{"id":19897,"date":"2026-02-20T12:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?p=19897"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:27:39","slug":"trust-the-alarm-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/wekker\/de-wekker-vertrouwen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alarm Clock: confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new edition of The Alarm Clock appears today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the interview series Generations in the Church, Marijke Folmer tells how her faith developed into a firm trust from childhood. Missionary pastor Arjan Droger also writes about trust, starting with the search for a suitable home. In Rev A. Hakvoort's case, we then read between the lines that trust in government policy is a challenge. \u201cIn the hope of blessing,\u201d he concludes the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Wordwork section, Rev Van der Toorn offers three helpful pieces of advice for people dealing with nitpickers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the fourth article of a series of articles on transgenderism, Prof H. Jochemsen discusses pastoral care for people with gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also in this issue the Amersfoort and Apeldoorn classis reports and other church news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subscription<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De Wekker is the official national magazine of the Christian Reformed Churches, featuring articles on church, faith and the world. The issue on our young people will appear on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not getting The Alarm Clock in your letterbox yet? 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