Europe’s First Churches
This WW begins a series from Paul‚Äôs time to today via the Moravian church, in preparation for the Festival of the Nations in Herrnhut, May 25-28, 2007 When Paul for the first time stepped ashore in ‚ÄòEurope‚Äô around the…
Plucky Little Islands
Paul‚Äôs shipwreck on the island of Malta in AD60 was probably no accident in the providential scheme of things. Whether or not the islands were then converted to Christianity‚Äìwhich tradition holds but Luke doesn‚Äôt actually say‚Äìthe Maltese are proud of…
Another Heritage Trip
Here we go again! And we'd love you to come too! My wife Romkje and I will be hosting another 'Share the Heritage' Trip this summer, June 30 through to July 14. We'll travel by bus from Amsterdam to Geneva,…
Get A Life!
Marriage offers by far the best chances for raising children in today's society. That was the clear message from several leading British citizens this week at the launch of Britain's National Marriage Week in the Houses of Parliament. National Marriage…
Creative Minorities
In his book 'Without Roots' Pope Benedict XVI stresses that Europe needs creative minorities. He quotes the English historian Arnold Toynbee, saying that the fate of a society always depends on its creative minorities. His interlocutor in the book, the…
