Year: 2026
Kaki-Kuchen – vegan oder mit Eiern
Kaki-Kuchen mit Haferflocken – vegan oder mit Eiern? Durch ein Versehen habe ich beide Varianten gebacken und anschließend blind verkosten lassen. Hier gibt es das einfache Rezept und die Geschichte dazu.
“You Will Be My Witnesses” – Bearing Witness in a Digital World
Technology, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms can help us communicate. But they cannot bear witness in our place. A reflection on Acts 1:8 and communication justice.
Bürresheim Castle – A Journey Through History
Bürresheim Castle (Schloss Bürresheim) is located in the Eifel Mountains, northwest of Mayen in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle dates back to the 12th century and was first mentioned in 1157. Originally, Bürresheim was two castles in one. There was a Cologne Castle and a Trier Castle because the complex stood directly on the border between the…
How I Updated PHP and Checked My WordPress Server for Intrusions with ChatGPT
After the PHP2Shell security warning, I took my AWS Lightsail instance offline, updated PHP with ChatGPT’s help, checked WordPress for signs of intrusion, and brought my websites back online.
Goodbye, Bitnami: Migrating My WordPress Blog with the Help of ChatGPT
After AWS Lightsail marked my older Bitnami-packaged WordPress image as no longer maintained, I migrated ralpe.eu to a modern server. The entire process unfolded in dialogue with ChatGPT—from moving WordPress and transferring SSL certificates before the static IP switch to configuring renewal and investigating unexpected server outages.
Deutsch-spanische Liturgie für eine Trauerfeier mit späterer Beisetzung / Liturgia en alemán y español para una ceremonia fúnebre con sepultura posterior
Eine zweisprachige deutsch-spanische Liturgie für eine Trauerfeier mit späterer Beisetzung. Sie verbindet Elemente der deutschen evangelischen Tradition mit spanischen Elementen aus baptistischer und katholischer Tradition – bewusst ohne durchgehende Wort-für-Wort-Übersetzung. Una liturgia bilingüe en alemán y español para una ceremonia fúnebre con sepultura posterior. Combina elementos de la tradición protestante alemana con elementos en español…
Photos from Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Chihuahua, Campos Menonitas and Delicias
Here are some photos I took in Chihuahua during this summer.
Mexico City and Surroundings
Here are some photos I took around Mexico City during this summer.
Summer in Mexico 2026 – CDMX, Chihuahua and Places Along the Way
Three and a half weeks in Mexico, mostly spent with family in CDMX and one week traveling through Chihuahua. Here are 25 places we particularly liked along the way – restaurants, bakeries, museums, churches, landscapes and a few less obvious stops.
Three Days in Vienna
Vienna beyond the classic tourist attractions: on this trip we explored museums, hidden places, Jewish history, architecture, and the city’s layered past — from medieval synagogues and the Gestapo headquarters to Hundertwasser and Vienna’s public transport museum.
