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Christmas. The time of cookies, love, presents, Christmas trees, Christmas markets, Santa Claus, mulled wine and candles. And the time of stress: writing Christmas cards!?!! Ahhhhhh! Presents! Nooooo!; visit mother-in-law! Must that be?!? Time of open for business Sundays, of shopping, of family quarrels (you always give me socks!), of messed up feasts and far„I am the light of the world – Christmas 2020“ weiterlesen

Some half things are great: But if you think about it carefully: The whole thing would be great in each case! Hm. Some things are quite a mess when they are half: Not only a crap, but also useless. With God it is the same: He wants to do whole things with us. Not just„No Half Measures“ weiterlesen

Jesus says: ‚Love your fellow man and hate your enemy! But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:43 & 44 Hate This topic has been moving me for a long time: Love your enemies! In the media one often hears the keywords hate on the net,„Love your enemies“ weiterlesen

The job is annoying. There are no mangos in the supermarket today. And then you have to sit in the waiting room at the doctor’s forever flicking through boring magazines because your smartphone keeps switching off. Traffic jams on the way home because of a construction site. Then coming home. The kids are annoying. The„Thankfulness“ weiterlesen

Today a little more personal… Lock down Now we are back in lock down. Well bravo. Everything again from the beginning. Again and again there are new measures, new regulations, disaster reports, doubters about the whole Corona pandemic speak out, critical voices are raised. Slowly you don’t know what you can believe anymore. As someone„Lock down? Look up!“ weiterlesen

For a longer time I have been thinking about how I can help my fellow men. Practical help. In the last months two bible passages have become important to me, which I would like to share with you. Isaiah 58, 2- 6 (it is worth reading verses 1 – 14) Oh, how pious they think„Condensed Charity“ weiterlesen

Recently I have been occupied with the topic „works“. In the last weeks I got some bible verses about this topic: Ecclesiastes 9, 10: Whatever comes before your hands, do it with your strength, do it. 1 Samuel 10,7: Do whatever comes before your hands, for God is with you. Romans 12, 11: Do not„Faith And Works“ weiterlesen

Maybe not necessarily what you understand by „challenge“ in the first place. But if you really take it seriously, you’ll soon realize what’s what! Paul writes some verses in chapter 5 of the letter to the Ephesians: …Remember the word: „A man leaves his parents and is so closely united with his wife that the„Love Challenge For Men“ weiterlesen

In his famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks of Christians being like salt and like light: You are the salt of the earth. If now the salt no longer salts, with what shall we salt? It is of no more use than to be poured away and let people trample it underfoot. You are„Why Salt ‚N‘ Light“ weiterlesen