So haben wir nun einen getäferten Boden im Esszimmer. Ein altes Haus – obwohl 6 Jahre jünger als ich – hat bereits viele Alterszipperlein, muss eneuert und renoviert werden. Renovieren – wiederherstellen, erneuern. Man kann alles sich selbst überlassen, dann tritt unweigerlich der Zerfall ein. Dort wo keine Energie, keine Arbeit mehr investiert wird, zerfällt [...]
This weekend, I laid a new floor in the dining room - ripped out the old carpet, laid insulation and a flooring laminate. Laying the laminate today was a major effort; it was the first time I’d attempted something like that, and I underestimated how much work it would be. The floor is done, and I [...]
In the house church or simple church movement, we often hear that full-time “church workers” are unnecessary, or far less necessary than in the “established” church. How true is this? And how much of this opinion is born from frustration, dissatisfaction, envy or arrogance? Frustration and dissatisfaction because we recognise the discrepancy between the church [...]
The year is off to an unfortunate start. Today, while driving back from the DIY store, a young woman on her bike crashed into my car. Thankfully, she doesn’t seem to be seriously hurt, but has to stay in hospital for observation overnight because she hit her head quite hard on the ground. It was [...]
