Through falls to humility
Since I will be having shoulder surgery tomorrow and will subsequently be "writing handicapped", I am already getting to work on the preface. This operation is the result of a fall...
Reconciled with God
Humans are made for healthy relationships. While every pack of cigarettes warns that smoking threatens life, it is less well known that loneliness increases the likelihood of premature death by 42%,...
See crises as opportunities
In the welcome to the first online service on 15 March 2020, a statement of mine included two points: We don't want to act out of fear, and we want to take the...
Focusing our gaze on God
This morning (21 March 2020) I read the day's reading. It reads: "The Lord says: I will give peace to your land, and you will sleep and no one will startle you" (Deuteronomy...
Sometimes strong sometimes weak
Recently someone wrote the following lines: With a VW bus full of people, he was looking for the way back to the hostel at night. Norway, narrow road over steep fjords. Storm and heavy rain. The...
Like you and me
This is the seetal chile's theme for 2020. Will you join us on the journey? "I will bless you and you shall be a blessing" (according to Genesis 12:2) ....
A healthy identity
Recently I was talking to a man who was a pastor for years but now runs a practice for life and health counselling and coaching. He said that in his counselling sessions he rarely...
Parameters for health
In the last issue, I promised parameters for this issue that are much more meaningful for the health of a church than its size. Michael Frost, an Australian theologian, lists the following...
What is healthy grows all by itself
Recently, I have been confronted several times with the question of whether the seetal chile really needs to continue to grow. After I was informed in August about the "mission order" from...