Nimavenl - Nicole's Random Ramblings

Vandaag ben ik Alkmaar stad in geweest en heb ik genoten van het warme weer en het lekkere zonnetje. Na een bezoek aan de bibliotheek om de lezing " Van Gogh en de Gekte " over Vincent van Gogh bij te wonen liep ik naar buiten en zag ik de Grote Kerk schitteren in de zon. Even gewacht tot de mensen weg waren en toen deze foto genomen. Ik ben geen christen en ga niet naar de kerk, maar vind veel kerken wel ontzettend mooie gebouwen. Daarom deze foto van een mooi oud gebouw, geniet er van! Grote Kerk Alkmaar | Nimavenl

To those who celebrate Christmas today or tomorrow - Happy Holidays! There, that's done. Now that I've respected your holidays... Please also respect that they are NOT my holidays. STOP trying to wish me a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. STOP assuming that being white / European and being Christian are the same thing. I was born with my skin, hair and eyes, I never consciously chose them, they are simply me; part of who I am and always have been. I was not born with a certain religion, I am free to choose my religion. I am free to believe what I want to believe and sorry folks, that does not include believing in sons of gods just because those around me seem to. I am not a Christian. I do not believe that Jesus of Nazareth was God or part God or the son of God or the promised Messiah or anything other than a 100% human and 100% Jewish Israeli male striving to free his people from Roman oppression and bring them closer to God. I am not a Buddhist; I do not celeb...

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've put this book down countless times since I started reading it, intending to start again from the beginning and take notes. It's almost like I'm afraid that without doing some serious prep work first, I might miss something or not quite understand the historical context of a situation. Yet the book keeps drawing me back in: Looking at it turns into reading a few sentences turns into reading another chapter. The writing style makes the book easy to read, there are plenty of in-text references to ensure I don't need (to take) notes and learning more about the revolutionary Jesus that Aslan describes keeps me coming back for more. "Zealot" bring the Holy Land of Jesus' time almost close enough to touch, which makes it an entertaining, interesting and thought-provoking book. UPDATE: Having read through the Notes section and finished the book, I am even more amazed at t...

I am looking forward to reading Reza Aslan's newest book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth , a book exploring the life and teachings of the historical Jesus. Although I am not a Christian and do not believe that Jesus is or was the son of God, I am interested in world religions, Biblical history and Israel, which makes Jesus a very interesting person to learn about. If time travel existed (and my time machine had a Tardis-like translation circuit...) I would love to head to the Galilee or (how awesome would that be: ) to the Jerusalem of Jesus' time to experience for myself what life was like back then and to find out in what kind of a world he lived. I would love to be just a face in the crowd, one of the many who congregated to hear Jesus speak or see for myself if what people were saying about him was true. How amazing would it be to actually meet the man behind the legend, to see the expression on his face as he talks, explains and teaches, to listen to word...

People of the Book by Geraldine  Brooks My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book, and loved learning about what goes into making and restoring books. The story definitely intrigued me, but I found it hard to 'get into' the book completely due to the chapters being as they were. Lovely book however, and great for reading a bit out of every day. View all my reviews