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Silent Time
Welcome to Silent Time, the opportunity to think on what is really important in life.
Episodes
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No distinction
Are you sometimes impressed by how much influence some people have? We typically categorize people and look at such factors: how influential someone is, how…
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Spoken statements
What is the majority of your talk over the last 1 or 2 years? Is it mainly curse or mainly blessing? Balaam did not curse the people, rather he blessed them.
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Taking care of the vulnerable
In many of our human systems, the strongest and most clever typically take away the biggest benefits. But God takes special care of the lowly, despised and…
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Praise
Whom do you praise? We may recognize someone’s accomplishments. Let’s remember who deserves the highest praise!
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”His heart was proud”
“His heart was proud”. That is reported for example of king Hezekiah. How do you react, if a humbling factor - such as an illness - comes into your life?
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Is the arm too short?
What have you worried about the last couple of days, over the last year? Worries over the future can easily become overwhelming. But the almighty God commands…
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Nothing too hard
As humans we have a lot of abilities, we can reach many things, especially in the long term, it is often under-estimated how much we can achieve: if every day…
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Wise in their own eyes
Do you know people who proudly think of themselves as more clever than others? They are wise in their own eyes. Which attitudes does God look for in people…
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Procrastination
Procrastination – do you tend to postpone important things? It can be a problem both in work as well as in private life. Some people have a good time…
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Does anyone who has fallen down not want to get up again?
Does anyone who has fallen not want to get up again? Naturally, everybody wants to get up again. Why then, God asks, do people not return to me after having…
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No other good
Which goods are relevant for you? Which topics and matters are most important in your life? We all live under different circumstances. Usually we prefer if…
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Looking forward or backwards
Do you mainly look forward in life or more often look backwards? There are different personalities; some continually want to try new things, while others more…
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Foresaken vs. not foresaken
Have you gone through such serious situations where there seemed to be no more hope, asking “my God, why have you forsaken me?” Even in the most desperate…
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Priority beats quantity
How much is enough? How much possessions and wealth is sufficient? Amazingly, most people will have a similar answer, whether very rich or very poor or in…
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The covenant for the future
What would you say spontaneously – is it interesting for you to talk to God? Is it a highlight to go the church service? Or is it more a kind of burdensome…
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The duration of good
Everything seems to be temporary. For example times of peace are always threatened by hatred, health threatened by diseases. Or a person may intend to settle…
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A pleasure to tell about
What do you like to talk about? What do you like to tell to others? It might be the latest movie or game released. Or many other things and interests which can…
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Promises
People may keep their promises or they might not fulfil it. God’s promises are different: he always fulfils his promises. He may not fulfil all our wishes, he…
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Protected and being taken care of
Children are lucky if they are taken care of well by the parents. The children may come with empty hands, yet good parents provide for them with love and care…
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Different types of economics
Usually everything needs to be paid for. All goods have a price tag. But in the economics of God, it is different: more comparable to a baby crying and the…
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Why have you done this to us?
“Why have you done this to us?” Have you complained to anyone in such a way? Apart from the regular usage, let’s look at how that question is also top relevant…
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To whom do you listen to?
To whom do you listen? From whom do you learn? Usually it is good to learn from the most successful people. However, in specific regards, we do well to learn…
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Hierarchies
What kind of hierarchical structures dominate in your society? In some cultures there are nowadays hardly any vertical hierarchies anymore, in others the…
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Pillars of scourging
In many parts of human history there have been different kinds of pillars of scourging, where people got tortured. We may easily condemn the cruelties and…
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Learning from those who got promises
We all would like to receive great promises from God. In fact they are available for everyone, the bible is full of such promises from God. The heavenly Father…
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Help and encouragement amongst confusion and fear
Help and encouragement amongst confusion and fear: Whether we have navigated ourselves into troubling situations or whether it is imposed by others, among all…
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What makes the life worth living?
What are your life’s circumstances? Many people of our times have available more than enough food and other physical goods for the body in abundance. How about…
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Who receives help?
God loves to help all people and he offers his support to everyone of any background. But many may argue “to me, he has never provided any help”. So who…
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Closed doors - open doors
It is a fantastic news: God opens the door to everyone of any background, no matter what someone has done or is going through. The door is open and the Lord…
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Puffed up
We often may not notice it, yet boasting and wanting to be relatively better than others is deeply rooted in our human being, we all tend to be “puffed up”.
