He did it alone, so that we did not have to wander lonely. The healing power of Christ is real. I know. I am a witness of it.
Tag: spirituality
Thinking of the Ascention of Christ
Translate text TANKEN PÅ KRISTI HIMMELSFÄRD Betraktelse i Länstidningen inför Kristi himmelsfärd, 19 maj 2007. Bibeltext: Apg 1:1-11 Fyrtio dagar efter påsk samlade Jesus sina lärjungar inför sin himmelsfärd. Då gav han dem löftet om den helige Andens utgjutande, med åtföljande befallning om att vittna om honom till jordens yttersta gräns, och göra alla folk … Continue reading Thinking of the Ascention of Christ
You are Good Just the Way You Are
Translate text DU ÄR BRA SOM DU ÄR Betraktelse i Länstidningen, Södertälje, 11 aug 2007. Bibeltext: Rom 12:3-8 För sju år sedan flyttade jag till Södertälje för att börja mitt nya arbete som utbildningschef. (Biskopsämbetet är inget arbete i traditionell mening eftersom kyrkan har obetalt prästerskap.) I ärlighetens namn våndades jag en aning, speciellt med … Continue reading You are Good Just the Way You Are
The Sin of Omission
Translate text UNDERLÅTENHETENS SYND Betraktelse i Länstidningen, Södertälje, 25 Nov 2006. Bibeltext: Matt 25:31-46 I skrivande stund befinner jag mig i Wittenberg, Tyskland. För några timmar sedan stod jag utanför porten till slottskyrkan där Martin Luther år 1517 spikade upp sina nittiofem teser i protest mot dåtidens andliga överhet, som bland annat utnyttjade folkets vidskepligheter … Continue reading The Sin of Omission
Fasting in the Right Way
Translate text FASTING IN THE RIGHT WAY Betraktelse i Länstidningen, Södertälje, 24 feb 2006. Bibeltext: Joel 2:12-19 I min ungdom blev jag undervisad av mina föräldrar om fastans betydelse, hur den var balsam för själen och gav andlig styrka. I Bibeln kunde familjen ibland läsa verser som den i Sakarja 8:19, att fastedagarna skulle bli … Continue reading Fasting in the Right Way
May 2008 Overview
Dear friends! As I explained last month, this is something new I want to try out: a monthly overview. The main objective of this “wrap-up” is to allow myself the chance to point out what posts have been most important to me, or most amusing, etc. Remember, however, this is based on my personal opinion. … Continue reading May 2008 Overview
Take a Stand for the Family (3): Summary
Translate text Here is the summarized debate history between Bengt Göransson and myself in Kristianstadbladet: I wrote the article Take a Stand for the Family, about the importance of celebrating the family. Göransson objects and attacks my faith in Protect the Children! where he vehemently claims I don't support UN:s Convention on the Rights of … Continue reading Take a Stand for the Family (3): Summary
My Voice
We live in a blog world. And it's getting more "bloggier" by the day. Thousands are each day registering new blogs, and raising their voices. Some of these voices you wish you'd never heard, but... there are some who actually have something good to say, believe it or not, and we'd do well to bookmark … Continue reading My Voice
Alive through the Love of God (2)
Anna wrote a comment to Alive through the Love of God, and asked some really good questions. I was trying to keep my reply short, but was only half successful, so I'm copying these words into a new post instead. (I think I will do that also in the future with my longer replies, in … Continue reading Alive through the Love of God (2)
Alive through the Love of God (1)
Last night I was moved by a verse in the Book of Mormon, one of our sacred books of scripture. In 2 Nephi, chapter 11, we read that Nephi was anxious to learn from God what his father, Lehi, had seen in a vision about the tree of life. Then, as he pondered in his … Continue reading Alive through the Love of God (1)
A Good Life 