John van de Laar

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Our lives feel so very real and large to us that it can be difficult to imagine being part of anything bigger than ourselves. Our [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK What message does your life proclaim? Whenever God seeks to do anything in the world, God sends messengers to prepare the hearts of the people. [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK And so, the cycle of the year begins again, but with a different perspective. This year the Gospel of Mark (with some input, as usual, [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Today is the last Sunday of this Church year. The Sunday before Advent is always known as the celebration of Christ the King or the [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK What we hope for and desire has the power to motivate us to profound and transforming action. In fact, if we want to know what [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Hope has tremendous power to sustain and strengthen us, especially in the most difficult of times. But when our hope is not realised, or when [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The emphasis in the Christ-following life is always on the work of God. It is God’s mission that is important. It is God’s Reign that [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK When we speak about following Jesus, about working for justice, about being holy, and about becoming our best selves, we’re really just speaking about one [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK As followers of Jesus who believe in the way of Jesus, it can be tempting to impose our view of the world and our standards [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK We love the Gospel’s invitation. We love to hear that God loves us and welcomes us, and we love to know that grace is extended [...]