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Ook al zou 2022 niet onder de allerbeste jaren kunnen rekenen,
en mag er misschien heel wat mis gegaan zijn,
Moet men er enkel de goede dingen van onthouden
en het jaar in alle schoonheid afsluiten.
Geniet van deze oudejaarsavond
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Guestspeakers and guestwriters
Lifestyle and Readers Digest Magazine founded by Marcus Ampe on the 26th of March 2014
Authors presenting articles - Artikelen voorstellende Auteurs
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Recent articles by author - Recente artikelen per auteur
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alsowritten
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Belgian Biblestudents - Belgische Bijbelstudenten
- Een persoonlijke wil, maar onderworpen aan de wil van God
- Una voluntad personal, pero sometida a la voluntad de Dios
- The Grace of Humility
- La Gracia de la Humilidad
- Genade van Nederigheid
- In deze oorlogsdreigingstijden
- Did Jesus Exist? Searching for Evidence Beyond the Bible
- My perspective: Virtual v Physical church attendance
- Giving thanks to God on Thanksgiving Holiday
- Many may feel there is little reason to give thanks this Thanksgiving Holiday
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belgischebroedersinchristus
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Bijbelvorsers
- How to Start (and Keep) Good Habits
- Ik manifesteer een perfecte blogpost
- Non-kosher fish eaten in Jerusalem during early days of Judaism
- We Are Loved
- Devotions by Christine Caine: Salt of the earth
- The self and the other in times of insecurity
- Het treffen van tijd en toeval
- Soms heb ik het gevoel dat ik daadwerkelijk op de verkeerde planeet ben.
- Sometimes I feel like I’m actually on the wrong planet.
- ”Let Your Guilt Be Washed”
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Christadelphians
- Karam Ram on Beyond Religion
- Why was Jesus circumcised at eight days old in accordance with Jewish law?
- About a fleshless diet
- “I want to draw closer to God, but…”
- Liz Truss: We may support a tribunal to try Putin over war in Ukraine
- It’s the Little Things that Matter
- Germany backs EU proposals for Russian oil ban
- Pushing Russia
- Messages from a distance not belonging to the past
- God never promised that we will not have any problems
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Guestspeaker
- Danger of drugs – turning into a habit
- Xinhua: 20 years after blatant invasion, U.S. crimes against Iraq still unpunished
- Identifying discourses
- Dig a Little Deeper
- The Sounds of Peace
- Groene aanslag
- The Old Man of the Mountain
- On our Mistakes, sometimes we feel hopeless, and lonely
- Reflections from an old man about his past
- Aeronautics, TikTok and Life stories
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Immanuel Verbondskind
- Anti-Semitism in the United States
- Judaism and Jewishness in 2020 America
- Going in the wrong direction in seeking Torah obedience – according Sir Anthony Buzzard
- 97-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor scoring high on TikTok
- Trump-era spike in Israeli settlement growth has only begun
- Joodse emigratie niet volgens de tijd van Nederlandse christenen
- Antisemitische misdaden in 1919 met 13 procent gestegen in Duitsland
- Broken daily routines
- Hosting a Virtual Seder During a Pandemic
- Perhaps Anti-Semitism for lots of people isn’t always easy to see
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jeshuaist
- Oorlogen hebben steeds gaten geslagen in bestaande structuren
- Christenen die andere christenen vervloeken
- About marriages and divorces
- Oplossingen gezocht voor Joodse dienstvoorziening
- Discipelschap belangrijk element bij focussen
- Niet op het probleem focussen maar op de oplossing tot alle problemen
- Hoe ver kan men gaan om zich te beroepen op Vrije meningsuiting
- How to Go Forward without Fear
- Één enkel leven reddend
- Saving a single life
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Vragensteller - Inquirer
- Our existence, the world showing up for us and holding up a mirror
- Gender, genderless, androgyny, bisexuality, cisgender and transgender
- Discouraged from asking questions
- Do the concepts of male and female need to have a formal official definition
- When does your day begin and when begins God His day
- Van waar halen bepaalde gelovigen dat Paulus de Wet (van Mozes) dood verklaarde
- Existence in the non-existent and non-existence in the existence
- Niet “de Moslims” maar de fundamentalisten zijn een probleem
- The Giver of the Source of light for mankind
- Just a thought for this month of Changing colours in Western Europe
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lizaborstlap
- ek is bang ek vergeet
- ommekeer
- you can’t wake a person that is pretending to be asleep
- let go… or be dragged
- don’t look at me in that tone of voice!
