building a community of grace
Dear Colleagues, September, with all its charm, has arrived. A new academic year unfolds before us, bringing both farewells and welcomes: we bid adieu to dear ones moving on to new chapters of life, even as we open our hearts to those who will be joining our community here in Freiburg. As summer gently yields to... Continue Reading →
For we are God’s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 To be God’s masterpiece is to be uniquely crafted with purpose and love—an intentional work of art, designed not for perfection, but for meaningful impact in His grand story. 'Unboxed' is... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Having a community of wonderful, diverse, and loving people is truly a blessing.To be there for one another, to love your neighbour as yourself, to uplift and encourage eachother as a church is a beautiful way of living indeed.As much as we excel in this... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- 'Thinking about Christmas'... A curious title for a Midweek Meditation at this time of year perhaps – or perhaps not. Christmas likely seems to you far away, in time and space. Chronological time certainly tells us that next Christmas is now almost as far away... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Across the world we now have driverless vehicles. Visibly there is no one in control but in reality, the entire maneuvering is designed and directed by a well set up control system guided of late artificial intelligence. People who travel in those vehicles trust their... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- We are living in rational times and the more we perceive the presence of the reality in and around us, the better we feel being on a safe ground. Our statements and judgements should represent the truth, be evidence based; observed phenomena should be repeatable... Continue Reading →
We celebrated St. Peter and St. Paul’s Day on the 29th of June with a joint service with the Petrus Paulus, our host congregation. The service not only brought together two different traditions but also incorporated different ways of celebrating the Lord’s table. The day raised an important question- what is the significance of the... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 22nd June 2025 Reading: Galatians 3:23-29 Introduction: An unlikely travel partner A couple of months ago I had a special fellow-traveller with me on my way to one of my study weekends in England. Let me show you who I’m talking about. This is Mr Trumpet. He was a gift to... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Recently I started reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible”. The more I read I realise why the Psalms were so important to Bonhoeffer and how much they supported him in his time in KZ Flosenbuerg till his execution 80 years ago.... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- We live so fast, so absorbed in routine, that sometimes we forget life is woven from small miracles: like turning on the tap and having water come out, showering with hot water, washing our hands, opening the refrigerator and finding food, sleeping in a bed... Continue Reading →
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