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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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ST00145 - Weary and burdened
What are your burdens? Health issues and pains? Or not enough time with too many things to do and not enough rest? Or being persecuted? Or having done wrong in…
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ST00144 - Full participation
Guests may stay for a while in the house. But the family members - parents and children - stay permanently. The guests may participate in certain activities…
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ST00143 - In weakness
Do you feel weak at times? There are so many challenges and demands in life.
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ST00142 - Worry or involvement
Do you worry about things in life? About the future? Or do you involve God? There are many things to worry about, every age, place and person has specific…
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ST00141 - Developing along the journey
Where are you along the journey of life? Along the journey of life with God? It is good if someone understands that the own accomplishments will ultimately not…
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ST00140 - Proud or humble?
Being proud or being humble – what do you target? There seem to be so many advantages of being proud. Yet the bible tells us not to be proud over others…
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ST00139 - Alive and healthy
Has your life ever been at risk? Few times we may notice it, for example if we almost had a serious accident. Many more times we may not have noticed it, how…
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ST00138 - Watched over by parental love
Watched over by parental love – imagine a playground: the parents watch over their children, the children are safe. And in the same way, God watches over his…
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ST00137 - Created and not forgotten
People may forget, what they have created: Children who had set up their small play area outdoor e.g. in the forest, they may later have other interests, and…
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ST00136 - How long - O Lord?
How long – O Lord? Have you also asked that question? How long will the suffering endure? How long will the injustice last?
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ST00135 - Giving honour
To whom or to what do we give honour? Everyone can easily check one’s priorities: What do you spend your free time on? What do you spend your energy on? On…
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ST00134 - The guiding force amidst variety
How comes that certain organisations develop in a certain direction, while another comparable organisation may develop in a totally different direction? 2…
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ST00133 - Good sleep with nothing to fear
Good sleep with nothing to fear – would that not be wonderful: to have good rest, to get enough strength for the tasks ahead, to have good concentration on the…
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ST00132 - Extraordinary strength
Do you at times lack the strength and energy you need? There is so much to do but we only have limited energy.
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ST00131 - All-embracing Healing
Do you see the connections between different topics in your life? We often regard things separately: one matter only relates to the mind, another thing only to…
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ST00130 - All promises kept
“I have kept all promises that I ever made in my life, I always did 100% what I promised” – can anybody claim that? Probably the person who claims that is a…
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ST00129 - The reason not to give up
How about your opinion? If we look at the situation in the world, there would be many reasons to fear or to give up hope. When we think about all the injustice…
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ST00128 - Love and Life
When you hear the word “love”, what comes to your mind? The romantic love? Or the hobbies that you love to do? Or caring love, parental love? Good parents want…
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ST00127 - Being thirsty
Have you ever been really thirsty? Not just the regular desire to drink water, but an extraordinary situation. If the body seriously lacks water, it easily…
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ST00126 - Ambassadors
What is your biggest target in life? Is it to be successful? To have a better life? Since God has made the way free for us and offers reconciliation, so we…
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ST00125 - The difference
At times, things which we are not aware of, can make a big difference in life. It may seem small or negligible and yet they are relevant. For example someone…
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ST00124 - Deep and hidden
Are you sometimes puzzled by the behaviour of people? Especially if we do not know someone yet, we might be surprised by their reactions. Everybody has…
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ST00123 - They are new every morning
“… , they are new every morning.” What will you fill into that sentence? Many people will say “the pains”, “the troubles” or “the bad news”. But that is only…
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ST00122 - To gain favor
What happened in the time between Jesus was born and the time of his active ministry? Not much is reported and easily we may rush over it. Yet we can learn a…
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ST00121 - The world like Jericho
A lot of things had happened in Jericho. Over the time, a lot of darkness had come up, robbery, worship of idols, wrongdoing and sin, curse and all its…
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ST00120 - Anguish and distress
What gives you distress? What do you fear and worry about? People of different times and in different places, have different kinds of worries and fears. People…
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ST00119 - Thorns
When we work in the garden or outside, cutting the hedge, it may happen, if there are thorns, they may cut our skin. It may hurt. How much more the thorns of…
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ST00118 - Does it relate to your life?
