Marcus Ampe
Some personal thoughts and reactions by Marcus Ampe.
Enkele persoonlijke gedachten en reacties van Marcus Ampe.
Giving hands – Working together – Fighting for the Future
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Guestspeaker
- The Many Faces of Extremism
- Brexit, Fascism and the Future
- Belgium one of the purest democracies in the world
- ‘Journalistiek gaat niet over waarheid. Schaf die term liever af’ (Trouw, 13/08/2022)
- De toekomst van de onafhankelijke journalistiek… en wie gaat dat betalen?
- De journalist, een bedreigde soort?
- Much news — and too many voices
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Marcus Ampe
- Why certain people are so stubborn and keep going against the mainstream
- Why certain people don’t understand some things
- The madness of rewriting or reworking literature continues
- There is so much to do every day
- Betonrot in het huis van de democratie
- Low and high level of confidence
- What makes me most anxious
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Marcus Ampe presenting: Some View on the World
The National: Why Lebanon’s time-zone troubles are no laughing matter
Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
The National Editorial. Sunday’s news that Lebanon’s residents woke up in two different time zones led to jokes about “Muslim time” and “Christian time” but it also exemplified some of the problems facing the state. The government announced that the usual start of Daylight Saving Time would be delayed…Asharq Al-Awsat: Kremlin Time and Beirut Time
Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Ghassan Charbel. The world is living on Kremlin time. The decisions of its master leave their mark on the security of the planet and the prices of energy and grain. Experts agree that another year of the Russian war on Ukraine will be catastrophic to the world. Vladimir…What we know on day 397 of the Russian invasion
Putin suggested a nuclear announcement was on the way earlier in the week, saying Russia would respond to Britain’s decision to supply armour-piercing shells to Ukraine made of depleted uranium.
NHS, Long Covid and suffering patients
Long Covid Two-thirds of affected UK workers face unfair treatment, says report TUC and charity call for better support and legal right to reasonable adjustments at work for sufferers UK ministers should act to ensure long Covid sufferers receive the support they need from employers, with as many as two-thirds claiming they have been unfairly […]
To turn back to the little patch of green and to get fit
The weather has finally started to brighten up in the UK. If you’ve been neglecting your gardens, or the little patch of green you have been nurturing, what better time is there to turn back to it than spring? Matt Collins has set out an easy-to-follow guide of affordable gardening tips that you can implement […]
Find different writers on two sites founded by me
Recent Posts: From guestwriters
Since 2011 increases in life expectancy have slowed after decades of steady improvement
After World War II, we gradually saw an improvement in living conditions in Western Europe, Canada and the United States. After 1970, a large increase in elders made us hope that we could live longer. When we were little, someone of 60 years was an old “bomma” or “bompa”. Many of us have been past […]
Wat betekend wedergeboren uit water en geest?
Tegenover de wereldse geboorte staat een geestelijke geboorte die uit water en geest wordt beklonken.
The Importance of Self-Care in Today’s Busy World
Originally posted on Raising Me:
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. With constant demands from work, family, and social obligations, it’s no wonder that people often neglect their own self-care. However, taking care of oneself is crucial for overall health and well-being. In…Doing more
Originally posted on My blog full of dreams and thoughts:
What do you wish you could do more every day? Taking time for myself and practicing self-care is essential for maintaining physical, mental, and emotional health. It allows me to recharge and refocus, reducing stress levels and improving my overall well-being. Practicing self-care can take…A lack of responsibility for your life
A lack of responsibility for your life may show up in the following ways: pessimistic thinking, a victimized mentality, frequent arguments, indecision, stagnancy, and codependency. When we become responsible for our lives, we notice more things going in our favor. If you want to create a better quality of life, filled with peace and joy, […]
There’s more to life than work
There’s more to life than work – as everyone but the Tories and Kim Kardashian knows John Harris
Daddy Matt
Originally posted on Leaving Oz:
Daddy Matt Going there for the last time,To Chapel Hill,It is smaller now than then,And though I didn’t go inI saw it as it wasLarge and livelyMy grandfather,Daddy Matt,At the kitchen tablePlaying cards, telling storiesChildren laughingAnd the smell of Granny cookingSouthern Fried Chicken and riceSo nice,So long, long agoTake Notice: Unspoken Rules
Originally posted on Mind of Terry:
An unspoken rule is a rule or behavioral constraint imposed on a group but isn’t written down or spoken about. There are many unspoken rules in our society that we have because they’re mostly associated with the logical action needed to be taken. Some typical rules that you would…Some Conversations Just NEED To Happen
Originally posted on The Sapphire Scripts:
Sept. 4 Why do you think it is so difficult for people to talk about race? There are always subjects that people feel aren’t proper or sensitive issues that may cause a war of words or some form of conflict. Some examples are politics, battles of the sexes, and…how do you respond?
