Today life is a parenthesis in the world of death. One day death will be seen as a parenthesis in the world of life! Isaiah 25:8

What a good book! Just finished the first chapter, "Welcome to Sheol"...

Trump deported Iranian Christians with open asylum claims for religious persecution four weeks ago. He expelled other Iranian Christians, including children, to Panama in February.

It’s like watching a gorilla break a Stradivarius violin after discovering it doesn’t taste good.

Came to think today on Herod the Great. Fore some reason...

I just read that the number of scholars from USA, looking for jobs in Sweden, is increasing - especially in the areas of natural science, medicine, liberal arts & theology. Right now 25% more than one year ago, and 100% more than the time before mr T:s first period in the WH...

Word for today from Acts 14: Paulus and Barnabas "returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,' they said."

Poem by Tomas Tranströmer, swedish Nobel Prize winner, 2011: Tired of all who come with words, words but no language I went to the snow-covered island. The wild does not have words. The unwritten pages spread out on all sides! I come upon the tracks of roe deer in the snow. Language but no words.

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Russell Moore in Christianity Today: Advice for Donald Trump on Getting into Heaven. "To see the way to heaven... Think of yourself as a little child - weak and dependent - and in need of a Father who is not impressed with you but who loves you..." www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/dona...

Young Redstart meditating on an apple... Photo by my friend

Your value, your identity, your purpose, your hope are all hidden with Christ, who shed his own blood for you. And though in this life we suffer tribulation, there is stored up for us an eternal weight of glory.

I wonder if they are going to broadcast the meeting between Trump and Putin... 🤔

This reading of Revelation makes so much sense! "...it represents when the people of God get into bed with the powers of this world and ride on the beast of political power." Babylon the Great in Revelation Is Not Rome open.substack.com/pub/jasonsta...

Born in Israel, Dr. Bartov professor of Holocaust and genocide studies, writes: "I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It." And I am just wondering: What would be the message from the OT-prophets? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

Things are shaky. But our hope is stable, anchored in the very presence of Father, Son & Holy Spirit! "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf..." Heb 6

The evil that ravages in the world is more evil than we imagine! But also: God's goodness and love for us all is far deeper and greater than we ever dare to hope! And so is his coming Kingdom, on earth as in heaven...

If you want to be lost in a heartbreaking & hopefilled novel about goodness, friendship & beauty, I recommend Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. Here you can read a sample: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CF...

"Living with sadness, accepting it, is easier than trying to pretend it isn't there. It is another of life's great mysteries, that sadness and joy can coexist so compatible with one another." Theo in "Theo of Golden", by Allen Levi. What a wonderful story this book is!

"...Revelation shows us that what stands against the Beast is not a bigger, stronger beast—but a Lamb that is slain." I think you can got some free articles... www.christianitytoday.com/2025/05/lear...

Watching Dove Photo yesterday by my friend

"President Trump is no longer the most important American in the world. He is certainly the most powerful, at least for three more years, but power is only one measure of importance." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/o...

"How will Americans know when we have lost our democracy? ...When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

This is The Blue Virgin on the Swedish East coast right now

Robert pre-pope said this: www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

Cardinal Pizzaballa, Jerusalem: "The answer to the violence and to the evil is the cross... The gospel is not an idea or a narrative, it's life..." youtube.com/watch?v=AHIf...

Look at this Moorhen! Photo by my friend next door the other day:

In the morning, foggy weather, Pourville - 1882 #artbots #monet https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109987

I have a friend waiting patiently for me. Living in the next house.

Newly arrived... Photo from my friend next house

It looks not like harsh critique, but genuine concern...

Giggling Putin Pals Cheer Trump’s ‘Shocking’ Surrender ‘COMPLETELY INCREDIBLE!’ Even the Kremlin’s top propagandists could not conceal their surprise at Trump’s total abandonment of Ukraine. My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social: www.thedailybeast.com/giggling-put...

Daily Mail: "Petrova fled Russia in fear of prosecution since she actively opposed the country's invasion of Ukraine. She was arrested... for protesting in Moscow... Petrova was legally in the US on a J-1 visa sponsored by Harvard so that she could work... as a biomedical researcher."

"The resurrection of Jesus is the 'Amen!' of the Father placed upon the 'It is finished!' of the Son." Herman Bavinck

The seven words on the Cross. The sermon begins after 13 minutes: saintthomaschurch.org/events/the-t...

Listen! The seven Words of Jesus on the Cross:

When Jesus was born, the night became light. An angel appeared and said: “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.“ ->

I happened to stumble on this very good article, written when Trump was elected the first time. If it was urgent then, what is it now? Wesley Granberg-Michaelson writes about the importance of memory, truth, community, suffering, and solidarity in times like these: sojo.net/magazine/apr...

Gift article: The ‘Great Moose Migration’ Livestream Captivates Sweden www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/w...

Never forget.

"Justice murder on live broadcast, with a Latin American would-be dictator as the executioner, was Monday's matinee in the White House." Björn af Kleen, DN (swedish newspaper)

"Jesus willingly suffered pain and death because he loves all of Creation... and therefore we are going to use coercion and force to defend the Christian faith and protect God." Missed it by THAT much.

On the night when Jesus was betrayed, he said to his followers: "In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!’ (John 16:33; NRSVA) He did not say: In the world you have to persecute... He conquered by the cross, and so do we... www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

So this is supposed to be what Christians should do??? www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not. An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.

Even if history never repeats, it sure rhymes...

Surrounded by evil powers as he waited for death in the prison, Bonhoeffer wrote this beautiful text! Sung in the original Deutsch, but with english translation attached: youtube.com/watch?v=3l9Q...

Isn't it beautiful, our swedish capital, Stockholm? A city with 14 islands and 57 bridges. I never saw this picture before.