About

Welcome on my pages were you can find some extra thoughts which I did not express on my religious websites.

Always having been intrigued with the being and movement of things, bitten by the dancing microbe, I still love the mastery of movement and the mastery of being which can be noticed in the history of things. Loving hiking and climbing and some adventure, I am not so keen on flat pastures, so I am pleased to be able to live in the rural community Leefdaal in the hilly landscape of Flemish Brabant, Belgium, in the European Union.

2007 1° Flight in Holland

As a Christadelphian or Brother in Christ I, Marcus Ampe think from a Christian view. As Brother in Christ my ideas and spiritual mind are moulded on the foundation to be found in the Holy Scriptures.

Brussels Airport at dusk

Image via Wikipedia

In daily life, I am a simple soul, who encountered already two near-dead experiences in his life, having been paralysed in 1999, after a serious car crash, for six months, having to revalidate for a long time, never to become the old one any-more.

For several years I have been active (mostly under my stage name) as a dancer, choreographer and choreologist. I ended up in the art education and became retired on April the 1°, 2009.

When still having a son at home studying to become a commercial airline pilot I had to topple up my pension till a reasonable income. I took a part-time ground-job at the airport of Zaventem (Brussels Airport), taking care for the security of the passengers, as a security officer.

As a Brother in Christ, I now try to spread the belief further and do some voluntary work for the Christadelphian community. I am responsible for the startpages in Belgium for Religion, Christianity and Protestantism and for several Christadelphian websites.

Most of my thoughts are placed on my ecclesia site Christadelphian Ecclesia Brussels-Leuven and on the Flemish Brethren in Christ site Broeders in Christus, next to the forums of the Bible Researchers: Bijbelonderzoekers Journal and on Christadelphians Journal, which both became integrated in (Christadelphian or) Our World where I look and discuss more religion connected news. You shall also be able to find other writings by me on the  Belgian Christadelphians Google SiteChristadelphia Webs, Christadelphia – City of Christ and Hoop tot Leven | Redding door Christus Jezus .

You are also welcome to visit two lifestyle magazines I founded. The first one dares and does not mind to look at difficult subjects or to present controversial ideas, which could make some people taking offence on what is brought forward, hence the name “Stepping Toes“.
The site created in March 2014 “From Guestwriters” does want to tackle different subjects and would like to bring writings of as many different writers under the attention of the readers. It would be lovely it can grow out to a Readers Digest, offering a selection of poems, one of my first loves, and other writings on social as well as religious affairs, from all over the world.

At this blog, I shall present mostly my politic ideas and react to events in the world.

Thanks for passing by. I do hope to find you visiting my pages again.

I hope that what you find here and on other pages of mine, will be encouraging and give hope and insight that will enrich your journey through life.

Please do feel free to give a comment on an article, support or to share some ideas with me and my readers.

2012 Dune-walk at the Belgian coast, De Panne

2012 Dune-walk at the Belgian coast, De Panne

49 Responses to About

  1. Jani says:

    Peace and grace from God, our Father and from Lord Jesus, his Son,

    I don’t succeeded to send you a private message on the blog Bijbelvorsers, so I try hear:

    Dear Marcus,

    You wrote:
    “Last year, the Biblestudents from Belgium had some talks with members of that group. ….
    When they move they also not remember to contact other believers who are also interested in their movement.
    Two people of the Goshen Fellowship, who we knew, died last year
    Please, let me know a little about that disscuttions. This GF was from your country?

    God bless you,
    Jani

    Please write me in private.
    christian.witnesses@yahoo.com
    With thanks.
    Jani

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  2. Jani says:

    I got it. Thank you. I sent new questions and I hope we will keep this contact. God bless you and your family.
    Jani

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  3. Kim says:

    Hi Marcus, thanks for shipping by “Unwalled” and liking my post “Sometimes……..Other Times”. May the Lord bless and keep you and your family as you endeavor to do your part in building the Body of Christ and advancing the Kingdom of God………Shalom!…….Kim

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  4. terima kasih sudah mampir dan menyukai postingan di blog saya

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  6. SoundEagle says:

    Hi Marcus,

    Happy August to you and your family!

    Thank you for liking the Quotes and Poems at my Potted Plant Society website.

    Since you like quotes and poems, here are more for you:

    ❀Quotes 💬

    Quotes

    The second one has a long preface and contains some unusual remarks and somewhat heated responses from some of my readers.

    Please enjoy them!

    Also, I would like to wish you all the best in your future endeavours as a dancer, choreographer and choreologist. 🙂

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    • marcusampe says:

      Thanks for the links.

