Jan Philip Svetlik

Dependence in the Life of Jesus (05)

Who is in control? After God judges the world with the flood, He begins again with Noah and his family. But once again, people fail.…

Consumers in the frenzy of time? Abel is murdered and Seth is born. He names his son Enosh, which means “weak or frail man.” Awareness…

Do we allow ourselves to be distracted, or do we buy time? “The world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does…

Conformity or transformation? “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove…

Introductory thoughts: The happiness of a dependent life “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10) “Apart…

But what does it mean to lose one’s life in order to save it? It means giving up a self-centered life and living a Christ-centered…

Someone once said: A paradox is a truth that stands on its head to attract attention. At first glance, it seems to make no sense…

Elijah was now in a very special situation. He had to experience the consequences of his own prayer there at the brook Cherith. He had…

Elijah asked God to stop the rain to wake up the people of Israel. And He did. What a wake-up call! We can also pray…

When we look at the attributes of the Lord, we have much reason to rejoice. But that’s not all: we can also look forward to…

We need to rejoice in the Lord. But the question is, of course, what about all the suffering that surrounds us? And what about when…

In Romans 12 verse 1, we are told to offer our bodies to God as a living sacrifice. One question that arises is what motivation…