Sometimes it feels like Bob Dylan says: "I practice a faith that's long been abandoned, ain't no altars on this long and lonesome road"

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I'd like to share with you the real definitions of who the Early Roman Kings really are. And the real definition of Key West. Prefer to keep this information private, not public. If interested, contact me via email and I will share. I corresponded with you briefly in 2012-2013.

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Tara10-06-2026 04:37

Beste Kees,
Ik heb vandaag nog maar een paar dingen gelezen op jouw website, maar mijn indruk is dat er voor degenen die verdieping zoeken heel veel te vinden is. Ik zal zeker de komende tijde verder gaan lezen. Alvast mijn dank voor de mooie overdenking over volharing: ‘Volharding: een hemelse gave!’(januari 2011). Een mooie benadering: volharding als opgave én gave.

Dit vind ik persoonlijk een boeiend maar ook wel indringend, ernstig thema: Christus beschermt en onderhoud Zijn gemeente. Mee eens: de tekst ‘Het oordeel begint bij het huis van God’ (1Petr. 4:17) is denk ik relevant in jouw preek over Openbaring 2:1-7 (Efeze). Ook hierbij een mooie belichting van het getal zeven: het getal van de volheid. En belangrijk jouw overdenking over de verhoogde Christus! Ook in de preek over Ananias en Safira (januari 2008) zie ik raakvlakken met het thema ‘Christus beschermt en onderhoud Zijn gemeente’. Dank voor de diepgang in deze preek! Ik vraag me af of jij ook Hebr. 4:12 relevant vind in het kader van dit thema. ‘Want het Woord van God is levend en krachtig en scherper dan enig tweesnijdend zwaard, en het dringt door tot op de scheiding van ziel en geest, van gewrichten en merg, en het oordeelt de overleggingen en gedachten van het hart’. De Heilige Geest voert geen ander zwaard dan het Woord van God. En het moet ook ons zwaard zijn, want onze strijd is geen kinderspel, maar het is de ernst van het leven. Dit scherpe zwaard moeten we denk ik voortdurend blijven gebruiken. Het Woord oordeelt de overleggingen en gedachten van ons hart.
Past deze tekst van Hebr. 4:12 volgens jou in het kader van ‘Christus beschermt en onderhoud Zijn gemeente’?
Met vriendelijke groet,
Dirk Kroon
Hardinxveld-Giessendam

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Dirk Kroon06-09-2025 13:33

Mooie website.

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Vincent @Christos21-06-2025 16:04

Dear Kees, I very much enjoy your work, thank you. In your analysis of 'Every Grain of Sand' it looks as though we are missing parts 5 and 6 on your website. Parts 3 and 4 are repeated, but I can feel there is more. Any chance to get the missing text?

Simon

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simon sheridan07-04-2025 20:56

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DJ en Tekstschrijver Muziek Single.s Danny van Strien Ik heb Geleefd Dan ben je Beroemd

Vriendelijke groeten Danny van Strien DJ en Tekstschrijver Muziek Single.s Ex Radio Tv Festival Presentator

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Danny van Strien22-03-2025 16:35

Bob Dylan explains that the Holy Spirit
Calliope of all the muses and arts writes his songs; he often doesnt compete
Nd their meeting at least when forest teceived from God

Bob Dylan is known for writing love songs that some say have a grandiose sensibility. Some think that God might be the narrator of his love songs, rather than Dylan himself.

82 year old Louis Kemp, Dylan long-time friend teported in Feb 2025 The Jerusalem Times

“I did once ask Bob how he was able to write songs like he does, and he told me they just come to him. ‘God puts them in my head and I write them down. The credit doesn’t go to me,’” said Kemp when I first met him in 2021. “That clarity and the humble way he has transmitted his gift is the core of his legacy.”

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Lani Makholm12-02-2025 21:10

I printed your essay on 'With God On Our Side' for my 8th grade Confirmation class.
Dylan was in the generation of my older siblings. Sharing a bedroom w a sister 12 years older than I learned a lot, early on.
So I listened to Dylan daily for about three years when I was 8-9-10 years old.
I knew all the words; which were over my head but the poetic rhyming captured me.
When I heard Hendrix play 'All Along the Watch Tower' I was hooked.
Ssssoooo thankyou.

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Tycho01-01-2025 14:10

"I'm searching for phrases, to sing you praises," is exactly the first two lyrics from the Johnny Mercer song, "Your to marvelous for words," made popular by Frank Sinatra.

Frank leaves out the first verse which Bob uses or maybe just a coincidence.

Thought you would be interested!

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Murray Davis07-11-2024 15:17

In addition Mr D released SHADOW KINGDOM seeming that he himself would as he says “put my thoughts into a pattern” or to understand his earlier song prayers which he claimed were written almost effortlessly from his unconscious little understanding nor grasping them unti perhaps the late 70s when the art of painting and transitional first wife estrangement helped where he could no longer communicate with her—-now increasingly coming into the light of Christ his consciousness of their meaning as a man and artist..this SHADOW KINGDOMstill in that all night cafe or gig TANGLED UP IN BLUE.. released again on 06-16-2021…more 6s and 16s..meaning something purposefull coincidence or the leading of the Holy Spirit?

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Lani Makholm29-05-2022 16:09

Also re Mr Ds interest in the number 16 or 6, please note his last released album in 2022 is SPRINGTIME IN NY (interesting all the inside photos are of winter scenes not spring scenes) is Bootleg 16. The album is a mixed bag of released and unreleased songs where he utilizes his Afro American back up singers he used initially in 1978 then abruptly stopped them around Empire Burlesque and Knocked out Loaded. He used Carolyn Dennis, his six year transitional wife as back up to a number of songs. There is passing reference to her on the first disc in the song Sweet Caroline but it is not a song even written by him but is Neil Diamonds song. I wonder if Mr D will ever compose a record where Springtime is really here..maybe WHEN HE REALLY PAINTS HIS MASTERPIECE and then everything ‘will be beautiful and like a smooth rapsody WHEN PAINT MY MASTERPIECE?🙏😇🙃

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Lani Makholm29-05-2022 14:31

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