a true story

A fun little intro

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—and [...]

the history of “Jul”
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The celebration of God becoming human is celebrated in what the English world calls Christmas. Here in Scandinavia we don’t call it Christmas, we call it “Jul”. Jul has originally nothing to do with Christ.
Yule or Yule-tide is a winter festival that was initially celebrated by the historical Germanic peoples as [...]

John Howard Yoder has played an important part in influencing my thinking in various ways. Here he has interesting things to say about Democracy.
Yoder is best remembered for his reflections on Christian ethics. Rejecting the assumption that human history is driven by coercive power, Yoder argued that it was rather God — working in, with, [...]

If I ever become a saint – I will surely be one of ‘darkness’. I will continually be absent from Heaven – to light the light of those in darkness on earth
Mother Theresa

Me, myself and I
I ended off my previous post in this series with a mild criticism on how the western church often views itself as a group of individuals satisfying ones own individual needs by the product offered and packaged as Church. It is a clear tendency in the western Church that members dissatisfied with [...]

What is the cost of progress?
Modern travel, modern educational systems, modern medicine, and modern food production are a few examples of the ways in which humanity’s lot has improved through the progress achieved during this era.
However as the twentieth century waned a collective questioning of the assumptions of modernity emerged in many quarters, not [...]

Post-modernity
I have been discussing the topic of post-modernity with colleagues from many religious backgrounds.
You might be aware of the cultural phenomenon of post-modernity if not its philosophical underpinnings.
Trying to describe or approximate post-modernity as a philosophy or culture is no easy task. Just type it into wikipedia and you will see what I mean.
But as [...]

I am following the onslaught of Obama by the Christian right in USA. I found this, it sums it all up for me.