tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.comments2023-05-12T12:06:44.202+02:00so this fits how?Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06297355349266574983noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-17200476758908650082019-04-22T15:07:36.931+02:002019-04-22T15:07:36.931+02:00Happy Easter to you, too!Happy Easter to you, too!Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297355349266574983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-39056449112371173872019-04-21T02:52:17.672+02:002019-04-21T02:52:17.672+02:00Have a blessed Easter!Have a blessed Easter!Theohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871747683699300034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-86762477415251590662016-11-02T16:37:23.315+01:002016-11-02T16:37:23.315+01:00Interesting observation.It gives me a new perspect...Interesting observation.It gives me a new perspective.Theohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871747683699300034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-28453698716623325422016-08-09T00:00:49.912+02:002016-08-09T00:00:49.912+02:00Great story, and absolutely delightful storytellin...Great story, and absolutely delightful storytelling!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059139305968676589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-9239929328765105472016-06-19T20:46:03.963+02:002016-06-19T20:46:03.963+02:00Thank you for sharing these beautiful, heart wrenc...Thank you for sharing these beautiful, heart wrenching prayers.Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047072939247821924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-11387895077075698702015-12-02T06:37:25.246+01:002015-12-02T06:37:25.246+01:00I love this! The surprising ways God works, the j...I love this! The surprising ways God works, the journey towards ordination, and the holiness of speaking God's word to God's people. Blessings as you continue this journey. (Also: preaching has a really steep learning curve, it gets easier and less nerve-wracking.)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002359891058339184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-91345942641986717332015-06-15T16:36:37.661+02:002015-06-15T16:36:37.661+02:00I found Walking away from a faith an interesting r...I found Walking away from a faith an interesting read in terms of wondering how it is possible that people walk away from faith. I don't think, though, that it's the best fit for people struggling with doubts. <br /><br />A book that I've appreciated lately (and am studying with our graduate students) is called Faith Shift, by Kathy Escobar. It helps those who are struggling with questions and no longer feeling at home with how they used to think about and do Christianity. Her website gives some helpful thoughts: http://kathyescobar.com/faith-shifts/. I'm a little uncomfortable with how she makes so much space for people to move forward in their questions, even to some degree giving her blessing to people who walk away from faith as it might be more honest. At the same time, as a Reformed Christian, I also want to make space for people to question honestly and search for God, knowing that I can trust that God will protect them and hold on to his saints. The book is also helpful for how to be there for (and not condemn) those who are struggling with faith.<br /><br />Perhaps a somewhat more evangelical book would be Christina M H Powell's book, Questioning your doubts (http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3678), which the InterVarsity Graduate book is looking at this summer. <br /><br />As a side point, I'm not sure how helpful either of these books would be outside the American/Western context. Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297355349266574983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-45740539819279226522015-06-14T12:06:18.279+02:002015-06-14T12:06:18.279+02:00Is the walking away from faith a helpful book to r...Is the walking away from faith a helpful book to read for those who struggle with doubts? Your assessmentAnthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500317366078942484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-66594505786975021402015-02-16T17:13:12.307+01:002015-02-16T17:13:12.307+01:00Thanks for the suggestion, Tom. I do appreciate Pe...Thanks for the suggestion, Tom. I do appreciate Peter Enns' book and think he has a lot of good to say. At the same time, I don't agree with all the conclusions he comes to. In The Bible Tells Me So, I think he's addressing the right questions for today (like how can a good, merciful God have commanded the genocide of Canaan), but I find his answer too freely brings into question the historicity of the text (he argues that God didn't actually command the genocide). Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297355349266574983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-60221024410380448792015-02-16T04:58:44.005+01:002015-02-16T04:58:44.005+01:00I strongly recommend Peter Enns on this subject, e...I strongly recommend Peter Enns on this subject, either "Inspiration and Incarnation" or "The Bible Tells Me So."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070392529737687109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-8046349586827605792014-10-19T15:43:56.952+02:002014-10-19T15:43:56.952+02:00Great pics! Beautiful. I'm jealous.Great pics! Beautiful. I'm jealous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070392529737687109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-78974436142431889482014-08-26T00:14:59.654+02:002014-08-26T00:14:59.654+02:00The grief process may take a long time. Do not be ...The grief process may take a long time. Do not be surprised. Those feelings are very real..Theohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871747683699300034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-64303620518252322372014-06-18T18:24:25.426+02:002014-06-18T18:24:25.426+02:00Thanks for sharing your experiences about moving a...Thanks for sharing your experiences about moving and reflections on how changes, although difficult, can be good. It dawned on me while reading this blog post -- are you Kory Plockmeyer's replacement at Campus Edge? Somehow I think it slipped past me that you are involved in this particular ministry -- Francis and I had a really fantastically enriching experience in our relationships through Campus Edge with graduate students while we were at MSU, and I wonder if a number of our friends might not still be finishing up their degrees and you might know. In any case, I can imagine the ministry must be so thankful to have you, and I encourage you to stay encouraged! Thank you for sharing all that you do in this space, and for pouring out into others' lives in many countless ways! Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00115912212080861167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-17205781008251742502014-05-04T03:09:00.001+02:002014-05-04T03:09:00.001+02:00sounds like ignatian prayer too!
