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Samson carries the heavy wooden city gates of Gaza on his shoulders up a rocky slope.

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16. October 202616. October 2026Education, Salvation, Spiritual Life, Victory Over Sin

When Gaza Lost Its Gate—On Strong Shoulders, Inner Fortresses, and the Power of the Gospel

Samson and the power of God: He could tear gates out of city walls and shake entire cities. Yet his hardest stronghold lay within. A story of extraordinary strength, hidden captivity, and the power that truly sets us free. By Stephan Kobes · Reading time: approximately 15 minutes It is the middle of the night....

An intensive care unit with a hospital bed on the left and an olive grove bathed in sunlight on the right, with the words “Gethsemane” and “Suffering” above it.

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11. October 202611. October 2026Bible Stream, From Life, Health, Mortality, Sanctification, Suffering & Grief, Victory Over Sin

God Is With Us in Our Suffering: Gethsemane and the Hope of Glory

by waldo

PODCAST AI-generated voice (ElevenLabs An excerpt from a sermon by Waldemar Laufersweiler There are times when suffering silences all the familiar answers. A loved one is in the intensive care unit. A serious illness disrupts daily life. News of pain and death reaches us from family, friends, or the church community. What seemed so certain...

A path through a collapsed stone wall, with a view of a vast landscape bathed in the golden morning light.

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8. October 20268. October 2026Education, Relationship with God

The Wall That God Did Not Build—and Why It No Longer Needs to Stand Between Us

by waldo

What if, of all things, piety, obedience, and religious rituals could become a wall that separates people from the One they are actually seeking?

A young woman holding an olive branch stands calmly before an angry crowd—a symbol of the persecution of Christians, love for one's enemies, and a nonviolent faith.

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24. September 202624. September 2026Current Events, Education

Who, exactly, are the persecuted? When Luke 6 turns our understanding of Christian persecution on its head

by waldo

What does it really mean to be persecuted “for the sake of the Son of Man”?

Dark grape juice flows from a wooden wine press into a clay bowl in the warm sunlight.

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14. September 202618. September 2026Guide, Suffering & Grief

The Wine Press: What Comes to Light Within Us When Life Puts Us Under Pressure

by waldo

Difficult experiences can reveal something within us that God wants to transform and turn into a blessing for others. By Amy Pershin Reading time: 5 minutes There is a special power in the image of the winepress. The Bible speaks of God as the great winemaker, and in one way or another, our journey also...