René Winkler

Dis­ap­point­ments unfold gre­at power in us when we let them take effect. We are hurt, hor­ri­fied, angry and sad. Dis­ap­point­ments put us in cri­sis mode. Every unre­sol­ved dis­ap­point­ment takes away a pie­ce of our life space. We beco­me cau­tious, dis­trustful, cyni­cal, bit­ter and live the way burnt child­ren live. Dis­ap­point­ment, howe­ver, is always the end of a decep­ti­on and an invi­ta­ti­on to take a clo­ser look and learn. Pos­si­ble ques­ti­ons for the small group Read the Bible text: Ephe­si­ans 4:15 Out­line a disappointment,… 
René Wink­ler is Head of Con­ti­nuing Edu­ca­ti­on & Events at St.Chrischona Theo­lo­gi­cal Semi­na­ry (tsc). He speaks about the para­ble of the two pro­di­gal sons and con­cludes that it is about beco­ming like the father. The­re is no flowing text of this sermon.