A breakthrough listen?
Depending on your age, you may or may not remember the launch of Voyager 1. It was back in 1977. Yes I know, some of you were not alive. I was almost 10 at the time. Voyager was projected to … Continued
Planted – some reflections
So we have had some icy days here in Leiden over the past week or so. Yet overall it has still been quite a mild winter so far – in fact there is a beautiful blue sky as I type. … Continued
One star, two kings and three wise guys?
Christmas Day is rapidly approaching as I write this… Being an international church community, many are away from the Netherlands at this time in different countries. Being an international church means people from all over the world and of course … Continued
More than just a child?
In the next minute, from you starting to read this; between 225 and 255 children will be born around the world. The amount varies a bit according to different estimates. Yet whatever the actual figure, that is a lot of … Continued
Surprising, relevant, meaningful!
Surprising, relevant, meaningful! No I am not referring to a latest novel or block buster movie! When it comes to a film like Star Wars shortly to invade our cinemas, I have no idea what will be the reviews. We … Continued
Expect the unexpected!
Expect the unexpected? Is that not a contradiction? Well read on…. At the end of the 19th century, the idea that human beings would be able to fly seemed beyond many people’s imagination – totally unexpected! Yet the Wright brothers … Continued
Don’t mention sex, God might be listening!
Don’t mention sex, God might be listening! Really? Is that truly how God views things? Many modern songs of course have sexualised lyrics. Casual sex seems to be just part of the course for characters in so many TV … Continued
Future hope, freedom now!
So we have arrived in the future! Last week in fact…. 21st October 2015! Well that is according to the Back to the Future II movie which was set in 1985. There were a number of news items in the … Continued
Faithful to all His promises?
Yesterday morning it was raining! Really raining! Well if you live in the Netherlands you might say ‘nothing unusual about that in September’! Or in October, November, December…. only joking! Actually with being from the UK originally, it is not … Continued
Is the grass really greener?
Picture rolling hills covered with lush grass meadows… that is part of the scenery of where we stayed as a family recently. The grass really was very green! The place was incredibly peaceful! It was refreshing to be there and … Continued