Originally posted on Living Life in a Fish Bowl!:
I interact with numerous people throughout any given week. Sometimes I can go from talking with someone who has just lost a loved one or lost their job to someone who just got married or just got a promotion. Romans 12:15 says, “Rejoice with those who…Recent Posts: Stepping Toes
Can a person be too Christian to lead a modern political party
Christians in politics have been accommodated through a policy of don’t-ask, don’t-tell, but some argue endlessly about which bathrooms trans people should be allowed to use. Cisgender psychologists and sexologists pathologise the transgender experience according to their own biases, cisgender insurance executives arbitrarily what is and isn’t “necessary care” for transgender policyholders, and so on.
Antizionisme is geen antisemitisme
Het kan niet genoeg herhaald worden: antizionisme is geen antisemitisme.
Zionisme
Originally posted on Quo Vadis:
Zionisme is het (blijven) streven naar en behoud van een Joodse staat. Anti-zionisme is dus het verzet tegen de enige joodse staat. Behalve de genoemde landen met een islamitische meerderheid, zijn praktische alle andere landen, incl Israel, seculier, geen enkele religie is dominant en er is godsdienstvrijheid. Godsdienstvrijheid is één…Remedie tegen de ziekte van het nationalisme
Een kijk (door Willem Frederik Veltman) op wat de beste remedie is tegen nationalisme.
Was it a year not to step on the toes?
Introducing a news website that may well deserve your attention as it also debunks fake news and brings out the true facts.
Was het een jaar om niet op de tenen te trappen?
Voorstelling van een nieuwswebsite die gerust uw aandacht mag verdienen omdat deze ook fake news ontkracht en de ware feiten nar boven brengt.
Turkey splinters Nato unity with veto against Finland and Sweden
Event Turkey has broken Nato unity on Finland and Sweden’s push to join the alliance, blocking an initial vote on accession after President Erdogan demanded that the two countries hand over dozens of Turkish exiles he accused of “terrorism”. The veto came hours after Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato secretary-general, hailed a historic moment for western […]
Food crisis looms as landmines litter Ukraine farmer’s fields
The Times, May 2, 2022 Event Ukraine, one of the most fertile and productive countries in the world, has been known historically as the “bread basket of Europe”. Now it is facing a complex and unprecedented agricultural crisis, in which landmines are only one of numerous interlinked problems. The United Nations estimates this year’s harvest […]
Anti-Semitism: Dramatic rise in 2021, Israeli report says
BBC, April 22 + Audit of antisemitic incidents Event The number of anti-Semitic incidents around the world dramatically increased last year, a study by Tel Aviv University has found. The report identifies the US, Canada, the UK, Germany and Australia as among countries where there was a sharp rise. This was fueled by radical left- […]
‘Desperate’ Vladimir Putin may use tactical nuclear weapons, warns CIA chief
The Times, April 16 Russia’s setbacks could prompt President Putin to use tactical nuclear weapons, William Burns, the CIA director, has said. Moscow has a stockpile of about 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons, also known as low-yield or battlefield munitions, that can be deployed by air, sea or artillery. These are generally less potent than the […]
Recent Posts from my ecclesia: Belgian Ecclesia Brussel - Leuven
Bibeltextfragmente zur Zeit für dies und das
“Die Tage unserer Jahre, ihrer sind siebzig Jahre, und, wenn in Kraft, achtzig Jahre, und ihr Stolz ist Mühsal und Nichtigkeit, denn schnell eilt es vorüber, und wir fliegen dahin.” (Ps 90:10 ELB)“Stimme eines Sprechenden: Rufe! Und er spricht: Was soll ich rufen? “Alles Fleisch ist Gras, und alle seine Anmut wie die Blume des […]
Fragments bibliques par Temps pour ceci et cela
“Les jours de nos années s’élèvent à soixante-dix ans, Et, pour les plus robustes, à quatre-vingts ans ; Et l’orgueil qu’ils en tirent n’est que peine et misère, Car il passe vite, et nous nous envolons.” (Ps 90:10 LSG)“Une voix dit : Crie ! — Et il répond : Que crierai-je ? Toute chair est comme l’herbe, Et tout son éclat […]
Du temps pour ceci et cela
Dans nos vies, il y a un temps pour tout. Lorsque nous venons au monde, nous ne sommes conscients de rien et vivons simplement des choses alors que ce sont nos parents qui sont autorisés à vivre leur temps joyeusement lorsqu’ils ont un enfant. Cet enfant doit être élevé par eux là où il y […]
Bible fragments by Time for this and that
“The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.” (Ps 90:10 NHEB)“The voice of one saying, “Cry!” One said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory […]
Time for this and that
In our lives, there is a time for everything. When we come into the world, we are not aware of anything and just experience things, while it is our parents who are allowed to live their time joyfully when having a child. That child must be brought up by them, where there are moments that […]
Recent Posts – Recente bijdragen op: Broeders in Christus
Bidden tot een Onzichtbare God
De uit de wereld gekozenen hebben geen angst om tot de Onzichtbare God te bidden, in Wie zij alle vertrouwen hebben en geloven dat zij Hem als schild kunnen gebruiken.
