in the thoughts of your friend. So you are not alone (- although perhaps you sometimes feel so). A friend has been thinking of you and has taken trouble to send you ... Read more
Sunday, 17 May | Time: 12.30h To focus on positive things can help us to overcome the negative. But what if the negative is overwhelming? Then you need greater positive things. Paul discovered these - and shares this in his letters. Upcoming Sunday we read a part from the letter to the Colossians on thanksgiving ... Read more
How can a super-diverse and multi-ethical community grow towards adulthood? Often this law applies: the more diverse a community, the more different ideas about it. Through an early Christian hymn, Paul explores the significance of Jesus as the Head of the Church and firstborn of creation. Because Jesus is the ultimate reality, we must grow ... Read more
To go on with our series on Colossians I made a Bible Study video on YouTube. At times I see that this letter is quite complicated. I am very grateful to my brothers Bob Landon and Yonathan Woldeul for help and insight they shared with me to understand the letter better. We have seen that ... Read more
Although trouble and suffering are unavoidable in life, we don't like them - do we? And if possible, we avoid them. However, sometimes we are grateful since others were willing to suffer for us, in order to help us. Then it is important for us to know whether they were really willing to suffer so ... Read more
Why do we act and feel the way we do? We often don't realise ourselves that our acts and feelings flow from stories, narratives that we believe about ourselves and our situation. Our culture influences us deeply concerning the narratives we believe to be true. Discovering `the mystery of the Gospel' has to do with ... Read more
We might think our past is unchangeable. However, who receives Jesus as Lord, receives a new past and a new future perspective. This should have a huge impact on our practises in the present. Upcoming Sunday we will read Colossians 2:20-3:11 and will learn more about this. Pastor Jos Slager Celebrating the Lord's Supper ... Read more
Everyone has seen someone do it or has done it him or herself: putting on clothes that do not suit the weather conditions of the day. Paul uses the image of taking off unsuitable clothing and putting on good clothes to illustrate what needs to happen in the Christian community. The image of clothing has ... Read more
How can you make visible in your daily life that you discovered the love of Jesus? On this the letter of Paul to the Colossians is very practical, as we shall see upcoming Sunday. It all starts at home and at the place where you work. It's practical. But is it also possible to achieve ... Read more
About staying strong in the family and the challenge of putting good theology into good practice | Paul concludes his letter to the Colossians with a series of greetings. This is how his message really comes to life. An adult faith requires living messengers, a close-knit family of brothers and sisters and the willingness to ... Read more