- Patience is also a form of action
- even so, it is well with my soul
- requiem vir die sewende vrou
- die seisoen draai vir my
- re-frame obligation into conscious choices
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Marcus Ampe
- White versus black in a woke world
- Bij aankoop van een woning hou rekening met de Renovatieverplichting
- Colours, men, women, genders, choices of words and political football
- Begroetende dageraad
- When dawn greets us
- When dusk greets us
- Begroetende schemering
- A culture of “democratic cleansing” – Elders and youngsters versus respect
- Als je niet plant, plan je om te falen
- If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
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Success Inspirers' World
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Fan of Pequeña Sudamérica
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Relating to God
- As near to God as you want Him to be
- Three basic commands
- So many being afraid – reason enough to step in the boat with Christ
- A New Schoolyear, new plans
- Bid om God te danken
- Pray to thank God
- Knowledge of God by reading and willingness to open your mind to transform you
- Jesus, A way given to find the right way to God
- Gebed ter bescherming en versterking van de verkondigers van het Goede Nieuws
- To will being present in us but to do it not always evident
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Recent comments – Recente commentaren
Our greatest hits – Onze huidige hits
Community – Gemeenschap
Messengers of Peace and Positivism – Boodschappers van Vrede en Positivisme
We belong to the Bloggers for Peace and you can join them too. (Click on the picture to know more and to connect.)
Club members their own blog-writings – Clubleden hun eigen persoonlijke blogs
Thoughts by and a Look at the world by Marcus Ampe on: Marcus Ampe's Space
Betonrot in het huis van de democratie
De Belgische regering is in haar eigen bedje ziek maar lijkt de betonrot in eigen gelederen niet op te merken.
Low and high level of confidence
While I may be uncertain about my own abilities, I am very confident about the things that have become prophesied in the Bible, which makes me joyful on that front of confidence every day.
What makes me most anxious
What makes you most anxious? There may be lots of things that may get me worried, but also lots of things I am anxious to do. I might be anxious that something should happen, me very much wanting to do it, or very much wanting it to happen. Not meeting requirements or expectations worries me […]
Dichtbij zijnde kernoorlogen
De langdurige strijd om Oekraïens grondgebied heeft Oekraïne en Rusland in een loopgravenoorlog gebracht die uiteindelijk zeer lang zou kunnen duren en tot een wereldoorlog zou kunnen leiden waarbij kernwapens als de enige oplossing voor het beëindigen van het conflict gekozen zou worden.
A question I hate to be asked
What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. For a dancer age is sacrosanct. Dancers are so dependent upon their body, which by getting older loses its vitality and brings more and more (professional) limitations and pains. No dancer wants to see the day when he or she would not be able physically […]
Opening sentence for my autobiography
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? “This is the story of a man who as a child wanted to become a priest or a welknown musical star, and after 45 years having done his best in ballet, concentrated himself onto the work for his church, preaching, social and aidwork, plus writing on the […]
The experiences that made me grow the most
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Normally, one would think it would be a very nice experience that would make a person grow in life. Lots of impressions make an imprint in a person’s life and help grow him or her and form his or her character. We are moulded by all […]
An other look at the world by Marcus Ampe on: Some View on the World
Anarchy in Marseille as Macron protests turn violent
Presumably, Macron‘s government has killed itself, even though, early this week, it survived two confidence votes. Carnival celebrations in Marseille descended into violence on the night of March 19, in protest against Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reforms. What began as a family-friendly event quickly degenerated into anarchy when 300 people started a bonfire in the […]
2023 March 21-23 Must-read stories
Must-read stories Envy, high praise and an awkward gaffe: what happened when “dear friends” Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met in Moscow as they prepared for three days of talks. Why Xi can’t solve Putin’s Ukraine problem. The Chinese president could have profound influence but questions remain about whether he can, or wants to, end […]
Boris Johnson’s ‘bombshell’ Partygate defence branded weak by Tory MPs ahead of TV grilling
Boris Johnson faced a “torrid time” at Wednesday’s showdown grilling on whether he lied over Partygate, according to Conservatives MPs who branded his defence dossier weak and predicted that he would be found guilty and punished. The former prime minister lashed out at the committee of MPs investigating whether he lied to parliament – […]
‘Hypocrite’ Keir Starmer to avoid tax on pension
Previously in the news The lifetime cap on pension savings will be abolished from April 2024, under Conservative reforms designed to encourage more over-50s to return to the workforce. The overhaul was announced in the Budget on Wednesday March 15. It means savers can contribute to their pension – and benefit from government tax relief […]
Russia-China ties
Recent Posts on the other Lifestyle Magazine: 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: Belgian Ecclesia Brussel - Leuven
Thought for March 16: Touch
There are a couple dozen mentions of Jesus touching people when he healed them. The healing Jesus did was personal, one-on-one. There are only two cases I can come up with of Jesus healing someone long distance: The centurion whose beloved servant was deathly ill recognized that Jesus could heal with a word (Luke 7:1-10). […]
Possibly a bright prospect for the Belgian community of Brothers in Christ
Revival for French-speaking Brothers in Christ At the hands of Duncan Heaster, the leader of Carelinks, our Belgian association suffered greatly in 2014 and subsequent years. The whole affair surrounding a dispute that was mainly between CBM and Mr D. Heaster totally undercut us when we tried to get all the different Christadelphian groups in […]
Une perspective prometteuse pour la communauté belge des Frères en Christ
Renouveau pour les Frères en Christ belges francophones Sous l’impulsion de Duncan Heaster, le dirigeant de Carelinks, notre association belge a beaucoup souffert en 2014 et les années suivantes. Toute cette affaire autour d’un différend qui opposait principalement CBM et M. D. Heaster nous a totalement décrédibilisés lorsque nous avons essayé de rassembler tous les […]
In Maart 2023 – Goed nieuws voor Belgische Christadelphians
Er is zaterdag 11 maart de hoop gelegd om uit een diep dal te kruipen en weer een Franstalige gemeenschap in België op te bouwen.
