John van de Laar

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The Day of Pentecost marks the shift in the Church Calendar from God’s Story to Our Story. After the months of remembering and entering into [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK This week we’re living between the Ascension and Pentecost. The Scriptures love these “in-between” times, and it is often in these times that God does [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK In every life the question of God’s presence is raised at some point. For many it is an academic issue related to the existence of [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK One of Jesus’ most radical claims was that he revealed God to us. We cannot be followers of Jesus without wholeheartedly accepting that this claim [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK When it comes to life, the Bible is clear that we can only be most fully alive when we are deeply and meaningfully connected with [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK One of the great privileges of the faith is that we get to participate with Jesus in what God is doing in the world. This [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Faith and doubt are often seen as opposites. But the Scriptures make it clear that they are two sides of one coin. When faced with [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The focus of this week, of course, is on the resurrection of Jesus. This central event of our faith is at the heart of what [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Once again, we come to what many consider to be the most significant week in the Christian Calendar. For the next seven days we journey [...]