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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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ST00265 - When he saw the people he was glad
The good news is available to people of any background, of every culture and every origin. When Barnabas saw that the people of Antioch had received the good…
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ST00264 - The hidden household idols
Any kinds of idols, whether hidden or obvious, can bring a lot of curse and adversity, often indirectly. Jacob had worked for many years for his father in law…
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ST00263 - Breathing
Do you know persons who have difficulty to breath? Praise the Lord, if your lungs work properly, absorbing sufficient oxygen for a healthy body. For a healthy…
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ST00262 - The messenger
Does it make sense to punish the messenger who brings an uncomfortable truth?
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ST00261 - By what do you live?
By what do you live? It is clear that the human body needs food … we can calculate the required calories, minerals, vitamins and so on. But that is not all: we…
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ST00260 - The selection criteria
How easily we judge other people by their outer appearance! You may watch yourself for a couple of days: we meet someone whom we do not know yet and…
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ST00259 - Except through me
What are your goals and targets? Some people achieve a lot, climb up the hierarchies and become successful in such a sense. Others can manage a lot of tasks…
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ST00257 - Successful
In order to be successful in life – do we need to compromise the word of God? It may seem like that at times. But if we take a deeper look at how we define…
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ST00256 - Holding out
What do you think - are we close to the end of the world? Or will life as we know it go on for many more centuries? Both sides have their arguments. One thing…
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ST00255 - Will he find anything good?
It is good to give compliments as well as to receive them. But if we are honest, that is only one side of life, there are also so many shortcomings.
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ST00254 - As the apple of his eye
For certain tasks, mechanics need to protect their body, for example the welder needs to wear special glasses to protect the eyes. As we protect the apple of…
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ST00253 - Determined and confident
Joshua got a big task. It seemed to be too difficult. Do you also know such situations? It may look like there are too many challenges and difficulties in…
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ST00252 - His own people did not receive him
His own people did not receive him. How about us today?
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ST00250 - Having the eyes set
On what we set our eyes, we also set our mind, we fix our attention on that matter or thing. On what do you set your eyes? Our focus might be on a better job…
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ST00248 - What is righteousness?
What is righteousness? One could find long definitions and explanations. A simple way to put it is: “to be put right with God”. And that is important, because…
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ST00247 - Imperfect
Do you sometimes wish to live in a better world? Many times I would wish for that, but that is not the reality. We live in the world as it is with all its…
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ST00246 - The heart tells the tongue
If something is really important to someone, the person will automatically talk about it. Just remember someone who was overwhelmed by a certain thing or…
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ST00245 - Remember those in chains
What are your circumstances of life? Can you live in freedom? Or are you bound or in chains or due to your physical condition cannot move freely? Whatever your…
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ST00244 - What remains?
What remains permanently? Many things come and go. Even things which appear to us as if they were of long term nature, yet one day they will be gone, same like…
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ST00243 - Well being
Throughout history it can be seen again and again: where injustice and selfishness gains the upper hand, the society will have tough times.
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ST00242 - The motto of life
What is your motto of life, what do you aim for, what are your targets? To get promoted? To gain esteem?
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ST00241 - Lasting deep joy
Many things promise us happiness, for example the advertisement. But if at all, the smiles last only for a while. What gives us real contentment and inner joy?…
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ST00240 - Rejoicing in sorrow
Rejoicing in sorrow? Being happy despite problems – is that possible? Often it seems as if only the healthy, wealthy and successful can be happy. But if we dig…
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ST00239 - Help for the helpless
Help for the helpless – in which points or areas of life do you feel helpless? Many claim that they do not need help, they seem to have everything under…
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ST00238 - Almost fainting
Do you know of times of so much trouble that you almost want to give up? You are overwhelmed and almost fainting away? There are many types of enemies…
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ST00237 - Continuing the journey
At which point are you in the journey of life? Do you at times feel as if things do not go ahead, there is no progress? We might be crushed or broken, yet do…
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ST00236 - The source of life
What is the source of life? It is obvious that the parents have given life to the child, who later grows up. But how do we find a fulfilled life?
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ST00235 - The Original
How can we know whether a sermon tells the truth? How can we find out whether a book or an article are based on the reality?
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ST00234 - Your reputation
Does your reputation matter to you? Some people care a lot about their reputation, others claim that they do not care. But somehow it matters to everybody. The…
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ST00233 - More than admiration
Whom do you admire? People of all times have admired the famous people, those that have special abilities, extraordinary skills. A lot of things change over…
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ST00232 - Knowledge and guidance
What characteristics does a good relationship have between a mentor and a mentee, between parents and their children, between a good teacher and eager students…
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ST00231 - Special privileges
A good government will do a lot for the citizens. And even more, good parents will do a lot for their children, who in such a sense enjoy special privileges…
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ST00230 - Words from above
What is your philosophy of life? Do you only believe in yourself and in the things that you have under control, your own accomplishments?
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ST00229 - What do we do in life’s troubles?
What do we do amongst all the challenges, difficulties and threats in the world? What do we do if we have too many tasks but not enough time to do it all?
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ST00228 - Whom would you like to talk to?
Whom would you like to talk to most? To a famous person, a president or a minister? To other authorities or influential persons? Or would you like to get into…
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ST00227 - Joy
Amidst all the challenges, darkness and difficulties that surround us – is it possible to have a deep inner joy in the heart? In order to elaborate on that…
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ST00225 - He stopped!
Can we bring our requests to God? Does God have time for our small daily needs? Is God not busy with other things? Jesus was on his way, yet he stopped for a…
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ST00224 - Many chances
God gives us many opportunities to turn to him all throughout our life, in fact continuously every minute as long as we live we have that great undeserved…
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ST00223 - Mercy amongst hatred
How much hatred and aggression is there in the world? By the time of Jesus, the soldiers made a crown of thorns. Yet bigger than all the hatred and aggression…
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ST00222 - From ”if only” towards ”readily available, all done”
"If only ..." - do you use that phase? Going the way from “if only …” towards “readily available, all done” leads us from unrest towards peace. We can find…
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ST00221 - Trimphant in rejection
Triumphant in rejection. Triumphant despite all rejection. The good news has been rejected throughout history. Yet there is reason for triumph – the major…
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ST00220 - The good old times anew
The good old times anew. Did you walk closely with the Lord when you were younger? Many people once had a heart on fire for the Lord but later other priorities…
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ST00219 - Education and help
What goes often hand in hand with the help of God? It may sound like a contradiction, but often the help of God goes hand in hand with trouble. If we want to…
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ST00218 - The truth to be elevated
Does the church need to create a truth for each era? Adjusted to the ages and generations? The opposite is true: since there is an eternal truth from God, that…
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ST00217 - I and me and myself
"I, me and myself". This expression is at times used in a funny way.
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ST00215 - A good type of fear
A good type of fear – is that a contradiction? Or what is it?
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ST00214 - Basic wisdom
How much do you know about farming? Are you actively involved in operating a farm? Or maybe on a smaller scale taking care of garden with a few plants? Or…
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ST00212 - The sword is sharpened
The sword is sharpened. Frightening words. We may not want to listen at first. But warnings can also have a positive effect and help us.
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ST00209 - Called to freedom
What is common knowledge and what is not well known to the majority of people? We would expect that the Good News – the best news – is well known amongst…
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ST00207 - The great assurance for Simeon and for all
The great assurance for Simeon. And for all. For all of us.