{"id":22301,"date":"2026-07-24T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?p=22301"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:36:14","slug":"the-alarm-clock-living-for-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/wekker\/de-wekker-over-leven-voor-god\/","title":{"rendered":"De Wekker: Living for God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does it mean to live for God? *De Wekker* explores this question from various perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking our place in God\u2019s history means that it is not all about us. In this meditation, Rev. A.J. van der Toorn illustrates this point using the life of David as an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In *Woordwerk*, the ninth instalment of the series on the names of God: God of all grace. 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