When we started our ministry in 2010, I thought long and hard about what the name should be, but nothing came to mind. The vision grew slowly: God’s Word in modern-day language. To help people use God’s Word at the crossroads in their lives again. And the word “crossroads” jumped out. We come to the […]
Read moreIn Titus 2:4, Paul says: By looking at them, the younger women will know how to love their husbands and children, be virtuous and pure, keep a good house, be good wives. In Ephesians 5:25, he talks to the men: Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives, exactly as Christ did for […]
Read morePaul is busy telling Titus how to lead the men and women to live within God’s will. Paul’s point of departure is that the younger people should learn from the older people. And this doesn’t mean that you first have to turn 50 before you can be an example for others. A high school pupil […]
Read moreThe old adage says that if you can’t speak well of someone, rather say nothing. But it’s not so easy. We went camping as a group of friends. One guy was a bit out of sorts. He was a little apart busy on his phone all the time. While we were talking around the camp […]
Read more3Guide older women (and men) into lives of reverence so they end up as neither gossips nor drunks, but models of goodness. The Good News Translation says we should behave as people who live a holy life. Many of us shy away from the word “holy”, because we don’t qualify to be called holy. We […]
Read moreSome people say it’s easy to live within the lines and never cross the boundaries. On the one hand, I admire them, but on the other, I wonder whether they are honest with themselves. I don’t find it easy to walk in the middle of the road every moment of the day. It’s difficult for […]
Read more2Guide older men into lives of temperance, dignity, and wisdom, into healthy faith, love, and endurance. Danie is struggling: This last month has been a dark period in my life. It’s a daily struggle just to get through the day with storms raging inside me. I feel so alone, I feel completely swamped. I don’t […]
Read moreMy wife and daughter had the privilege to visit Israel. They described the orthodox Jews walking around in their black clothes. Walking down an alley they saw some men in their black clothes arguing with one another. Exactly like they did in the time of Jesus. And that’s all they do the whole day long. […]
Read moreGod talks to his children through his Word. It’s his microphone. It’s a pity the volume is set so low. But that is God’s nature. He doesn’t shout. He talks softly, like grandpa. I still remember the time my grandpa stayed with us. He was confined to his bed and my mom had to do […]
Read moreIt’s not going well in the world out there. It is stormy. It’s as if the seasons of hardship we have to endure as humans increase day-by-day. Daily I receive e-mails from people who simply cannot see any solution. Many are caught in major financial crises. Many have lost their jobs. Many don’t even have […]
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