Andy Blogs

Advent 2023 begins on Sunday 4th December. Advent (‘coming’) – the run up to December 25th and for Christians in particular, a focus on the birth of Christ. I wonder what your reaction is to that sentence above? Indifference? Matter … Continued

UPDATE NOVEMBER 2023 : We have reached the start of chapter 5. We will come back to the rest of this letter and its relevance for us in the New Year. During December, our focus will be on Advent and … Continued

Are you taking some holiday time in the coming weeks? If so, I hope it will be refreshing. Whether holidaying or not, I hope everyone reading this can find moments to step out of work, study or other responsibilities in … Continued

What comes to mind if you hear the words ‘Holy Spirit’? Perhaps your response will depend on how familiar you are with Christian faith? Or maybe it will depend on what church background you come from (if any)! I chose … Continued

‘One greater than Jonah’… Perhaps that sounds like a bit of a weird title if you have not been in ICL services recently. During January. I gave a series of talks from the book of Jonah and we considered possible … Continued

May 16th – update: Hi all, If you have not read it before, please do check out Christina’s blog below. We have three more Sunday sessions about Emotionally Healthy Spirituality to come: June 11th – Discovering Healthy Rhythms for our … Continued

What is God really like? Can we fit God into a box? For instance, can we make God ‘our God’ but not ‘their God’? How do we respond when it seems like God does not do as we think God … Continued

Advent 2022 has begun. Probably for many people in the Netherlands at least, this has not registered at all. There again, the events that Advent(meaning ‘arrival’ in Latin) prepares for, were also unnoticed by many in 1st century Roman occupied … Continued

Is faith in God relevant for life in the 21st Century? If so, and God exists, what is God like? Has the life and teaching of Jesus anything to say about such questions? Does it really matter or make any … Continued

As I type this, it is a week or so before there is a switch to Central European Time (night of 30 October). It is part of marking that it is Autumn ( well in the Northern Hemisphere of course!) … Continued