      I like poetry a lot and in the 60ies and 70ies I also had some poems of my own published. I also have been interested in what wisdom people could bring in just a few words by a wise sentence or phrase worthwhile to be quoted.

      The years as dancer have gone and as choreographer I am also now retired and not working in the field any-more. First I was frustrated I had to go on retirement and thought my work was not appreciated any-more. Today I over the negative state of mind and leave the future now to the younger people and those more fit than me. The body does not always want to do any more what we would like to do it.

      My archive was taken up at the archive and museum of preforming arts in Brussels just before my retirement, but since a few months I am back in the running looking at the ‘Art of movement’ again > http://pinterest.com/marcusampe/mastery-of-movement/

      Today most of my time is used for the preaching of the Good News of the coming Kingdom of God. Furthermore I have towalk at regular intervals with my little sheepdog and enjoy the beautiful nature.
      And I would love to have some more time to read some good books and poetry again.

      The internet treasure is providing a good alternative to get to know several poets and visual artists their work. So I am happy that I still can have that to enrich me further.

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      • SoundEagle says:

        Hi Marcus,

        Hello! How have you been? It has been four years since we last communicated here. It seems that you are still reasonably productive. Considering the presence of new posts on your blog, I have followed your blog as well as your Pinterest account.

        I have also published new posts, and would be grateful if you could kindly give me some feedback.

        Happy November to you and your family!

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        • Marcus Ampe says:

          Hallo, nice to hear from you.
          I have been so busy writing for other websites and being busy with two bible translations (in Dutch) as well as checking several blogs for my selection at my lifestyle magazine From Guestwriters, that my own blog got not many messages.

          I promise to look also at your blog and shall offer some feedback.

          All the best and kind regards,
          Marcus

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  7. petrel41 says:

    Congratulations, Marcus!

    I have nominated your blog for the WordPress Family Award.

    More about this nomination is at

    WordPress Family Award, thank you Shaun and Horty!

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    • Marcus Ampe says:

      Dear Kitty,
      Thank you very much for your nomination.

      In this world which shall come every day a little bit closer to the End-times, having to face a Third World War, the message of peace and understanding can not be underestimated.
      We may be happy that Word Press provides us with the means of sending a peace message out into the world. We should make good use of it. I sincerely hope I shall be able to bring such a message of mutual understanding on my different websites, of which Marcus’s Space is my personal civil site, whilst the others are more religious and spiritually orientated.

      I also look forward to find people with the same spirit of accepting other people with different ideas than their own, coming from different cultures, having different coloured skin, but all with the same human fire in their heart of love for all creatures, great and small.

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  14. Hello Marcus,

    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.

    It’s really great to find your blog here and your last post is a real good read.

    Let me follow your journey here is blogosphere 🙂

    Have a great time…

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  15. Eric says:

    I am sharing some appreciation and recognition today

    because beauty is all around us


    No requirements attached… Peace and joy is all ~ Eric

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  20. Equipping The Saints says:

    Your discussion on predestination is very good. Many people don’t venture into that realm of God’s Holy Word. Please keep up the good work.

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  21. george agak says:

    Thanks for visiting http://www.georgeagak.wordpress.com and sharing my stories with your audience, welcome for some more. through the pingback I was able to view your site and I can attest that it is worth every minute I spent reading your blogs. once again thank you

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  22. Yoshiko says:

    Thank you to follow my blog and like my poetry. Hope you enjoy it 🙂

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    • Marcus Ampe says:

      I do love poetry and like to find people who can play with words. I myself after the last publication and second prize of Flemish poetry in 1980 did not write many poems or novellas any more.

      Liked by 1 person

      • Yoshiko says:

        Thanks a lot. I thank the Lord to enable me to do so after many practices. Because I struggle to express myself.
        That’s amazing for you to be published as an author and to be awarded the second prize of Flemish poetry. I haven’t published any book yet.

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  23. soisitonlyme says:

    What an inspiring story. And what an eclectic miscellany of articles on your various blog pages. Although I’m largely a political animal I found your performing arts pages opening up a whole new realm of discovery for me in my retirement.
    At 70 late in the day perhaps but hopefully still plenty of time to catch up. So much to browse through which I know I’ll enjoy so thank you for that.

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  24. Marcus, thanks for the reblog on The Somme, much appreciated. I am sure I do not know my history as well as yourself, though I hope my simple approach worked. Many thanks, MM 🍀

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    Really informative post. Thank you.

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