Twilight in Advent
Between day and night, night and day, there is a brief transition, that grows and fades again. One moment the sky glows with mesmerizing colors, then again the colorful display […]
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I saw a new heaven and a new earth. (Rev.21:1)
The older we get, the smaller we get, not just literally but most often also figuratively. Usually, as people get older, they go bent through life. But it is a […]
“You have the name of being alive, yet you are dead.” (Rev.3:1)
When you really want to understand someone, you have to be willing to reverse roles with him or her. Usually we look at things from our own standpoint, our own […]
“Stand fast, girded about the loins with truth. (Ephesians 6:14)
When in our language we can’t find the right words to express something, we use gestures to reinforce our words. Sometimes such a gesture says more than all words. Of […]
The Epistle of the Trinity
With the day of the Archangel Michael on September 29, a weeks-long hushed period comes to an end, a time without highlights, seemingly standing still between the great festivals of […]
Healing Ten Lepers (Luke 17:11-19)
The healing of the ten lepers in the Gospel of Luke is not only an example of divine power, but also of human weakness. The tragedy, the disillusionment sound in […]
Holiday Calendars!
Time to order your 2026 Christian Community calendar. The calendar includes the festivals of the year the Gospel Readings of the week, the list of priests and their congregation […]
“And He took him aside by himself, away from the crowd… (Mark 7:33)
The Dutch language has the word eigenwijs which, literally translated, would be something like “own-wise,” and is used for someone who is out of step with others, or sees things […]
“Ask, and it will be given you.” (Matthew 7:7)
If things were as simple as it sounds in this sentence, all our questions would be answered and all our desires fulfilled. But the reality of life is very different. […]
“You are the Christ” (Mark 8:29)
Long ago, there was a time when it was necessary not just to recognize Christ in silence, but to also confess Him emphatically, as Peter was the first to do: […]