Katinka Hesselink's blog

Who is Katinka Hesselink?

I'm a webdesigner, a Dutch citizen (that's in Europe), a theosophist, into religion and spirituality in general. That is: Christianity, Buddhism, Wicca and Paganism, Taoism, Sufism and Islam, Yoga and Hinduism and whatever else comes to mind. 

I love fantasy fiction,like Harry Potter for instance. 

Honestly - this is not my main blog. My main blog is All Considering. On here I just collect some of my favorite links - usually from my own stuff on the various places I'm active online.

This post is the easiest way I can find to show off the categories I've created on this blog:

The Miracles Of Exodus

The Miracles Of Exodus

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I've had this book in my library for a few years. I suspect the dramatic title and a wariness with trying to find a historical backdrop to ancient myths kept me from reading it. Till one day, looking for something light, I did pick it up. The style is a bit overly dramatic. The enthusiasm of the author jumps off nearly every page. Not what you'd expect of an Englishman. In fact, as I was reading I was preparing semi-jokes on the author being obviously American. My mistake. Style doesn't always predict content. In this book the content is really good. Like a detective the author painstakingly takes us along his journey to finding the historical background to Exodus. We meet Moses, the Jewish slaves, and so on. The result is convincing. More details in the biblical story match up than you'd have thought. And the result is, well, amazing. Seriously. Colin J. Humphreys explains the burning bush, water coming from a rock, the red sea dividing and the plagues of Egypt. For some of those he merely repeats what has been written about this stuff before. But what's definitely new (in print) is that he identifies Mount Sinai as Hala-'l Badr, which was an active volcano at the time. But if that was all, I'd probably not tell you to read this book. What makes it really convincing is that Humphreys has been able to chart the whole trip TO mount Sinai. He explains the number of days necessary for each stage. He finds out how many Israelis there were in the first place (not millions, merely 20.000). And all this backed up by biblical scholarship, natural history, experts on volcanoes etc. Oh and I did finish this book in two days reading, only skipping a few pages here and there (travel itinerary for Moses). So in the end the style was not a hindrance to fast reading. The structure of the book is classic: each chapter is headed with a quote from the Bible. This works really well, because the aim of the book is to find in these quotes as many details as possible to help us figure...

A Course in Miracles - famous quotes and sayings

A Course in Miracles - famous quotes and sayings

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One of the deepest hyped spiritual books of the late 20th century is 'a Course in Miracles' (also known as ACIM). It uses Christian symbols and imagery, but the message is universal and strongly reminiscent of Eastern spirituality (mainly Vedanta). Below you'll find quotes from this famous text organized by topics like God, Love, Reality etc.

Religious trivia: questions and answers about spirituality

Religious trivia: questions and answers about spirituality

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Quizzes about Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and spiritual teachers.

Quiz: Free Christian trivia test

Quiz: Free Christian trivia test

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Test your knowledge of Christianity on of the largest world religions. Do you know your religious trivia? Good luck and have fun. I'm asking questions about the history of Christianity, the Bible, Christianity in the world today and theology.

Religion, Science and Spirituality Debates

Religion, Science and Spirituality Debates

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I love religion. I love spirituality and I especially love discussing it. From any angle. Below you will find links to the debates I've hosted here on squidoo relating to science, philosophy, religion and spirituality - and any mix of those I could come up with.

Salvador Dali - religiously themed surrealistic art

Beautiful art by Salvador Dali who was, as is little known, a religious man for much of his life.

Salvador Dali - religiously themed surrealistic art

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When he reconverted to the Roman Catholic faith he took the skills he'd developed as a Surrealistic painter and created religious art with it. Some of it is surprisingly modern in theme: meditating on a rose for instance. But he also paints the classic Catholic themes like the last supper and the crucifixion. Whatever he paints though, it is always unique and stunning.On this page you will find posters based on those paintings. All of them are available framed as well.

What is the cause of Evil?

What is the cause of Evil?

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Is it the devil or human responsibility?What is the cause of Evil?I think this complicated question begs a divine answer. Evil is such an absolutist word... I prefer to ask the question as follows: what's the cause of injustice and sorrow in the universe?

Asking you all the eternal metaphysical question: what is the origin of Evil?

Christian inspiration, philosophy and theology

Interesting articles and products.

Christian inspiration, philosophy and theology

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You'll find Christian quotes from the Bible and from Christians here. You'll meet some unique people who interpreted Christianity in ways that may make you look differently on your own life and faith. You'll find books and calendars to further inspire you. And lots of debates: about the nature of God, the soul, miracles and more.On this lensography I gather all my Christian lenses together, starting with the inspiring ones, going on with the philosophical debate ones. Those philosophical lenses are usually dependent on theology.I'm also sharing something of my family history - a line of theologians with the same name: J.M.S. Baljon. Johannes Marinus Simon Baljon - my grandfather and his father and grandfather.

Christian Inspiration and information

I hope this will inspire you and set you thinking about God, Life and Christ!

Christian Inspiration and information

Learn about Christianity: whether protestant, liberal or Roman Catholic. Whether your lens is about your faith in Jesus, or questioning the same.. While my path is an alternative one, in this group I also feature Christian pages devoted to explaining why the road to Christ should not be complicated with inspiration from elsewhere.