Religious Striving

What would you do today if you knew God absolutely loved you? God knows the answer to this question will lead you further into his life than the striving of religion ever can. from “He loves me!” by Wayne Jacobson,... Weiterlesen

Eyes to See

Eyes to See An African proverb says: "The eyes of the foreigner are big but he does not see a thing." It's so true - you have to learn to see things in another culture. Otherwise you can look straight... Weiterlesen

Culture change

Books & Culture brought an interesting book review of "The Art of Public Grovel": Confession Run Amok - How to look like you're taking responsibility while you're actually asking for sympathy "The confession of sin and the confession of faith... Weiterlesen

Ancestor Worship?

It made me smile when Ben Byerly wrote a tongue-in-cheek blog entry about ancestor worship in England. I thought it was great to help us see our own culture from a different perspective. I liked it even better when he... Weiterlesen

God’s Acceptance

God's Acceptance Why do so many enjoy striving for God's acceptance, even after he went to such lengths to prove it was already ours? Perhaps they feel more secure if they think they can control the relationship. Perhaps they're afraid... Weiterlesen

BlogDay 2008

Through the blog of a Facebook friend (thanks, Eddie) I discovered that it is BlogDay 2008 today. That was the first time I heard about it but it sounds like a good idea and a lot of fun. This is... Weiterlesen

Ideas for Ramadan

I found the following ideas for Ramadan in a blog of a Christian anthropology student doing field research in Jordan: But Ramadan is a month in which people are supposed to focus on God and grow in closeness to Him... Weiterlesen

Great idea

I came across this blog entry about making a comics instead of lengthy explanations about your research:  Almost every grad student struggles with the difficulty of explaining your dissertation topic to strangers (not to mention friends and family) without launching... Weiterlesen

Information flow on Facebook

Over the last few weeks I had several interesting experiences with the information flow on Facebook. It really amused me how this sometimes goes. Two examples: - When the earthquake happened in California I knew it withing a few minutes... Weiterlesen

Of course! What else?

Last week I got another interesting insight while reading “He loves me!” by Wayne Jacobsen. The story where Jesus talked to the "businessman" (Lk 18:18ff) - who had asked him what he must do to inherit eternal life, and who... Weiterlesen

How to love imperfect people

Yesterday I found a very interesting reflection on unconditional love. Here is an excerpt: " .... When we love someone without condemnation, by seeing their heart in spite of their behavior, it teaches them that they are valuable and loveable.... Weiterlesen

Language of the heart

Over the last week I pondered what theme I should choose for the worship in our English speaking service this evening. Several songs that the Lord brought to my mind had a similar topic - God as our refuge in... Weiterlesen

Joy strength

About two years ago I heard for the first time about the so called joy center in our brain.1 It was fascinating for me to learn how important joy is for the healthy development of our brain and for the... Weiterlesen

A Questionable Gift

On a recent flight a Malian discovered that his seat was next to a female traveler. He was very delighted and considered it a blessing to sit next to a woman. He explained the importance of women with a Mande... Weiterlesen

What is normal?

I am reading in 2 Corinthians at the moment. There are all kinds of things that speak to me and seem to be relevant to my situation. Possibly the most important insight happened this week, when I meditated on 2... Weiterlesen