David Geens: Father, Husband, Geeky Entrepreneur, and Mormon in Flanders
Bart Eeckhout dismisses faith entirely, especially when it comes to morality. The failures of those in authority should not be taken as grounds for everyone’s faith.
My son Laurens has autism, and lately, it’s been really hard for me. “What did I do to deserve this?” I sometimes find myself thinking. When I don’t have an answer, what keeps me going aren’t grand insights but rather established habits. And this week, it was a good conversation with a friend and the chance to serve others that, together, gave me more than I expected.
Last time, we left off with a skeptical 18-year-old on his way to Italy. In Assisi, he stumbles upon a statue of doves—and a memory his mind can’t make sense of. Thirty years later, he’s still not sure what happened. But it set something in motion that couldn’t be stopped.
Every Sunday, there are new faces in the church, and most of them don’t come back. Not because faith is difficult, but for another reason. About the church as a means, not an end; about the cost of individualism; and about the body of Christ as an answer to a void that extends far beyond religion alone.
God hears every prayer, but the answer rarely comes the way you expect. Four reasons why the silence after a prayer doesn't mean no one is listening, with Scripture references to support each point.
Etienne Vermeersch trad als jonge man in bij de jezuïeten en liet de kerk achter met een godsbeeld dat geen ruimte liet voor zijn eigen scherpste vragen. Slavernij in de heilige teksten en het probleem van het kwaad blijven binnen dat godsbeeld onoplosbaar. Het herstelde evangelie vertrekt van andere uitgangspunten: keuzevrijheid die even oud is als God, en tegenstelling als voorwaarde voor een...
Science measures, but it does not judge—and yet the abortion debate often resorts to facts and majorities rather than moral questions. Faith does belong at the table, provided it speaks with reason and not with authority. Only in this way can we face the deepest question: What is a human being worth?
When it comes to euthanasia, the same two words keep coming up: courageous and sensible. But who says that courage always lies on that side of the table? I argue that we should also dare to call those who keep fighting and keep living courageous, without putting anyone else in a corner.
Julien De Wit wrote an insightful book about resilience and reinvention in times of crisis. It’s almost right. But something essential is missing—and that gap is precisely the blind spot of our time.
Apostle Gerrit W. Gong has dedicated an in-depth video to AI, offering clear warnings about what technology can never replace: prayer, growth through effort, true friendship, and the silence of nature. I believe we should focus on the triangle between God, others, and ourselves—a relationship that no algorithm should ever interfere with.
David Geens: Father, Husband, Geeky Entrepreneur, and Mormon in Flanders
