building a community of grace
--- 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 →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- We recently had our AGM. The impressive and comprehensive report (with 21 pages) from the ACF spiritual leader included a chapter on the challenges of an inter-cultural church such as ACF Freiburg: "differences in cultural practices may lead to misunderstandings or friction, as each group... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- One of my favourite poems is Percy Shelley’s “Ozymandias” (1819): OzymandiasI met a traveller from an antique landWho said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stoneStand in the desart.[d] Near them, on the sand,Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,And wrinkled lip, and sneer... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Tuesday night, recovering from a bad cold, trying to catch up with life, my mind still slow and occupied from the last days, but I am sitting in Castelldefels near Barcelona. It was a sunny day, modern travel just transferred me within a few hours... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- A reflection from Esther who has been serving people in Eastern Europe for 10 years. Currently she is in Krakow which is not too far from the border to Ukraine. Ever have those days where it feels like you got woken back up into the... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Recently we visited Greece and stayed in Corinth. I had originally planned to write about Paul; How much courage does it take to go to a new place, as Paul did, when he went to Corinth, to say things that people might not want to... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- I am a big fan of P.G. Wodehouse. I have recently been reading one of his books that features Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. As the two are chatting in the car, there’s a moment when Bertie Wooster tries to recall a comforting bible... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Trust in the lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your path. Proverbs 3:5-6: The middle of the week often feels like a rush- of deadlines, exams, meetings, unanswered... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Botticelli, Madonna of the Sea, ca. 1475, Accademia, Florence During a recent visit to Florence with my husband, I was fascinated by the image of Mary painted in the 15th century by Botticelli. Something about her face struck me to the core. In the painting... Continue Reading →
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