Jorns corner

Welcome to my new shop at the docks

2008-10-14T17:45:00.004+02:00

One of the greatest stories

2007-01-13T19:13:00.000+01:00

Was up last night watching it again. What a passion,and the soundtrack-man!!!
The underdog is back and he dwells in Philadelphia! (Rev. 3:12).

Kate Rocks For Jesus

2007-01-09T15:41:00.000+01:00

One of my absolute favourites

Listen

Beauty and purpose

2006-12-23T10:12:00.000+01:00

The first things the swedish austronaut Christer Fugelsang said to his boss on earth was that he was glad that he had been of use during his misson and the second thing was that when he was out working, when the lights came over northen europe he was so moved by the beauty of it.
That is the essence of faith, that´s deepest answer to the why? in our lives.
The earth is not the biggest planet, but´s the most beautiful, it´s chosen among thousands, it´s the theater of God. Dostojevskij said: Beauty will save the world.
Bethlehem is not the biggest city, but something beautiful took place there.
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. "Micah 5:1-3

Bruce - a true companion

2006-11-24T16:58:00.000+01:00

Since so many years back his music and lyrics has made me enjoy life.
"Pay attention to the poet- you need his words, you know it".

Listen to his latest

The Gällivare hang

2006-11-17T14:42:00.000+01:00

My son goes bowling and you can see why the old northen swedish tradition about the Gällivare hang (your pants hang down showing to much of your rear part) now has been revalued by the swedish legend Björn Borg. Yes, it´s because he wants to sell underwear.

Sweden not so normal as we think

2006-11-17T14:23:00.000+01:00

Just look at this empirical survey- Sweden is the most extreme country in the world, the most rationalistic and individualistic http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/organization/main_illustrations.asp

Next Big Event

2006-11-08T10:15:00.000+01:00

In the Kingdom of God, the next big event is the return of Jesus. It´s not so much mentioned by the church in the west today. But for the suffering church, it´s the only source of hope. The major part of life will be after life or true life will continue in glory.

Unlikely heroes

2006-04-06T17:08:00.000+02:00

The 13 of May 1987 Mattias Rust flew with his tiny Cessna over the Soviet border and further right in to the red square in Moscow. He had the incredible luck that all the guards at the border were off for holiday. He landed on a bridge after four attempts and drove his plane in to the red square. Probably on of the most unlikely things happened in history that showed you can be killed but you can also go very far with an idea.
Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Rust

Flat screen

2006-04-04T14:10:00.000+02:00

Reflection is out and sampling is in.
In the University they have to install software designed to find cheaters. The Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V students are a fast groing group. Last week a professor in Swedish was discovered by nicking large parts of his book used in the faculty by students.
Why think for yourself? Why not skip the old "inspiration comes through transpiration"? Why wrestle with a text from the Scripture when you can download a sermon?

Psalm 42

2006-03-08T10:16:00.000+01:00

We are moving towards eastern and we are in the fasting period since last wednesday. In the version of the Offices I pray psalm 42 is prayed every morning until Maundy Thursday. What a great psalm!
"You exists, You help, and your answer we have in Jesus and his cross".

Bumper Sticker Hypocrisy

2006-01-19T15:15:00.000+01:00

A police officer pulled a driver aside and asked for his license and registration. "What's wrong, officer?" the driver asked. "I didn't go through any red lights, and I certainly wasn't speeding."

"No, you weren't," said the officer, "but I saw you waving your fist as you swerved around the lady driving in the left lane, and I further observed your flushed and angry face as you shouted at the driver of the Hummer who cut you off, and how you pounded your steering wheel when the traffic came to a stop near the bridge."

"Is that a crime, officer?"

"No, but when I saw the 'Jesus loves you and so do I' bumper sticker on the car, I figured this car had to be stolen."

Dr.Doolittlecraze

2006-01-04T19:11:00.000+01:00

My sister met a person who went with her parents dog to an animal witch which claims to be speaking with pets.
She could tell her that her mothers dog was very sad and wanted to come home to her. What a precious information!!
I wonder if she went to the Osborn residence.Perhaps Ozzy would like to know why the dogs pee in his sofa.Perhaps they feel rejected?

When Bono sings alleluia

2005-12-29T20:14:00.000+01:00

I must say, when that man sings thoose words I must confess I still miss the U2-church. Bono is revealed-he is a worship leader most of all. Read what the former leader of the Jesus people say about that in Why I Would Follow Bono Into Hell...

