Some time ago, I wondered what I would be able to share at PARAKLETOS. Now I wonder how I will be able to say all I have to say in such a short time. I don't think I have ever been so divinely excited by a PARAKLETOS conference as I am right now.
Divinely excited by a God who never gets depressed Read more »
general, Parakletos, thoughts, preachingA few selections of what the Bible (Proverbs) says about the one called “the fool.” Quite edifying: The fool thinks he knows everything and rejects wisdom and good advice. Ruin awaits the fool. The fool will be the slave of the wise. He who cannot restrain his anger is a fool. The fool sins.
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general, thoughtsRecently, back from a trip, I left the plane with a determined step to quickly head towards the exit in a hurry to get home and be able to fully enjoy the day in Paris because the next day I was taking up my pilgrim's staff again and this time for a fairly long stay. There were a few people in front of me and
Destination, destiny or dead end: make the choice. Read more »
thoughtsIt is common in the speeches of intelligent people to hear them rave about the wonders of nature, the works of nature, what nature has done, created, proposed, to evoke it with an almost divine veneration. And there everyone marvels at this nature goddess so learned, so far-sighted. And one is struck by
Please, anything but God! Read more »
faith, thoughtsOne day my two and a half year old nephew was visiting me, who had just refused to take a shower, came to ask me permission to sit at the piano; I told him no, after the shower; then he wanted to go outside and play, no, after the shower, after, I think he wanted,
It is, I think, time to get back to writing. This blog has been silent for the past two weeks as I pondered the implications of narrowly escaping what could have been a fatal accident. It was two weeks of grace and gratitude. When you have been faced with
A life spared – grace and gratitude Read more »
faith, thoughtsWhen someone wants to make their way in life, logic would dictate that they connect with those who are celebrated and adulated, those who have the right connections, a well-stocked address book, those who are well-known, who move in circles of power, those who have a recognized ministry, a thriving business, and so on.
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