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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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How can justice be restored?
The world is filled with injustice, sometimes we are aware of it, sometimes not. Nobody is perfect. How can anyone be saved? How can justice be restored?…
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Important signs and symbols
Which signs and symbols do you use to show that something is important to you? For example the follower of a sports team might dress up in the colours of the…
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What is The Law? What is The Grace?
The law and the grace. What is “The Law”? What is “The Grace”?
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The golden art
The golden art. Wow. Hardly any material has been fascinating so many people over so many centuries. Even more if it is put into fine art. Even more amazing…
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To whom do you open the gates of your heart?
To whom or to what do you open the gates of your heart? Often we fill our lives with matters, that hinder real joy to come in. There are so many tasks and…
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Living water in the desert
Is your life at times dry like the sand in the desert? Drinking water in the desert – precious and valuable. How can we find it for our life? Flows of living…
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Praying for each other
If we pray, then we easily pray for our own needs in life. But there are also other elements of prayer such as to give thanks to the Lord, to praise him in his…
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Correction with good intentions
Do you know such situations? You may have to correct someone who has been going on a wrong path. Especially parents might at times need to correct their…
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Is there peace in your place?
Is there peace in your place? In your place of living? In your family? In your place of work? Even nowadays in our modern world, we can learn from what God…
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Who has the final saying?
Who has the biggest influence? We might think of rulers, presidents, parliaments, political parties. Or we might think of the leaders of organisations and…
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Keep on learning - no matter what generation
Do you seek to learn more about the good news of God? Same as for many other topics, it is good to continue to learn, as well as to share knowledge with others.
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Wishing good rather than bad
If you think of a typical day in your life – do you wish others more good or mainly bad? By our human nature we easily compare ourselves to others, often…
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Peace is better than war
Nations may go to war, but what happens amongst the population? It may result in a lot of injustice, crime, suffering. God calls us to peace, not only on the…
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The reputation of being alive
What distinguishes a real living human from a humanoid looking robot? The shape and appearance may at first look similar. Yet the inside makes the difference…
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Opposing the authorities
It is easy to criticise authorities. Both distant authorities in high politics, as well as those closer to us such as parents, teachers, superiors. Under which…
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The first love
The first love of a couple is a wonderful source of energy, it does not get insulted, does not get tired, does not demand things for oneself, instead doing…
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They spent their time in fellowship
“Fellowship” may sound outdated and not so attractive. Yet the fire is burning best if there are several pieces of wood close to each other. One piece…
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He went on his way full of joy
What do you do to seek the truth? The Ethiopian official was really seeking for the truth and therefore he took upon himself the long journey. Amazing things…
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Who will roll away the stone?
Do you focus on the worries, burdens and challenges? Or do you focus on the power of Jesus?
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Wisdom and insight
The public opinion often goes that those are most clever, who have the biggest successes, who have accomplished the most, e.g. those that have reached high…
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Living in harmony
People are different and have conflicting opinions. But often those who have common goals and share the same vision, they get along well with each other.
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Increase and decrease
In which areas of life would you like to grow and learn more? It is good to learn more things in life, to grow and advance, to increase in knowledge etc. And…
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When he corrects us
It is challenging at first and seems to be tough, yet it is a good thing: the Lord corrects those he loves as parents correct a child whom they love.
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Anybody can look up to it
Many people have learned and grown in times of trouble. Among other things we can learn to look up and to focus on what really counts.
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Preventing demotions
Did you ever have to go through a demotion? It is not nice. Supposed you have climbed up the career ladder, but suddenly you get replaced by someone else and…
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Though fallen not overwhelmed
Though he falls – he will not be overwhelmed. David himself had experienced that, he had fallen into various kinds of big trouble, yet he stayed close with the…
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Wish to become a super-hero?
Do you have the wish or sometimes imagine to have the extraordinary abilities and powers of super-heroes? What would you do with those skills?
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Let us have of your oil
It may look quite selfish – the wise young women did not want to share with those who did not bring reserve stock of oil, so their lamps would extinct soon. It…
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Revealed by light
Do you fear that day, when everything will be revealed by the light, when your life’s decisions will be made transparent? Most people prefer to stay hidden in…
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If A, then B
There is a relationship between how well one prepares for an exam by learning properly, and passing it successfully. There is a relationship between a healthy…
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A delightful thing - what is it?
