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Judge Not…

Keywords: Judgement – unconditional love – USA – Switzerland

A few months ago, I wrote a post called “A Whole New World” about some of the problems I perceive with the position of the Church in the American society. These thoughts portray a difficult side of my current home country. But that’s not all there is to this multi-faceted place, and today I’m reflecting on one of its positive sides: the encouragement and inspiration I have drawn from America that I might not have learned anywhere else…

Unexpected

Culture

Keywords: LBGTQ – compassion – vulnerability – Schitts Creek – Dan Levy – Jeff Chu

I’ve struggled with prejudices most of my life. One of them is the conviction that a certain kind of humor is unworthy of my time and an affront to my high standards of interaction with people. So, when my girlfriend urged me to watch a sitcom she had recently discovered, I was more than skeptical. But because I know her to be a woman with deep feelings, with morals and compassion and meaningful relationships, I gave it a try. To my defense, let’s just say, the title didn’t help…

Did God kill Jesus?

Theology

Keywords: Penal Substitutionary Theory – Calvinism – mystery of the Cross – Plato – Tony Jones

The Body of Christ has a tricky invader that often goes unnoticed – not unlike the corona virus – and has infected large segments of Christian society. This virus gnaws at a person’s fundamental beliefs in the unconditional love of God for them, and if left untreated, is able to completely undermine a person’s faith in the goodness of God. It is called the PST…

Embracing the Scary Questions

Theology

Keywords: Old Testament violence – Biblical literalism – Brian Zahnd

One of the greatest things about a faith with room to grow is that you get to bring up the scary, uncomfortable questions, at least for yourself. You know, the kinds of questions you’ve spent so much time to forget. The ones everybody agrees to leave unasked. The ones you were warned about because they would undermine your faith…

An Exercise In Missing The Point

Discipleship

Keywords: Door-to-door evangelism – curiousness – authenticity

Recently, I got visitors. I could see them through the window as they were walking up my driveway, and my heart sank a little. Their clothes and their posture were giving me an uneasy presentiment. I sighed and asked my poor husband if it could be his turn. I didn’t even ask afterwards whether they managed to convert him or not…

Why Beauty will save the world

Theology

Keywords: Transcendence – Dostoevsky – Les Miserables – C.S. Lewis – Handels Messiah

I received a lot of gifts during my time in bible college. Friendships (one of which turned into marriage!), a sense of family, exciting doctrine and many tools for ministry. But something important was missing, and the more I missed it, the more I realized that with it missing, the rest lost some of its flavor, too…

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