I think it would be unfair not to post Rina’s letter to her father here too. Dearest Dad, Daddy, Father … 31 years is a long time … I can no longer remember what I called you … I feel like chatting to you today about all the things we never had a chance to […]
Read moreThe students are back in town. It’s all very jolly and a breeze of excitement is blowing through the town. The first-years are eagerly waiting for the fun to start, many for the first time behind the wheel of their own lives. The Student Council asked my friend, Frik, to talk to the young people […]
Read moreAnger is an emotion. It’s an emotional, automatic reaction to something or someone that offended you physically or psychologically. When it motivates you to find a solution to the problem, it can be positive, but in most cases, it is negative. Anger is activated when people feel good, are rejected or threatened, or even experience […]
Read moreHow teachable are you? How do you react when others correct you? Do you first give a list of reasons why you say or do something? Are you sometimes so insistent on making your points that your emotions get out of hand? Most of us don’t actually like changing direction. There are many reasons for […]
Read moreMany people, including me, overlook the impact of the letter to the Colossians, because it actually has a lot of good and practical advice for us as Christians today. Each and every one of us is confronted by our own misdeeds every now and then. This is the next confrontation: 7It wasn’t long ago that […]
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