Suffering and the God of Love #5 Will God Ever End Suffering?
Will God Ever End Suffering? This is the whole point that is so often missed. The assumption is made that God is to blame for suffering (which, as we have seen, He is not); that all suffering is bad (which is wrong); that if God allows suffering He therefore does not love us (when it […]
Recent Posts by the Brethren in Christ: 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.
Recente Postings: Belgische Broeders In Christus
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.
Achtergrondverzen bij “Het Onze Vader” 8 Verlossing
Verlossing komt de mens toe dankzij de redding die Jehovah de wereld verschaft.
Recent Posts: Belgian Biblestudents - Belgische Bijbelstudenten
Luke 2 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Luke 2:1-7 – A Firstborn’s Birth In Bethlehem
CHAPTER TWO: THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JOHN AND JESUS [“Birth and Growth of a Father’s Son”] Key word: Christ Luke 2:1-7 – A Firstborn’s Birth In Bethlehem LK2:1 Now it occurred in those days[1] that a decree[2] was sent out from Caesar Augustus[3] to register[4] all the inhabitants of the land.[5] LK2:2 This was […]
Turbulent period gave us hands full of work
Since 2020, we have been in an unexpectedly busy period where we did not see much time to publish here on this WordPress platform. in fact, a turbulent period left us with our hands full of work.
Een zeer drukke tijd
Sinds 2020 zijn wij in een onverwacht drukke periode beland waarbij wij niet veel tijd zagen vrij te maken om hier op dit WordPress platform te publiceren. een turbulente periode bezorgde ons namelijk handenvol werk.
Luke 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Luke 1 Review Questions on Chapter One
Review Questions on Chapter One How does Luke introduce his Gospel? Who received an angelic visitation in the Temple? Why was Zechariah struck dumb? Why was Elizabeth’s pregnancy unusual? What did the angel say to Mary? What happened when Mary visited Elizabeth? How does Mary magnify God? What is the name of Elizabeth’s child? What […]
Luke 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Luke 1:67-80 – Zechariah’s Prophecy
Luke 1:67-80 – Zechariah’s Prophecy LK1:67 Then the baby’s father Zechariah was filled with holy Pneuma and prophesied:[1] “Blessed [be] YHWH, The God of Israel,[2] [Psalm 41:13] LK1:68 for He visited and redeemed His People.[3] [Psalm 111:9] LK1:69 He raised up for us a horn[4] of salvation in His servant David’s House. [Psalm 132:17] LK1:70 […]
Recent Posts by bible Scholars: Bijbelvorser = Bible Researcher
what, why, outcome??
Originally posted on Living Life in a Fish Bowl!:
How’s your prayer life? What is prayer? Communicating with God – the One who rules the universe and all the galaxies beyond, who is all-powerful, all-knowing, and present everywhere Asking Him to intervene on a particular situation or person Asking for His peace, joy, love, hope…4 mistakes when reading the parables of Jesus
Remembering Jesus’s two purposes for teaching in parables will help us to overcome four common mistakes.
Jesus Revealing the Secrets of God’s Kingdom
Jesus once gave a series of seven Kingdom illustrations in close connection with one another. We should remember that the most important reason for his telling such short stories is to persuade people to enter the kingdom of which he speaks.
