“Jesus never came with blatant propaganda”
Christian dialogue with those who think differently serves our own strength, maturity and credibility. Above all, however, it prevents the extinction of the European church. …
Credibilitology
Ash Wednesday 2022
It feels gloomy, despite the approaching spring. No matter who you talk to, there is always this uncertain something in the room, a latent restlessness, …
A Spark of Hope
Somehow I feel the need to remind ourselves again how insignificant and irrelevant theology is in the ruts of today’s everyday life. So uninteresting that …
ὁλόκαυστος
Painting by Paul Gauguin: The Devil Speaks (1894). If non-Germans ask me outside Germany about Hitler and the extermination of the Jews, I can take …
How does Climate Change Affect the Human Soul?
Over the past year it has become increasingly challenging for me to observe how evangelicals are way too busy with their own little church activities …
What the Hell?!
Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci: Caricature of a man (1495) So there it is, the first part of the new, big IPCC report on the …
Matters of Power
Before my annual missiology lectures begin next week, I don’t just have to update my lessons and presentations this week. I also need to sort …
Ekklesia – Heavenly Politics In this World yet Not Of this World
It was the German lawyer, politician and revolutionary Friedrich Franz Karl Hecker who came up with a quote that can be pretty disturbing. He emigrated …
Thinklings
I’m very proud to announce that we’re having a second round of Thinklings this year, starting today. This is our guiding topic: How do we …
This is a Sinful Blog Post
Finally! We managed to build sinless societies, surprisingly without the need of any redeemer. Sin is gone! Even churches don’t like to talk about it …
Eine Theologie des Mundschutzes
(de/en [page 2]) Jahrelang trieb ich mich in diversen OP-Sälen herum, wohnte Gefälligkeiten wie Schädelöffnungen oder Amputationen bei. Obwohl ich wusste, wie die Luft eines …
Lessons for a World in Agony
(en) Every year or so we do a theology retreat named “Thinklings” where about 10 theologians and church planters present their reflections on an issue, …
Tro & Tvivel Podcast Säsong 2 Avsnitt 2-4
(se) Under Coronatiderna började vi inte bara spela in videopoddar, nu gör vi det också varje vecka. Här kommer del två till fyra – inklusive …
Let’s get serious! (en)
From a missiological point of view the time has come for the Wesern church to be a much more convincing witness. In the West, Christians …
Treacherous friends (3): Plato (en/de)
GERMAN TRANSLATION HERE / ZUR DEUTSCHEN ÜBERSETZUNG The student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle is one of the greatest Greek philosophers. But allowing him …
Treacherous Friends (2): Status Quo (en/de)
GERMAN TRANSLATION HERE / ZUR DEUTSCHEN ÜBERSETZUNG No, I’m not talking about the band. I’m talking about our present state of development, our way of …
Treacherous Friends (1): Liberalism (en/de)
GERMAN TRANSLATION HERE / ZUR DEUTSCHEN ÜBERSETZUNG Christians are called to be “in this world” yet “not of this world”. That is what Jesus prayed …
Love the Church of the Future (en)
In March 2019 the first European Future Church Symposium ever took place in Amsterdam. The third and last plenary talk tackles some implications of talk …
Love the God of the Future! (en)
In March 2019 the first European Future Church Symposium ever took place in Amsterdam. The second out of three plenary talks presents God as the …
Love the Future! (en)
In March 2019 the first European Future Church Symposium ever took place in Amsterdam. The first out of three plenary talks gives an overview of …
#MeToo and the Church
Kelli Gotthardt, California: Why the church continues to silence victims and a small step forward.
Christian Food Choices
Ole Fritsch, Sweden: We are free to eat what we want. But are we supposed to?
One Story to Rule Them All
Jon Ritner, Hollywood: Three summers ago I moved from Brussels to Hollywood, CA where i am part of a community that gets to tell the …
Give Europe a Soul!
The socalled “Gospel” involves much more than only individual salvation. It can even change entire continents for the better. Let’s be bold again and spice …