“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. …
Eschatology
What’s the end?
On Certain Prophecies / Om vissa profetior
Because of a more or less public discussion I’ve been involved in after the outbreak of Putins war in Ukraine and a number of discussions …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Tro & Tvivel Podcast Avsnitt 3: Dumma Dante (se)
I avsnitt 3 pratar vi om helvetet och vad vi har för syn på det. Finns det? Vad är det för någonting? Tro & Tvivel …
Christian Food Choices
Ole Fritsch, Sweden: We are free to eat what we want. But are we supposed to?
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 …