Onze verzoeken klinkend als de gebeden van Jezus
Klinken onze gebeden als het gebed van Jezus Christus? Hierboven wordt niet gevraagd of u het modelgebed dat Jezus de wereld gaf, bidt. Vermoedelijk bidden heel wat christenen regelmatig het “Onze Vader“. Hierbij kan de vraag gesteld worden of zij wel degelijk de inhoud er van beseffen. Velen denken namelijk dat zij na hun dood […]
Kracht en heerlijkheid behoren God toe
Als afsluiting van het modelgebed Het Onze Vader kunnen wij nog eens benadrukken hoe wij Gods Naam, Heerlijkheid of Glorie, Macht en Kracht hoogschatten.
Recent Posts by: Immanuel Verbondskind - עמנואל קאָווענאַנט קינד
Menahem Schmelzer, Jewish Theological Seminary Librarian, Dies at 88
Menahem Schmelzer, a Hungarian refugee who for more than two decades was the doting custodian of one of the world’s greatest collections of ancient Hebrew and other Jewish manuscripts and books as the librarian of the Jewish Theological Seminary, died on Dec. 10 at his home in Manhattan. He was 88. During Professor Schmelzer’s tenure […]
Micha Gamerman’s Chanuka Medley
A fun medley about a small but nice get-together
In this time of darkness yearning for God’s presence
Right now, we are in a time of seeking, and there is good reason to yearn for the Qadosh Barukh Hu, El ʿElyon, thirsting for Jehovah the living God, to find our way through the darkness. Those who have tasted the Bore and got that personal relationship with Him, have found that nothing else can satisfy their souls but Him.
Though darkened by Russian strikes lights of hope
In the north of Europe shelling brings a lot of darkness, but these days our brethren and sisters from Ukraine, with us are all united in the commemoration of another war won by the grace of the El’ Elyon.
Beginnings and endings are significant
As we gain new experiences and learn every day so does the confrontation of reading the Torah every year again from beginning to end, which makes us discover each time some new things, making us grow in our Bible knowledge.
Recent Posts by: Jeshuaisten / Jeshuaists
Authentic Self and the Assimilated Jew, Part 3: Secular/Assimilated Jew?
Originally posted on Jewish Young Professional:
I put “Assimilated Jew” in the title of this series because “Authentic Self and the Assimilated Jew” had a nice aesthetically-pleasing alliteration to it. But honestly, I don’t self-identify as a secular Jew or as an assimilated Jew. Secular? I don’t consider myself secular because in spite of my…Adolfo Kaminsky, a forger who saved many lives died
Adolfo Kaminsky (or Adolphe; 1 October 1925 – 9 January 2023) was an Argentine-born member of the French Resistance, specializing in the forgery of identity documents, and photographer.
Several Sabbaths defined and a look at Pesach and passing over
The Pesach teaches that God will ‘skip over’.
Not always so easy to keep to the sabbath
We always should remember that Shabbat is not just about not doing certain things, or the other way round, just doing special things, or having special food or bringing sacrifices.
Religious elements in a marriage ceremony
Before planning to live together in union, one should carefully consider the cultural and religious differences and how one will deal with them after the marriage commitment.
Recent Posts from a: Jeshuaist
Voor allen een sjana tova oemetoeka
Bij de Parasja Nitsawiem 5782 kijken wij uit naar een sjana tova oemetoeka voor ons allen.
Parasja Nitsawiem 5782
Dit jaar zijn er nog 2 sjabbatot tot Soekot en is er voor elke sjabbat een parasja en de sjabbat voorafgaande aan Rosj Hasjana lezen wij nu de de parasja Nitsawiem.
100 berichten en vijf jaar op WordPress
Verwonderlijk kreeg ik vandaag het bericht van WordPress dat ik tegen een jubileum mag aankijken. Gefeliciteerd met je jubileum bij WordPress.com! Je hebt je 5 jaar geleden geregistreerd op WordPress.com.Bedankt voor het gebruiken van onze service! Ga zo door met bloggen. Wat zijn die vijf jaren voorbij gevlogen. Voordat mijn pen al mijn gedachten kon […]
Op het punt dat er vele doden onder onze broeders en zusters kunnen vallen
Kijkend naar de geschiedenis van het Joodse Volk in Oekraïne staan zij nu weer op het punt dat er vele doden onder hen kunnen vallen.
Rosj Hasjana om na te denken wat wij met de wondere schepping van God doen
Met Rosj Hasjana denken wij aan de wondere scheppingsdaad van de Allerhoogste. Spijtig genoeg moeten wij toegeven dat de mensheid van die schepping een janboel heeft gemaakt.
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Posts we Like – Artikelen die in onze smaak vielen
Marcus Ampe’s Other selected posts – Andere door Marcus Ampe geselecteerde berichten
From guestwriters 