A delightful thing - what is it? Do you only think of temporary matters, such as the Christmas decoration?
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Do we need a translator to talk to God?
Do we need to translate, in order to talk to God? Luckily, no translation is necessary, whatever language one speaks, God knows the attitude of each person’s…
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A kingdom that cannot be shaken
In our daily routines we easily forget that apart from the physical world there is also the spiritual world. The more someone involves God into the life here…
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Much entrusted - much demanded
From an employee in a higher salary class more results are expected than from someone with a lower salary. To whom much is entrusted, from the same person a…
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Parental love towards children
Good parents love their children, even if they have done something wrong, because the parents want the best for their children in the long term. In the same…
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Can anything be above heaven and earth?
Can anything be above heaven and earth? Daniel knew the Lord very well, he had a close relationship with that mighty eternal God. Despite we cannot see him…
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Blessing and care
Do you regularly take the time to remember the things you are thankful for? Apart from many more benefits, it can even improve your physical health!
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In danger
Even if we live in relative safety still we are at risk each day: there could be accidents, robberies, sicknesses, unusual cosmic events as well as attacks…
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ST00345 - Unreliable or reliable?
How do you feel, if someone has promised something to you but does not keep it? Some people might be reliable only to a lower, others to a higher degree. But…
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ST00344 - Shut in - Locked in - Closed in
Shut in. Locked in. Closed in. Many things might take away our freedom, such as our circumstances, other people, various types of sicknesses, too much work…
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ST00343 - Giving importance
In the past, often statues made of gold, bronze, stone or other materials have been the idols to which people gave relevance, or they worshipped the sun or…
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ST00342 - Attention please!
Attention, please! Attention to what? In a world of so many influences, opinions, advertisements and voices, we are forced to filter out and focus on some of…
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ST00341 - Mysteries - Wisdom - Knowledge
Science discovers more and more things that in the past seemed to be mysteries. And probably that will go on in future, more knowledge will be gained by…
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ST00340 - Good days - bad days
Do you also talk of “good days” and “bad days”? Lucky days and unlucky days? Instead of putting our focus on the fate which would make us passive, rather let’s…
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ST00339 - The liar
What are the consequences of each lie spoken by someone in the world? And whom do you follow – the gruesome liar who continually brings evil and destruction…
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ST00338 - Exuberant joy
What gives you great joy? What kind of topics really move your heart?
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ST00337 - Talking all day
Do you know someone who is talking all the day long? It might be annoying if another person continually talks. But not so with the Lord. God also continually…
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ST00336 - The Lord of Time
What do you think about God? Do you think of him in human terms? Some people even think they could judge the eternal creator God, as if they had more knowledge…
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ST00335 - Celebrating the Healing
Supposed you had been seriously sick and someone – e.g. a good doctor – intervened with a major surgery and then guided you and instructed you well how to…
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ST00334 - Shut in - shout out - or not shut
If someone is shut in, that often has to do with force and wrongdoing, for example if someone acted against the laws. Similarly, if someone is shut out by…
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ST00333 - Freedom
Freedom – what would you like to be free of? God wants us to have freedom. He could have created us like puppets, but he created us humans with a free will. We…
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ST00332 - Water in the desert
Water is necessary for life – we become aware of it especially in dry places like when walking through a desert. Not only does our body need physical water to…
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ST00331 - Who will show us better times?
We all look forward to better times. But what do we do in order to achieve it? Do we only pursue fun and pleasures in order to seek short term distraction from…
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ST00330 - He went downwards
As humans we naturally want to go upwards, to gain honour and favour with people or to accumulate more possessions and so on. Jesus did the opposite, he went…
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ST00329 - Being busy
What do you do, if you have too many things to do, a long list of tasks, and there is not enough time? A clever person will set priorities and focus on the…
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ST00328 - Washing the feet
What do you reply if someone says “it does not matter which religion one follows”? Many people imply that it is more important to do good deeds. And most…
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ST00327 - Compromises
What do you think about compromises? Are they good? Are they bad? Often compromises between 2 conflicting opinions are useful to find a solution and a way…
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ST00326 - Giving little - Receiving much
Have you ever done a small favour to someone, and that person made you a much bigger present of incomparably more value? Whatever we can do for Jesus is much…