Does it have relevance for your life? Does the message of the bible apply to your life? Many of its statements do not sound familiar. For example “the…
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ST00117 - Too good - yet true
What did Mary think when she stood at the empty tomb? Sadness, fear and worries filled her heart. The resurrection seems to be impossible and too good – and…
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ST00116 - Distance and proximity
Distance and proximity. Do you also know both in your life? At times, we want to come close to the Lord. And many other times we are drawn away from him by…
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ST00114 - Dedicated
What is your slogan of life? Usually people will reply with their dreams and goals. Or they define oneself by the group they belong to. Or someone might say “I…
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ST00113 - Love is not irritable
Do you get harmed by other people? Do you suffer from their behaviour? Or do others at times suffer from your selfishness? Even in good times, people harm each…
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ST00112 - Holiness
Holiness – what comes to your mind? Is it something old fashioned? Is it something only for special people? Nobody can become holy by oneself. We are all far…
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ST00111 - Better to be religious or not?
Is it better to be religious or not? What would you say? The bible reports of times, when the air was filled with incense and many altars available. The people…
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ST00110 - No attempt to persuade
In everyday life, the need to persuade others is quite common: Sales people need to persuade customers to buy the product or service. Managers need to persuade…
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ST00109 - Away from home
Where do you stay? In your home? Or far from your home? In a certain way, we are all far from home. Wherever we live on the earth, our soul lacks a real home…
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ST00108 - God’s love for his people
How would you complete the sentence: “A person who has done wrong, needs to be …”? Punished? Praise the Lord, that he uses another logic. God does not want to…
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ST00107 - Food and joy for the heart
Under which conditions do you live? Do you have enough? (for example sufficient variety of food for a healthy body) Or do you live in scarcity and need? Or do…
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ST00106 - Fighting against God
“Fighting against God” – it sounds strange. What do you think about it? The bible reports that people of all times were fighting against God. Long time ago the…
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ST00105 - Understanding the value
There are very few tribes left on the earth, who still live an original lifestyle as our predecessors did several hundreds of years ago very close to the…
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ST00104 - Via all channels
The good news should be proclaimed via all channels. But we as humans do not want to hear, we do not want to listen to God. We have lots of excuses. Still, the…
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ST00103 - What are the consequences?
What consequences do you take for your life, as it is announced that the king of kings is coming? Do you take a moment to think about it? Do you welcome and…
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ST00102 - The great song of praise
In the modern world, there is hardly a time of real silence. All around the clock noise from cars, motor bikes, airplanes, constructions works, … It would be…
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ST00101 - Walking on the double cliff trail
When hiking in the mountains, there is sometimes only a narrow path with the risk of falling off on both sides, like on a double cliff trail. In life we also…
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ST00100 - Long time before
What happens to those, who lived long time, before Jesus was born? And how about those who never in their lifetime have the chance to hear the good news? Even…
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ST00099 - The great advocate
Who impacts your mind? As we all know, nobody is perfect. But the question is, how do we handle our failures? Either with extreme thinking of either guilt or…
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ST00098 - Consequences
What consequences does it have for your life, that Jesus came into this world? First of all, let’s be joyful about the victory that Jesus has won over devil…
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ST00097 - Justice
Do you also long for justice? Some people pressure us, they act in injustice, they hurt us, they persecute us. If we are honest, we are also not perfect…
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ST00096 - In trouble - yet victorious
What are you currently struggling with? How does the world aggregate you? It may look discouraging, yet take courage: The victory is already available. It may…
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ST00095 - Earnest or hypocrite?
Some self-declared spiritual leaders talk about “being enlightened” and give false promises to the people who follow them. They may even use words about God…
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ST00094 - Would you react in humility?
How would you react, if the Lord called you a “dog”? If you asked the Lord for something, and all you get is a rejection? It sounds insulting at first. By our…
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ST00093 - Trouble produces patience and hope
What situation of life are you currently in? Do you face a lot of trouble? There is the risk, that we see only the trouble and we do not see any hope anymore…
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ST00092 - Trinity
Is it a challenge for you to believe in God? Many people have that idea of a remote God, whom we cannot approach. Or they think of God as a big brother…
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ST00091 - Is there enough scripture?
Are there enough scriptures to explain us what is relevant? The rich man thought that it is not enough. But all info that is necessary is available. The…
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ST00090 - The enemies
Who are your enemies? You may say “I have no enemies”. Or you may think of some persons who make your life burdensome. But let’s think again. Who are the real…
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ST00089 - The essential cornerstone
In what do you put your trust? Into your own good deeds or into the saving love of God? Many do not believe into reconciliation and the salvation that God…
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ST00088 - What is your foundation?
What is your foundation? Is it basically trust or doubt? In good time, it is easy to join in worship songs and to praise God. But how about in times of…
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ST00087 - Becoming - not being yet
A sports-person who thinks of oneself to be the best in class, to be the fastest or strongest, may reduce the level of exercise and will fall behind. Assuming…
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ST00086 - The Last will be First
Are you a child of God? Or a child of this world? To whom do you want to belong to? It might often be, that if you are a child of God, if you take his word…