Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Probably the greatest parable ever...
This vid may seem a bit cheezy, but I urge you to take a little while to read the gripping story of Hosea. It is an image of God's love for his people. If you, like myself, have ever felt unworthy of God's love - you are absolutely right. And that is what makes God's unconditional love so amazing.
See the vid. meditate and read the story for yourself. May God bless you!
See the vid. meditate and read the story for yourself. May God bless you!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Surely one coffee won't kill me...
No, but this website tells me 152.42 shots of Espresso will.
Death by Caffeine
Death by Caffeine
Do you find your salary doesn't last 'til the end of the month?
Chances are you're still pretty well off in comparison... To what?
How rich are you? Do this simple test
DID YOU KNOW..?
The world's 225 richest people now have a combined wealth of $1 trillion. That's equal to the combined annual income of the world's 2.5 billion poorest people.
How rich are you? Do this simple test
DID YOU KNOW..?
The world's 225 richest people now have a combined wealth of $1 trillion. That's equal to the combined annual income of the world's 2.5 billion poorest people.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Undue respect...
Today, Johanna (a church member and theology student) and I went to her placement church in London, The Hope Community Church. There was a nice, traditional, Bible study followed by a nice, traditional, divine service.
Afterwards Johanna introduced me to the elder as her pastor from back home. We had only just said hello, but now with this new insight into who I was he once again wished me welcome with greater gusto while apologising for not introducing me to the church and giving me the opportunity to address the members.
What a complete culture shock! I must say I am happy to be living and working in Sweden were I as pastor am one of all the believers, who are ministers. Perhaps, with just a different set of responsibilities.
So, if it's respect you're after - study theology and find a predominantly black church in London ;-)
Afterwards Johanna introduced me to the elder as her pastor from back home. We had only just said hello, but now with this new insight into who I was he once again wished me welcome with greater gusto while apologising for not introducing me to the church and giving me the opportunity to address the members.
What a complete culture shock! I must say I am happy to be living and working in Sweden were I as pastor am one of all the believers, who are ministers. Perhaps, with just a different set of responsibilities.
So, if it's respect you're after - study theology and find a predominantly black church in London ;-)
Labels: hope community church
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Faith in movement
Am spending a couple of weeks at college for a module on SDA Leading Motifs.
Challenging to say the least! One comes to realized that it is not just people that carry genes and have to come to terms with inhereted traits. Churches and denominations , such as the SDA, have a history and a pre-history that not only explains but also haunts us today.
Discussing a paper with a lecturer today I came to realize that something I have taken for granted as a negative aspekt of Adventism can in actual fact be discribed as a genetic disorder. I.e. an inherited fault which in actual fact has no place in our genetic make up.
I believe in creationism, but clearly church evolution has developed som theological freaks of nature.
On the positive side, I believe the church is open to change and as long as we are moving in the right direction there is hope. Just let us stay alert, critical and open to revision of even the most deeply held truth - if we find the Bible speaks clearly on the topic.
Challenging to say the least! One comes to realized that it is not just people that carry genes and have to come to terms with inhereted traits. Churches and denominations , such as the SDA, have a history and a pre-history that not only explains but also haunts us today.
Discussing a paper with a lecturer today I came to realize that something I have taken for granted as a negative aspekt of Adventism can in actual fact be discribed as a genetic disorder. I.e. an inherited fault which in actual fact has no place in our genetic make up.
I believe in creationism, but clearly church evolution has developed som theological freaks of nature.
On the positive side, I believe the church is open to change and as long as we are moving in the right direction there is hope. Just let us stay alert, critical and open to revision of even the most deeply held truth - if we find the Bible speaks clearly on the topic.