The stumbling block
I rather recently read an article by one of our best known historians here in Sweden named Dick Harrisson, who also used to be my sons professor in History at Lunds university. The headline was :"There is a militant anti-Jesus current in our society" Some say that he never existed. He is a fairitale figure. Harrisson has just written a book about the Historical Jesus and to say that he never existed is ridiculous. I also read that there is a change in the attitude towards Jesus, especially among young people. Many will say that they believe in God and are even open to the idea of the Holy Spirit. But increasingly, Jesus has become the stumbling-block. They say things like, ‘I don’t get the Jesus bit.’ ‘The battle today is around Jesus.’ Yesterday I listen to the actor Peter Stormare, well known for many Hollywood movies. He said he has faith, not a religious...