Category Archives: Co-owning the Earth

THE CHURCH AND CREATION

JANUARY 7 2017 THE CHURCH AND CREATION It’s not what you don’t know that kills you, it’s what you know for sure that ain’t true.” – Mark Twain That church development is often derailed is not surprising, given that it … Continue reading

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LESS THAN TEN YEARS?

DECEMBER 31 2017 LESS THAN TEN YEARS? 2016 was a real ‘news’ year, with Brexit and Trump and lots of hot weather. How about 2017? To me it looks like the same, even more so. While ‘no news’ signals good … Continue reading

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WHY WAS JESUS BORN?

DECEMBER 25 2016 WHY WAS JESUS BORN? So, it is Christmas, the day in which we hear about Jesus the Christ, who, in popular understanding, forever remains a baby, because as an adult he became too outspoken and controversial. That … Continue reading

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OUR DISASTROUS DATE WITH THE DEVIL

DECEMBER 18 2016 OUR DISASTROUS DATE WITH THE DEVIL. “And there was war in heaven……The devil, Satan, who leads the whole world astray, was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Revelation 12: 7, 9 After the mighty … Continue reading

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ANARCHY

December 11 2016 ANARCHY Curiously the SEPTUAGINT, the Greek translation of the (Hebrew) Old Testament by 70 (Septuagint in Greek) Jewish rabbis starts with almost identical words “EN ARCHE”, which means: In the beginning, the first words of the Bible … Continue reading

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IT IS ONLY OUT OF THE FUTURE THAT THE PRESENT CAN BE LIVED.

DECEMBER 4 2016 “IT IS ONLY OUT OF THE FUTURE THAT THE PRESENT CAN BE LIVED.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer. When I look through our patio door I see that enormous oak tree just a few meters from our house. It must … Continue reading

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