John van de Laar

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 [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK For every follower of Christ resurrection is both a promise and a challenge. It is a promise that opens us to God’s life that inspires [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK In our daily lives we all make choices (consciously or subconsciously) about what we will see and what we won’t. It’s tempting to choose not [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The feeling of dryness, thirst for life, and emptiness of soul is an experience shared by every human being. We all go through times of [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK It is easy to reduce faith to a system of ideas that we simply have to accept. It is easy to make salvation nothing more [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The first week of Lent always leads us to contemplate the temptations of Jesus. We do this, firstly, to learn more about who Jesus was, [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Jesus' ministry is touched at two significant moments by God's glory and God's voice. The first was at his baptism as he started his ministry. [...]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Immediately after the Beatitudes, Jesus was sure to clarify his relationship with the Law of Moses. He had not come to do away with the [...]