The secret of Christians living out the Gospel in an impressive way, is never that they are so heroic, but always that they are deeply impressed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. At first sight the Gospel is not very impressive. But when our eyes are spiritually opened, we become so deeply impressed, that all ... Read more
How do you feel when you failed for your exams? Can you tell it to your family? How do we feel when you are not successful in raising your children? When your marriage is not doing well? We all hate it to feel ashamed. However, shame comes to us in life. Because of things we ... Read more
We all know fear of failure at times. What if... ? Often when we experience stress, underlying we fear failure. How can we deal with this fear? Of course we can try harder to be successful and avoid failures. We can hide our failures or look at the failures of others to feel better. But ... Read more
The Roman emperor Nero once tried to get rid of all Christians in his city and in his empire. He hated their `Gospel', their `Good news, there has been a change-of-rule - message'. Though they respected him and prayed for him, he knew they were speaking about another Lord, called `Jesus Christ'. Many Christians were ... Read more
Have you ever felt a gap between your life and what you believe that the life of a Christian should look like? A gap between the church as it is now and as it might have been intended? That is nothing strange! Original Christianity, the message of the Gospel, is not only a life saving ... Read more
As time goes by we may know that the Bible is an important book. But we may feel that we need a contemporary preacher to interpret it for us. So that it may become relevant for us. Such feelings are not new. When the apostles began to die and the Gospel had arrived in new ... Read more