Een Aandachtige Toehoorder
Wij moeten beseffen dat er in de hemel een Geest is Die naar ons wil luisteren als wij bereid zijn om naar Hem toe te komen.
Een koning wiens troon vast staat sinds eeuwen
Het koninkrijk der wereld is het koninkrijk van onze Allerhoogste Heer en van zijn Christus geworden, die autoriteit, heerschappij en macht heeft gekregen en als koning zal regeren tot in alle eeuwigheid.
We zijn meer dan overwinnaars
Meerderen van ons worden getroffen door het leed dat aangedaan wordt door oorlogsgeweld, aards geweld (zoals aardebevingen en modderstromen) maar wij willen niet gebukt gaan onder een slachtoffersrol. Wij beseffen dat al dat lijden mar een tijdelijk gebeuren is.
Besef van nietigheid, uitkijkende naar een door God aangestelde vorst en zijn Koninkrijk
Wij bidden regelmatig, in alle nederigheid, dat Gods Naam geheiligd zal worden en Zijn Rijk zal komen.
Vindt ook mijn Nederlandstalige site van de Broeders in Christus – A Dutch language site of the Belgian Brethren: Belgische Broeders In Christus
Gebed niet het volgen van een procedure
Er moeten geen voorgeschreven woorden volgens bepaalde regels opgezegd worden. Met onze eigen woorden kunnen wij aan God kenbaar maken dat wij Hem liefhebben en nog beter willen leren kennen.
Bidden naar Gods Wil
In je dagelijkse communicatie met God is het niet onbelangrijk Hem te laten weten dat jij Hem lief hebt en dat jij graag zou willen leven volgens Zijn Wil.
Voldoende redenen om tot God te bidden
Er zijn heel wat dingen die er ons zouden toe moeten brengen om ons tot onze hemelse Vader te richten.
Geen vrees om vol vertrouwen tot God te bidden
Ook al wil de wereld de mensen het anders doen geloven, is er volop reden om tot de Onzichtbare God te bidden.
Gebed tot wie de Kracht en Koningsmacht toebehoort
Het modelgebed “Onze Vader” wordt meestal afgesloten met onze erkenning dat het Koninkrijk toebehoort aan Jehovah God , Die de Allermachtigste is en alle Kracht en Heerlijkheid bevat.
Biblestudents - Bijbelonderzoekers
- Allen voor God
- Belgian Biblestudents – Belgische Bijbelstudenten
- Biblestudents – Bijbelstudenten (Google Site)
Biblestudents – Bijbelstudenten- Bijbelvorser
- Bijbelvorsers Blogspot
- Bijbelvorsers Webs
- Christen Focus
- Getuigen voor Christus
- Relating to God Weebly site
- Stepping toes
- Unmasking anti Jehovah sites and people
Bloggers For Peace
0 + Bloggers for Peace- 1 Earth Unite
- a Look at the World
- About Bloggers For Peace
- Becoming a writer
- Bodhisattvaintraining
- Cheri Speak
- Comments from Cathy
- Diary of a House Elf
- EJ
- Everyday Gurus
- Francine In Retirement
- From Guestwriters
- Glorious Mettle
- Grandmalin
- Heartflow
- Human in recovery
- Inspire the Idea
- Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
- Knights of the Climate Covenant
- Melanie lynn Griffin
- Michele D’Acosta
- Mother wife student worker – Life is a journey
- My guilty pleasures
- Our World
- Panama adventure
- Professions for Peace
- Radical Amazement ~ life as a creative being
- Reflections on life thus far
- Retired Ruth
- Rohan7things
- Serendipity 13
- Simply Charming
- Some View on the world
- Spiritual World Traveler
- Steve’s Thinking Space
- The Crayon Files
- the INFP
- This Is My Corn
- Thoughts From An American Woman
- Through the Peacock's Eyes
- Tracie Louise Photography Seeing The Beauty In All Things
- Worldviewer
Christadelphian Websites
- a Look at the World
- Belgian Christadelphians
- Belgian Free Christadelphians Main page– Hoofdpagina van de Belgische Vrije Christadelphians
- Belgische Brüder und Schwestern in Christus oder Christadelphians
- Belgische Broeders in Christus
- Belgische Christadelphians
- Bijbelvorser
- Bijbelvorsers Blogspot
- C4All
- C4U
- Christadelphes Belges
- Christadelphia
- Christadelphia – City of Christ
- Christadelphia Worldwide
- Christadelphians on Tumblr
- Christadelphians Worldwide Arsk/Chb Elpis Israel
- Coffs Christadelphians Bonville Australia
- De Weg naar God
Free Christadelphian Ecclesia- God vinden
Hoop tot Leven – Redding in Christus- Messiah for all
- Op zoek naar God
- Our World
- Relating to God Weebly site
- Relating to God wordPress Blog
- Stepping toes
- The Biblesite
- Vlaamse Broeders in Christus (Google Site)
Vrije Broeders in Christus (Free Flemish Christadelphians on Wordpress)- Walsall Christadelphians
