Forty Years
Forty years is a long time, by any stretch. For us, particularly, these back forty have felt like a lifetime, with two bookends - our trips to Europe in 1983 and 2023 (still to come).
Summer Quest 2023
In the summer of 2023, Wendy and Henry explored parts of Holland and Europe as well, before and after the van der Laan extended family reunion in Stadskanaal.
The Nature of Things
It is now already five years since the Christmas of 2016 when we last gathered fully as family in Niagara, some three months after Stiny de Jong's funeral. We were drawn together to hang on to that sense of belonging that only a matriarch can supply. We gathered for a
The Nature of Things
It is now already five years since the Christmas of 2016 when we last gathered fully as family in Niagara, some three months after Stiny de Jong's funeral. We were drawn together to hang on to that sense of belonging that only a matriarch can supply. We gathered for a
The Living Vine Panorama
This panorama of Jubilee Fellowship's worship space was taken just after Christmas, 2010.
The Living Vine mural, wrapping around the back, takes up more than half of the panorama.
Full Circle
When our daughter, Laura, became a Christian Reformed pastor in 2017 I had no idea that we had generations of 'dominees' in our family, as far back as the Dutch Reformation. But recent work with My Heritage has uncovered five centuries of faithfulness and a fascinating story line connecting a
God Includes
God loves you and me. That’s the firm foundation for our faith, as it can be for every one of God’s children. God’s esteem for us is also the foundation of our self-esteem. We know from the history of redemption that God does not hold back this love from those
Talkabout – Living in Faith
The desire to talk about things is a natural and important part of our being. That is a reflection Of God's own nature -- God's Word is a testament to His eagerness to talk with us about everything under the sun. We ourselves do talk back, and we talk much
God Includes
God loves you and me. That's the firm foundation for our faith, as it can be for every one of God's children. God's esteem for us is also the foundation of our self-esteem. We know from the history of redemption that God does not hold back this love from those