I love baking. It relaxes me. And when you are studying all day long, it is really nice to have some distraction from the books every once in a while. So, one day back in September, I decided it was time to make one of my favorite desserts: Brownies. Since two of the...
Soon after graduation Cornerstone had the honour of welcoming Sheryl Silzer at the college for a cultural self-discovery course which some staff members and a group of outside guests attended. Sheryl bases her teaching on the theory of culture by Mary Douglas. Though...
It was so good to visit the Bible and theology teaching ministry in the Middle East of which we were an integral part for many years. They celebrated 25 years of existence and had invited us back to join the celebrations. Of course it was great to see old colleagues...
A few days ago I was interviewed by a journalist about my involvement with refugees–we met as a result of a seminar I had given to people who want to help refugees. Among other things we touched on migration and the causes for it. “The world would be a better...
Together with a Muslim scholar I am working on a “Muslim-Christian Comparative Dictionary of Religious Terms”. We recently had an interesting debate on the word “Allah”, which I wanted to translate as “God”. My co-writer...
When I think of heaven I think of worship. I know some people consider this to be really boring, but for me to be in the presence of God and to worship him with songs, that’s really something to look forward to. I will visit the different worship sections:...
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