Artikels die in mijn smaak vielen = Posts I Like
Tag Archives: Ukraine
Going to the end of 2022 having to see an ongoing invasion
An overview of events in Ukraine and what the possibilities and options may be for the president of the Russian Federation. Continue reading
Posted in B4Peace, Crisis, Dagboek = Diary, Food, History, News and Politics, Religion, Warning, Welfare and Health, World
Tagged 1991, 2021, 2022, Africa, Belarus, Belarusia, Biblical prophecy, Black Sea, Cereal export(s), Chaplyne (town - Synelnykove Raion - Dnipropetrovsk Oblast - Ukraine), Cold War, Democracy Works (foundation promoting good governance), Dmitri Utkin (Rus. busnissman + founder of Wagner Group), Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk region, Donald Trump, Eastern Europe, Eastern European countries, Emmanuel Macron, End Times, Europe, European Council, European Peace Facility (EPF), European Union (EU), European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine), Ex-Soviet countries, Farhan Haq, Finland, Flaring, Food crisis, Food prices, Gog, Hasidic Jew(s), Henry Kissinger, Hezbollah, High irradiation zone, Humanitarian crisis, Imperial-style war of conquest, International student(s), Israël, Jeshuaist community, Jeshuaist(s), Jewish community, Kharkiv (Ukraine), Kherson (Ukraine), Kherson Oblast, King of the north, King of the south, Kyiv, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Martial law, Nahman of Breslov = Rabbī Naḥmān = Reb Nachman of Bratslav, NATO, NATO alliance, NATO membership, Natural gas, Nord Stream 1, Nuclear power plant, Nuclear Weapons, Odessa, Olena Zelenska (née Kiyashko), Podillia, Post-colonial Africa, Power plants, Ramzan Kadyrov, Refugees, Russia-Ukraine War (2022), Russian Federation, Russian invader(s), Russian troops, Russo-Ukrainian War (2014), Rystad Energy, Samantha Power, Sergey Lavrov, Ukraine, Ukrainian armed forces, Ukrainian government, Ukrainian Jew(s), Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Ukrainian refugee(s), Ukrainian war, Uman (city- C. Ukraine), Verkhovna Rada (supreme council), Vinnytsia = Vinnitsa (city - W.-C. Ukraine), Vinnytsia Oblast, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Western military assistance, Western population, William Gumede, Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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European Council meeting of 20 – 21 October 2022
After the Covid pandemic, which is actually not quite over yet, Europe has much worse cats to flog. With what is going on in the North of Europe, no wonder a lot of time is recently spent on that very … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis, Economy, News and Politics, Visuals (Video, Photo, Cartoon), Welfare and Health, World
Tagged Autonomy, Charles Michel, China, Chinese model, Climate efforts, Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine, Energy crisis, Estonia, EU military assistance mission, EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, European Council, European Peace Facility (EPF), European Political Community (EPC), European Union, European Union leader(s), Gas shortage, Gazprom, Global Warming, Hungary, Iran, Iranian combat drones, Lithuania, Moldova, North Europe, Putin’s Plan, Roberta Metsola, Russia, Russian Armed Forces, Soviet Union, Special tribunal for war crimes, Territorial integrity, Terror, Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen, Viktor Orbán, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, War crimes
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Shall skyrocketing energy prices bring down consumption
Many companies exploit the war in Ukraine to skyrocket their energy prices, leaving ordinary citizens with unaffordable bills and in trouble. Continue reading
Posted in Crisis, Economy, Environment and Ecology, News and Politics, Poverty, Welfare and Health, World
