John van de Laar

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK We live in a world where the quest for greatness has become almost obsessive. Reality television offers the promise of fame and wealth to anyone [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Two words come together in the readings from the Revised Common Lectionary this week: compassion and suffering. You may read about Job's feeling of being [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK We love to make faith about who is "in" and who is "out". We love to believe that we know how God works, and that [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The challenge of our faith is to recognise our choices and choose wisely. One temptation is to make faith about what goes on in our [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK There are so many ideas that come together in the Lectionary readings for this week: wisdom, the power of the tongue, and taking up the [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Most of us who are reading this have access to technology that qualifies us as, at the very least, "middle class." This can make talking [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK It's easy for faith to become about what goes on in our heads. We speak of believing largely in terms of having the right ideas [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Ultimately, we all have to make a choice. We can choose to "do it my way", following only what our own hearts and desires dictate, [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK This week the Old Testament reading is the famous story of Solomon's request for wisdom. God offered him anything he wanted, but, facing the daunting [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK How do we deal with those who oppose us, both within our families and among our enemies? When someone who has betrayed us or attacked [...]