Building Bridges.....

Sunday service but without God!? At a theatre in Stockholm, Sweden they want to have a Sunday service, just as the one in a church but to without God. They have Sunday preachings, songs, and coffee and rolls after the service, but no God. Asked why they do this they say: we want to reach those who are not believers but want to have some kind of spirituality. They also say that the difference between a service in a church and in their place is that through their service they want to reach the hearts of the audience and not their minds. Well the purpose of service is so God can reach others through our hands. In II Cor. 9:12-13, the Bible says that the service we provide not only meets needs but expresses thanks to God and leads others to praise God. The Bible also says that service builds up the "body of Christ." (See Eph. 4:12.) During a service in a church we often talks about the Heart of man. According to the Bible, a person's heart reveals his true nature and m

Many times you feel like giving up. You feel like you done it many times before and always failed so why go on, just quit. Tenacity is perhaps not a word that's in your dictionary, you feel like giving up. But think of the small children. When they learn to walk. The raise up, fall down, raise up again and so on. Over and over again they try, eventually they all learn. You did this a s a small child, we all did. I have not met anyone that said to me: " it was to hard to learn how to walk, I didn't make it, I quit. So therefore I continue to crawl"! So be like a small child, be tenacious, don't give up!!

Outside our kitchen window there is a big willow tree. In this tree a pair of wood pigeon are building a nest. I saw them last year and it is amazing to sit with a nice cup of coffee watching these birds. They work very hard building on the nest. They come with a stick, put it in the tree and it falls down. They know they have a good stick so they fly down to pick it up and down the stick goes again. Over and over again they try, different angles and different sticks but then! there it goes. Another one on top, then another one and after some days a perfect nest is in place. A nest that can stand the birds weight and hard winds, a nest that will bring a new generation of pigeon in to this world. Two wood pigeon, a couple working hard together as a great team. Determined to get it done. Think if we could be just as determined as this wood pigeons, to build the kingdom here on earth, all together as a great team. Wow

Churches are growing in Malmo, Sweden. My city! That's what I read in the newspaper the other day. WOW, not everyday you read something like this in the newspaper. The article is referring to one congregation in Malmo, named "Slottstaden". In this part of Malmo city a lot of elderly people live, but now many young couples with small children are moving in and that effects the whole district, even churches. This congregation had around 10 to 15 kids on an ordinary Sunday but now over 100 small children, singing, shouting and patiently listening to the stories in the bible. God is moving in Malmo, Sweden right now.