William Lane Craig on the Resurrection of Jesus
I have mentioned previously that I really enjoy the apologetic work of William Lane Craig, and regularly listens to his podcasts and lectures. I find Craig very intelligent, theologically sound and...
View ArticleResources on Evangelism and Apologetics
Pancake Evangelism Hello charismactivists and all you others who follow this blog! I got two pieces of fresh news for you. The first being that the URL to this website has shrunk to the much simpler...
View ArticleMaking Community of Goods Common Again
Mike Farrant and Emil Nyström enjoying community at Jesus Army’s New Creation Hall in Northamptonshire New wine requires new wineskins. I sense a radicality and a passion to follow Jesus in Europe...
View ArticleTo what extent can a Christian be demonized? Part 1
Guest blog by Lars Gunther. This is a reworded and expanded version of a comment that I wrote on this blog. Micael wrote a post on the issue of demonization, arguing that a believer can indeed be a...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Communism and Christian Community
Christian Communism – not a good idea When discussing Christian community of goods, the term communism will inevitably pop up sooner or later. The Jesus Army, which has been practicing community for...
View ArticleHeading to Jesus Army for a Training Year!
You who follow this blog know that I love a certain British church called the Jesus Army, since they combine Spirit-filled life with evangelical theology and community of goods. You may also know that...
View ArticleFinger of God Movie Review
Darren Wilson’s documentary Finger of God is one of the best and most influential films I have ever seen. It introduced me to Heidi Baker and Iris Global as well as to Bill Johnson and Bethel Church,...
View ArticleThe Gift of Provocation? Tertullian Certainly Had It!
Micael Grenholm:An excellent article on the 3rd century charismatic pacifist and theologian Tertullian! Originally posted on Making History Now: Tertullian (full name Quintus Septimius Florens...
View ArticleA Christian World Vision
I often debate with fellow Christians who, contrary to me, oppose migration from poor countries to rich countries, aid from rich countries to poor countries or that rich countries should take greater...
View ArticleProphetic Evangelism on Rhodos
Simon Ådahl is a friend of mine who’s prophetic, poetic and passionate for God. A musician and evangelist, he loves to tour around Sweden to share what God can do for people. He’s written a book called...
View ArticleThe Bruderhof on Why Community of Goods is for Everyone
Bruderhof folks in Georgia. Image from emerging-communities.com The Bruderhof is a radical, Anabaptist Christian movement that has practiced community of goods since the 1920’s. Founded in Germany, it...
View ArticleSwedish Miraculous Jesus Hippies
Jesus March in Stockholm, 1974. Photo: Jan-Gunnar Jansson The Jesus movement in the 1970’s impacted Sweden quite a lot. Lonnie Frisbee and other American Jesus hippies visited the country, multiple...
View ArticleHow to Start a Pancake Church
Every weekend, an evangelistic group known as the Pancake Church occupies the central square in the Swedish town of Uppsala to hand out free pancakes and share the Gospel about Jesus. For three years...
View ArticleThe Extremely Radical Bible Passage on Birds and Lilies
Cute, comfy, white Jesus and the lilies It’s funny, and a bit tragic, how some extremely radical words of Jesus which should make all rich people very uncomfortable, can be misinterpreted into some...
View ArticleClimate Change, the Extinction of Humanity and the Second Coming of Christ
Surface of Venus, a planet with lots of greenhouse gases For many years my primary motivation for engaging in creation care and climate activism has been the fact that environmental destruction in...
View ArticleWealth Kills the Church
Jesus calls wealth “deceptive” and said that it stifles the obedience to the word of God like thorns (Matthew 13:22). Paul says that we should be content with food and clothing and says that those who...
View ArticlePraying for Paris: Terrorism and Climate Change
In two weeks time I was supposed to go to Paris together with other climate activists. We’re awaiting instructions on whether the trip will be possible, but right now I’m mourning and praying for the...
View ArticleFundamentalist Non-Religion and the Limits of Apologetics
Church Outreach at a Come In, Go Out-meeting At least one Sunday a month we have “Come in, go out”-meetings in my house church, where we firstly gather in my living room for some worship, prayer and...
View ArticleIt’s Official: Jason Westerfield Preaches New Age
One of the most popular and controversial blog posts on this site is Does Bill Johnson rebuking Jason Westerfield prove that Bethel is New Age? In it, I commented on how Bethel Church pastor Bill...
View ArticleWhy Wealth is Wrong: The Moral Argument
Let us end our little blog series on why wealth is wrong. We have already looked at the mathematical argument, where we saw that it is impossible to keep wealth while giving the same wealth to the...
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