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Mildew
Did you ever have to treat mildew at the walls of your house or building? Mildew may not only occur at walls and stones, it can also come up in all kinds of…
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What limitations would you like to overcome?
Many people would like to have a more healthy lifestyle. Some need to overcome their laziness. Far more important than all those things is the fact that we…
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For which occasions do you like to meet other people?
For which occasions do you prefer to meet other people?
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Keeping quiet or speaking up?
Are you good at distinguishing between situations in which it is better to keep quiet and in which situations it is better to speak up? Among many other…
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Noise - not only acousting noise
Apart from all the acoustic noise such as from traffic or from machines, there is also another noise in the world: complaint.
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Can anything be learned from the Prodigal Son?
What do you think of the prodigal son? Most may simply condemn his behaviour. And many may look down on the people who nowadays behave similarly. Yet there is…
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The Good Background
What factors help a person to find living faith and a relationship with the Lord? Apart from the obvious, there are also other things going on in the…
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Remember what he has done
How do you spend your free days, when you do not need to work? Especially on public holidays, we are invited remember what God has worked throughout history…
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Do you open the door?
Someone knocks on your door. Not aggressively, neither a beggar nor a salesperson nor a burglar. The almighty Lord himself friendly knocks on your door…
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2 partners cooperating
If we put our trust in the Lord, then the word of God and the Holy Spirit can work together to our long term benefit.
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Why did Joseph have to go to Bethlehem?
Many people might think of Christmas as just a nice story for children. But if we think about the historic contexts of how God has arranged it in combination…
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The Highest Authority
Who is the highest authority? Far above all bishops, governments or councils is the almighty, eternal, sovereign God, the creator of the universe. And when he…
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Children
Do you have children or young people to take care of? Then you have a great and demanding task to teach them to put their trust in God and to show them the…
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Baptism
Have you got baptised? Whether young children are brought to baptism by their parents, or whether a grown-up persons decides to get baptised or to receive a…
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What takes away your peace? Which subjects do not let you rest?
What takes away your peace? Which subjects do not let you rest? When we remember that Jesus has conquered all misery and won the victory over all evil things…
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What gives comfort to you?
What gives you comfort? If we know that we are lost based on our sinful nature, that we can not live up by our own effort to the standards of God no matter how…
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To which preachers do you listen to?
To which preachers do you listen? There are many different styles and denominations. How can we find out who is trustworthy? One distinguishing is of utmost…
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Useless debates and discussions
How comes that parliaments and governments often debate for many hours, weeks and years but they do not really get to the point? Frequently they miss the…
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Tired and worn out
Have you ever reached the limits of your own energy? Worn out and so tired that you cannot accomplish the tasks that you want to do? Tried to do good, but evil…
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Decision making - what gives you guidance?
What gives you guidance? There are so many choices we need to take, in which we cannot know upfront what will be the best for the future, for example: which…
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What will you refer to?
What will you answer, when one day you have to give account in front of God the judge? By that time it will be not sufficient to refer to our own good works…
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A great promise turning true
What are your circumstances of life? If you can live in peace, then give praise and thanks to the Lord every day. Often however, throughout history and same…
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Judge or brother - you decide by attitude
The brothers of Joseph came in a humble attitude. Therefore, Joseph was kind to them, forgave them and helped them. Every person of any background can come in…
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Strict education - yet best-off
Have you ever wondered why – as a believer – you need to go through so much trouble and pain? Often it seems as if those who do not care about God are better…
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The best time
Do you know situation in which your mood is not in for praying? You might feel as if it is not a suitable time or you may feel guilty or not skillful or you…
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Built on facts - not only feelings
Do you build your life mainly based on facts or primarily on impressions and feelings? Probably we all need to learn more to base our decisions on facts rather…
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The direct teacher and guide
Do you need guidance in any regard? Apart from human teachers and preachers, God can also talk to us via many other ways directly, for example when we study…
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Praying in times of trouble
What do you do in times of troubles? How do you handle it? Jonah prayed to the Lord in distress. Even when Jonah had acted against the will of God and…
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Complain or trust?
Which life’s situation are you in – do you complain or do you trust? There are a lot of situations in life that make us complain or even to give up hope. For…