Tagged Air-conditioning, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Energiebilanzen e.V. (Working Group on Energy Balances - AGEB), Austria, Chernobyl disaster, Climate change, Communication Workers Union (CWU), Cyprus, Dave Ward, Distribution of electricity, Distribution of gas, Eddie Dempsey, Electric car(s), Electricity, Electricity consumption, Electricity cost(s), Electricity meter, Energy bill, Energy consumption, Energy crisis, Energy efficiency, Energy rationing, Energy supply, England, Enough is Enough campaign, Europe, European Green Deal, Extreme heat, Extreme temperature(s), Fabian Ronningen, Fair distribution, Fans Supporting Foodbanks charity, Food bank(s), Food Foundation, Fossil fuels, France, Friends of the Earth, G7, Gas consumption, Gas meter, Gas shortage, Gazprom, Gele Hesjes = Yellow vests, Germany, Greece, Greenhouse gas emission(s), Greg Jackson, Heat pump(s), Household, Household bill, Household budget, Household expenditure, Hungary, Ian Byrne, Inflation, Insulation, International Energy Agency (IEA), Italy, Kerry McCarthy, Living standards, Luxembourg, Malta, Mike Childs, Mouvement des gilets jaunes = Yellow vests, Natural gas, Nuclear disaster, Nuclear power plant, Nuclear reactor(s), Octopus Energy Group, Poverty, Public assistance = social assistance = social Welfare program, Remuneration, Renewable power, Russia-Ukraine War (2022), Russian Federation, Rystad Energy, Social service(s), Summertime, Sweden, Taxation, Ukraine, United States of America, Vladimir Putin, Wales, Water shortage, Winter, Wintertime, Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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Continued attacks clearly targeting civilians
In the face of the despicable attack on a major department store, we cannot help but wonder how long the international community will stand by and watch all those war crimes that Russia continues to commit with impunity. Continue reading
Social media for Trumpists and changing nature of warfare
A world of fake news When Donald Trump ran for president, plus when he was the 45th president of the U.S.A. and after he wanted to go for another term, the world was bombarded with lots of false messages, lies … Continue reading
Posted in History, News and Politics, World
Tagged Aaron Fisher, Big Tech sites, Brazil, Cable news war, Centre-Right, Conspiracy theorists, Democrats, Denazification, Devin Nunes, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Donald Trump supporter(s), Evangelicals, Extremists, Facebook, Fake news, Far-right, Far-right extremist(s), Free speech social network, Gettr (soc. med.), Gulf War, Guo Wengui = Guo Haoyun = Miles Guo = Miles Kwo(k), Jair Bolsonaro, Jason Miller, Joe Rogan, Kinetic warfare, LGBTQ community, Marine Le Pen, Microblogging, Misinformation, Neo-Nazis, Online social network service, Parler ( microblogging + soc. netw. serv.), Rebekah Mercer, Roman Catholics, Russia-Ukraine War (2022), Smartphone, Social media, Social network, Storming of the Capitol, The Joe Rogan Experience, Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), Trumpism, Truth Social (social network), Twitter, Ukraine, Ukrainian(s), Wagner Group
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Ballet Dancers Fleeing Ukraine Rubble Find Bucharest Stage
Originally posted on AMRAH:
BUCHAREST – Six ballet dancer who have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion were warming up on Friday on the stage of the National Opera House in Romanian capital Bucharest. In the days after they left badly…
President of Ukraine met with the Speakers of the Parliaments of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia who arrived in Kyiv
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Speaker of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia Ināra Mūrniece, and partymember of the Latvian National Alliance (All for Latvia! – For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK), plus the Speaker of the Seimas of … Continue reading
Posted in News and Politics, World
Tagged Air Defence of Ukraine, Armoured vehicle(s), Baltic states, Belarus, Blood brother(s), EU Membership, Financial assistance, Grand duchy of Lithuania, Ināra Mūrniece, Jüri Ratas, Kyiv, Latvia, Lithuania, Military assistance, Poland, Polish-Lithuanian confederation, Riigikogu (Est. legis. body), Riigikogu of the Republic of Estonia, Russia-Ukraine War (2022), Sanctions against Russia, Seimas (Lith. legis.), Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia, Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania, Swift = Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, Trade with Belarus, Trade with Russia, Ukraine, Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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