A goodbye letter from Riekje

Dear student, Maybe you’ve already heard: as of January 1st, I voluntarily but cheerfully took early retirement. As of the new year, you will no longer see me as a student pastor at NEWConnective in 3D@VU or elsewhere. So what you are reading right now can be considered a farewell letter. That sounds pretty dramatic, […]

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Afscheidsbrief van Riekje

Beste student, Misschien hoorde je het al: per 1 januari ben ik vrijwillig maar vrolijk met vervroegd pensioen gegaan. Vanaf het nieuwe jaar zul je me dus niet meer tegenkomen als studentenpastor bij NEWConnective in 3D@VU of elders. Wat je nu zit te lezen, kun je dan ook beschouwen als een afscheidsbrief. Dat klinkt lekker […]

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Throwback: An Evening on Time

On the 7th of December, we gathered around and talked about the role time plays in our lives. How can we protect our time? Does our time belong to ourselves, or others? A summary of our two guest speakers’ talk: Angelique and Abel. Speedboat Angelique starts off the evening with her thoughts. She has a […]

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Silence over sound

You know that saying ‘think before you speak?’ I was terrible at it. I felt like I had to reply right away, to whatever someone asked me. And sometimes that first response wasn’t always the truth, but I felt too ashamed to admit that. I hated silence. In conversations, alone at home. I was always […]

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