To think and to be fully alive are the same.

Hannah Arendt

  • Your Identity

    We are created in the image of God. Just look in the mirror. But even more than that, the bible says that we are gods. I, the Most High God, say that all of you are gods and also my own children. (Psalmen 82:6 CEV) Even more, Paul calls us the body of Christ, with…

  • Founded and established

    And Josiah fathered Jehoiachin and his brothers, at the time they were carried away to Babylon. (Mat 1:11 MKJV) Josiah means “God founded”, Jehoiachin “God establishes” or “God appoints”, or even “God prospers”and “God confirms”. When times look the worst for Judah in the Old Testament, when they are carried away into exile, God confirms,…

  • Three Cities to Desire

    The time came for Adonai to take Eliyahu up into heaven in a whirlwind. Eliyahu and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal, when Eliyahu said to Elisha, “Please wait here, because Adonai has sent me all the way to Beit-El.” But Elisha said, “As Adonai lives, and as you live, I will not leave…

  • Go To Statement Considered Harmful

    Whoever had to smile reading the title of this post: welcome, fellow dated programmer. But read on, this is not about programming languages of old. Everybody else just consider yourself lucky that you did not have to suffer through the “good old times” of programming or even programming itself and remember the goto statement. But…

  • God’s Family

    Let’s dive a little more into the plan of God, trying to unveil its purpose. As I wrote in my last entry, we cannot derive the purpose of the plan asking “what if”. What if we had never sinned. We have to, and are perfectly able to derive the purpose of the plan from within…

  • What if

    I have been a project manager most of my professional life. I managed software projects with up to 100 people, but usually a group of about 5 programmers, lasting a few man years each. When I planned the project, I tried to foresee all eventualities and manage all risks. Worst case scenarios, critical path, plan…

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