Sincere good intentions and great commitment can just degenerate into domination. In the Woordwerk section, Prof Dr A. van den Os shows why domination is harmful for the spiritual life of the congregation.
Rev Reinders' meditation focuses us on whether we are there for others. Rev Kater goes a step further by showing how beneficial that is. And Willeke den Boer from Emmeloord also experiences that believing determines how we treat each other.
Also in this issue, the third of a series of articles on transgenderism, a column by evangelist Cees van Breugel, an invitation from the 125-year-old Renata church in Enschede and a report of the Haarlem classis meeting.
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