Welcome to Silent Time, the opportunity to think on what is important in life.
Did you ever have to treat mildew at the walls of your house or building?
Mildew may not only occur at walls and stones, it can also come up in all kinds of relationships between people, for example …
Many people would like to have a more healthy lifestyle.
Some need to overcome their laziness.
Far more important than all those things is the fact that we cannot ultimately overcome sin and temptati…
For which occasions do you prefer to meet other people?
Are you good at distinguishing between situations in which it is better to keep quiet and in which situations it is better to speak up?
Among many other things, we can also learn in that regard from …
Apart from all the acoustic noise such as from traffic or from machines, there is also another noise in the world: complaint.
What do you think of the prodigal son?
Most may simply condemn his behaviour. And many may look down on the people who nowadays behave similarly.
Yet there is so much to learn:
For example the decisi…
What factors help a person to find living faith and a relationship with the Lord?
Apart from the obvious, there are also other things going on in the background: the Holy Spirit is at work. And that …
How do you spend your free days, when you do not need to work?
Especially on public holidays, we are invited remember what God has worked throughout history and the relevance of the Lord’s interventi…
Someone knocks on your door.
Not aggressively, neither a beggar nor a salesperson nor a burglar.
The almighty Lord himself friendly knocks on your door offering the most valuable presents of life for…
If we put our trust in the Lord, then the word of God and the Holy Spirit can work together to our long term benefit.
Many people might think of Christmas as just a nice story for children.
But if we think about the historic contexts of how God has arranged it in combination also with events of the old testament, it…
Who is the highest authority?
Far above all bishops, governments or councils is the almighty, eternal, sovereign God, the creator of the universe.
And when he gives a sermon, then we should listen ca…
Do you have children or young people to take care of?
Then you have a great and demanding task to teach them to put their trust in God and to show them the love, hope and faith that can be found in t…
Have you got baptised?
Whether young children are brought to baptism by their parents, or whether a grown-up persons decides to get baptised or to receive a confirmation, whether the full body is sub…
What takes away your peace? Which subjects do not let you rest?
When we remember that Jesus has conquered all misery and won the victory over all evil things, then we do not need to fall into despair…
What gives you comfort?
If we know that we are lost based on our sinful nature, that we can not live up by our own effort to the standards of God no matter how good works and deeds we try to do, then…
To which preachers do you listen?
There are many different styles and denominations.
How can we find out who is trustworthy?
One distinguishing is of utmost importance: Is the message solely based on…
How comes that parliaments and governments often debate for many hours, weeks and years but they do not really get to the point? Frequently they miss the topics that would be relevant for the people,…
Have you ever reached the limits of your own energy? Worn out and so tired that you cannot accomplish the tasks that you want to do? Tried to do good, but evil is coming out?
As long as we rely on ou…
What gives you guidance?
There are so many choices we need to take, in which we cannot know upfront what will be the best for the future, for example: which education, which profession to choose? Few…