At our ecclesia, the same as in many other ecclesiae, last year and this year we had no opportunity to meet each other face-to-face. Like the apostle Paul in his time, we also do know that doesn’t make any difference, because at the present time we have to live on the safe side, avoiding infecting… Read More This Sunday Looking at Colossians ch 2
Years I am already telling others how important it is to do regular exercises also at an elderly age. Several years I also gave therapeutical classes for people who had problems with their body or who had come in an older age category. This year my thoughts were confirmed by a study by the Scottish… Read More Strength of older people can be boosted by resistance training
This morning we looked at those who are in Christ Jesus who will not be judged as sinners but are taken on by God as His children. (Romans 1 & 8) We thought of the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus which has made us free from the law of sin and… Read More Morning service of 2021 October 17: Adopted children
This year’s Special Issue of the Christadelphian Tidings is ready for you to download and share with your family and friends. This year’s Special Issue was written almost exclusively by and about Young People and their struggles in Coming of Age in Christ. We are sure that you will enjoy it and ask that you… Read More Christadelphian Tidings looking at teenagers and young adults “Coming of Age in Christ”
The landlocked multiethnic country located in the heart of south-central Asia that got in the news every day for twenty years, got special attention when America decided to leave that region of a continuous endless war. For millennia great armies have attempted to subdue Afghanistan, officially Islamic State of Afghanistan. Its significant mineral resources remain largely… Read More Afghanistan 2020-21 report – 9/11 – 20 Years on – A land in shambles
The mountainous country with an extensive plateau covering central Anatolia, Turkey has caused Europe enough headaches in 2020 and 2021. Though a multiparty republic with one legislative house; its head of state the president is governing the country like a dictator and trying to make it a totalitarian Islamic state. Its land area is greater… Read More Turkey 2021 update
Vorige twee jaar waren voor scholen en kerken een vreemde tijd waarbij afstand houden het meest centraal stond. Vandaag begint een nieuw schooljaar waarbij iedereen uitkijkt naar de tijd dat afstand houden en dragen van mondmaskers ten einde zal mogen komen. Voor vele kerken gaat men terug naar een normaler leven waarbij de gelovigen in… Read More Gedachte bij de opening van het schooljaar 2021-2022
Some notes taken whilst this morning service went on. My mind and pen being too slow to follow and write down all the thoughts. But perhaps it are some useful points I could write down. Let it also be a good reason next time to join us, so that you do not miss anything. Today… Read More Today’s service from Mons
From today’s reading: “4 I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus; 5 that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all utterance and all knowledge;” (1Co 1:4-5 ASV) Like the apostle Paul who often thought of his brethren and sisters in the… Read More These days of August thinking of our brothers and sisters in Afghanistan
Today we come to read in Mark 9 how Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain. What they came to see onto that mountains was special. Jesus his appearance changed from the inside out, right before their eyes. His clothes shimmered, glistening white, whiter than any bleach could make… Read More Today’s thought Mark 9 A voice out of the cloud declaring Jesus to be His son (August 14)
Tijdens de Corona-crisis is er op allerlei vlakken een afzondering geweest. Zo konden wij en vele andere kerkgenootschappen niet meer bij elkaar komen. Meerdere kerken blijken hieronder veel geleden te hebben. Vreemd genoeg bleken hun aantal leden zienderogen achteruit te gaan. Opvallend mag het wel genoemd worden dat bij de Christadelphian gemeenschap nu tijdens de… Read More Kloof tussen geloof en dagelijks leven
Fellowship is a wonderful means of communion, partnership and sharing with the members of a family whose Head is God, the Father, and whose Son is the Lord Jesus. Several times during his ministry he identified his followers as his brethren, and after his resurrection he said to the women who were on their way… Read More Today’s Thought: Go, tell my brethren (July 27)
“For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother” (Mat 12:50). “There are many writers and perhaps even some thinkers who would readily fall into error if asked to describe the true Christadelphian. In the Brotherhood there has been a very natural tendency to put the emphasis… Read More Today’s thought July 11 Reading 3 – Matthew 12:50
Dear all If you remember, our planned inter-ecclesial musical evening on 14 March 2020 had to be cancelled, as lockdown was just about to start. Little did we know then what the pandemic would mean, and no one had even heard of Zoom! One thing we have missed is being able to sing together. It… Read More Inter-ecclesial musical evening
Andrew Wilson wonders what resonances there might be for brothers and sisters in this caricature of ecclesial life in the twenty-first century? We, the keen, gradually learned that, despite our best efforts, our fellow citizens were uninterested in the Gospel. We learned to expect ‘nothing’ from our efforts, and ceased to be surprised by it.… Read More Caricature of ecclesial life in the twenty-first century
For months we joined with Newbury and other places to have one internet service in English and Farsi. It was great to join with so many believers from all over the United Kingdom and Belgium. Ecclesial Weekend in Newbury – “It is remarkable to think that we are now a family of believers at Newbury… Read More Ecclesial weekend in Newbury: 2021 September 24-26
“Call on the Lord from a pure heart” Paul’s final letter, the one he wrote to Timothy, is probably the most personally challenging one for believers – and that surely includes us today! He is warning and advising Timothy about some “who have swerved from the truth …” (2:18); this problem has plagued believers ever… Read More Today’s thought “Call on the Lord from a pure heart” (May 26)
When lots of Christians celebrate today Easter day and remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we had the pleasure to have 5 new baptisms in a series of baptisms in the last few weeks. It is incredible how in England the community could grow the last few months with Persians choosing to become part of… Read More New baptisms on Easter day
On August 10, 2011 we proudly presented our ” newest daughter on WordPress: Broeders in Christus.” In this Corona year, there has been a lot of isolation, but that did not mean silence. Some words from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses about Christadelphians made that we could not stay silent and have their sayings… Read More Fresh new WordPress site in Dutch about the Brothers and sisters in Christ
Voor velen mag het genootschap van de Broeders in Christus een onbekende zijn. Als wij in de straten rond gaan en mensen aanspreken over ons geloof denken de meesten dat wij Getuigen van Jehovah zijn. Wij geven toe dat wij zoals hen ernstige Bijbelonderzoekers zijn en doordat wij beide hetzelfde Basisboek nemen om onze leer… Read More Totaal verse kijk in het Nederlands op de Broeders in Christus
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