Reasons to be thankful? – part 1
Despite an early morning frost, it has been a beautiful day weather wise in Leiden. Perhaps it can seem so much easier to be grateful for things when the Sun is shining and there are blue skies. Yet think … Continued
Unexpected surprise, joyfully received?
The other week I found myself humming a tune from 1981 (a sign of my old age? Though I have to say there was a lot of great music in the 80s!!) The song was an old U2 … Continued
Love serves
Imagine going into your work place and your boss tells you and the other staff that she or he is going to make you all the drinks you ever need during the week to come. Or if you are a … Continued
Keep growing
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen” 2 Peter 3:18 There is a big emphasis, particularly in places like Western Europe and North America … Continued
Being planted
If you are reading this and are new to the area, welcome to Leiden! At ICL, we are on with a new series called ‘Foundations’ based around ICL’s mission statement: “a Christ centred international community planted to worship, grow and … Continued
Christ-centred?
It is a Saturday afternoon as I am writing this – perhaps it is your first weekend here in the Leiden area. Or at the least, one of your first Saturdays here. If so, welcome to you! Over the coming … Continued
Walls are made to be broken
Walls are made to be broken! Do you ever find yourself in unexpected places? Right now I am in the UK due to some family illness – I was not expecting on the weekend to be here. Two weeks ago … Continued
It happened, it can happen again!
Above are words of an Italian Jewish chemist, writer and Holocaust survivor. These are portrayed at the start of the underground exhibition center of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. You may have seen pictures before of the centre from above … Continued
A work in progress
So where is this in Leiden? (I know at least one couple have the answer – keep quiet please!) It is a “work in progress”, even as the summer weeks continue… Here in the Merenwijk area of the city where … Continued