cool that you and...sounds like ignatian prayer too!<br />cool that you and matthjis are doing this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348654880923761900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-29534399720461772032014-05-01T09:23:01.292+02:002014-05-01T09:23:01.292+02:00That castle looks very cool. I'm jealous!That castle looks very cool. I'm jealous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070392529737687109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-9140819670563874472014-03-24T17:53:43.477+01:002014-03-24T17:53:43.477+01:00Thanks for sharing this. I needed it after a conve...Thanks for sharing this. I needed it after a conversation this weekend with a gal who said I'm the only creationism-believing Christian she knows. She wanted to talk, not argue, and we had a good beginning conversation. I said, with maybe a little shame, that I don't care a lot about "proving" creationism. Nice to know I'm not alone!Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018864144742273842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-86102030381940357602014-03-13T17:58:08.302+01:002014-03-13T17:58:08.302+01:00Goodness -- I neglect to visit your blog for a few...Goodness -- I neglect to visit your blog for a few weeks, and LOOK at all the changes! Welcome to the US, and may the Lord continue to bless you as you minister on the MSU campus.Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018864144742273842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-88883778049803453872014-01-11T21:17:59.133+01:002014-01-11T21:17:59.133+01:00It also accounts for why everyone would know the n...It also accounts for why everyone would know the names of their great-great- great grandparents. It does change my perspective of how one can define extended family and how it would have been possible for the earth to feel "fuller" faster than we might expect.Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297355349266574983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-78010089200877646812014-01-11T17:44:08.908+01:002014-01-11T17:44:08.908+01:00very interesting. Sara says this could explain wh...very interesting. Sara says this could explain why the oral history was passed down so accurately. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500317366078942484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-88307699301674629042014-01-01T20:26:24.910+01:002014-01-01T20:26:24.910+01:00I hope you can! It's been one of the great ble...I hope you can! It's been one of the great blessings of living in Europe. (and tomorrow we head out for Munich for a few days :) But we're also looking forward to exploring things on your side of the ocean soon.Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297355349266574983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-54515437291035702102014-01-01T18:37:34.689+01:002014-01-01T18:37:34.689+01:00I'd love to go to some of those beautiful plac...I'd love to go to some of those beautiful places!Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500317366078942484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-19097091638310141612013-11-11T14:56:26.707+01:002013-11-11T14:56:26.707+01:00hi Shelly,
I'm doing my PhD at VU University. ...hi Shelly,<br />I'm doing my PhD at VU University. The University of Amsterdam has some religious stuff, but not so much, especially not in the field of biblical studies, which is what I'm interested in. PhD work here in the Netherlands is good, although one has to support oneself both in terms of money (tuition is free but there are almost no scholarships and no teaching fellowships) and also motivation. So it can sometimes take a long time or not even get done :(<br />You get accepted into the program, to some degree, on the basis of your dissertation proposal. The other means of getting accepted is completing successfully the second year of a research's master here (assuming you have a master's in theology already). I did the second, as it didn't seem to hurt to have some extra time to get used to the system here and complete a thesis on part of what I hoped to be my dissertation. Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297355349266574983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-38385359842309005462013-11-08T21:31:40.674+01:002013-11-08T21:31:40.674+01:00Hi Brenda,
You don't know me, but we probably ...Hi Brenda,<br />You don't know me, but we probably have some mutual friends from GR and Calvin Seminary. I'm curious: where are you taking your Phd in Amsterdam? Just curious about doctoral work in religion in Amsterdam: can you tell me a bit about your experience? I am interested in psychology and religion (I did Phd course work in NT at Princeton Seminary several years ago, but stepped down for some time out).<br />Kind thanks for any help,<br />Shellyshellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903621810752224500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-62842971284859546002013-10-16T08:20:39.378+02:002013-10-16T08:20:39.378+02:00I am a survivor, & I link prostitution & s...I am a survivor, & I link prostitution & sex trafficking together because they ARE one in the same...What is different? I was forced, ALL my money was taken by a pimp, I was raped...... Please do tell what was different?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20711846.post-86365534132713422882013-09-20T23:33:17.882+02:002013-09-20T23:33:17.882+02:00Yay! So happy to hear that things are going so wel...Yay! So happy to hear that things are going so well!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462034904085916539noreply@blogger.com