Praire Wind

2005-10-10T18:20:00.000+02:00

I listened to "the painter" by Neil Young today and was blown away with the wind. So beautiful that you must listen to it over and over...

Highlight yourself

2005-10-01T13:13:00.000+02:00

I saw this commecial yesterday from the company Åhléns. They want me to buy some of there new clothes. I was thinking about the second line under it, it was not there, but I mean it was obvious. It is, because no one else will do it.
What they are saying are: I can only buy myself attention. What a cynical time we are living in.
I was telling God the other morning that I felt like His not so close anymoore. I just thought;where are you? On the bus I just felt prompted to talked to two Pakistanian students going to same place as I was. When I spoke to them and asked about there lives and a shared some of mine.They were smiling and suddently I felt Gods presens so strong...again I was reminded where He is, the Incarnated one.
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Sharing

2005-09-14T10:23:00.000+02:00

Every Tuesday night I meet with my friends just sharing, reading and praying. It is just very simple but very powerful. Every week we walk a new path and visit churchfathers, parents, Jesus and ourselves. I'm sure hell is loneliness forever.

Learning and ICT

2005-09-08T22:43:00.000+02:00

That´s the name of my new course in the university.I hope that it will give both skills and perspectives. I just finished my first paper and it´s just the second week-puuh. Well at least Im back on my own forum again.

RE:PRESENT

2005-06-27T17:15:00.000+02:00

Back from a New Wine conference this weekend. Quite a few people who was graciously healed by Jesus from different physical conditions. How great to see so many good things happen.
We are called to re:present Jesus -his Person, Power, Presence in a suffering world. The totally different God who from the outside hits us with His love. Thats the meaning of a holy, catholic church.

sorry, sory , sorry

2005-04-20T15:00:00.000+02:00

I have been a bad boy not posting for a looong time. The thing is my life is a little bit of a hysteria at the moment doing two full time studies att the university at the same time. Man it´s a stressful thing.
But today I got a little bit of time to post. Doing Hinduism and Thames to Wittgenstein right now. So many thoughts to process to my former studies in theology. Interesting conversations with both students and teachers. The apologetics of our time must be wide in knowledge. Challeging and hard work.

IKEA- the swedish terror that some does´nt like

2005-03-16T10:32:00.000+01:00

Here we have a guy who is´nt happy : http://www.elitedesigners.org/

Ebony and Ivory

2005-03-14T10:41:00.000+01:00

Visited a multiethnic church yesterday. It just struck me again that it´s always so powerful in showing the new community under the cross. There´s a taste of something much bigger where the nations are represented in a local fellowship. Much harder in many ways but more futuristic.

Big heart Josef

2005-03-10T15:58:00.000+01:00

Read today again the story of Josef betrayed, Josef saved, Josef promoted and Josef gracious. What a powerful story !

21 grams

2005-03-07T15:45:00.000+01:00

Have you seen it? A movie about guilt, redemtion, revenge, penance and forgiveness.
When we die we loose 21 grams. What is life about? Watch it!

The meat is in the street

2005-03-06T10:17:00.000+01:00

John Wimber said this as a way of translating that Jesus food was doing his Fathers will.
Yesterday I was out with some people from the Church giving out choklate bars and coffea to frosen swedes. In a consumericed society it´s such a poweful thing to give something away,it´s a sign.
One woman I met on the street(no church connection)had felt such strong stuff for the homeless in our town and when she heard that we are doing something for them, she said that she wanted to contribute. "I want to buy new underwear for them, where can I deliver them?" That same morning she got that thought but did´nt know where to turn, she was so happy to be connected. Her money will do Gods work, because He spoke to her even though she does´nt realice that yet. And that´s the Gospel, good news to the poor, it´s fun to be connected to the Kingdom!!!

Chaplin - artist and warrior

2005-02-28T12:27:00.000+01:00

One of the best films ever made is the "Dictator" by Charles Chaplin. It´s a fantastic way of showing the demonic in the nazi ideology. Hitler is called Hynkel and in a very intelligent way Chaplin is both making fun of and showing the mercilessness of this man.
The film was made in 1939 and Chaplin stated to shoot it before the war started and finished it after Hitler attacked Poland. In US it was quite controversial and nowone lended him m to make it but he had his own (like Mel Gibbons, in making the Passion). There were quite strong rightwing winds blowing both sides of the Atlantic ocean.
When finished many European countries did´nt dare to show it. One time in Croatia, the resistant army sneaked in to a cinema full of German soldiers, they changed the film to the "Dictator", and the german soldiers started to shoot at the screeen!! I guess the got a good laugh!
The film was for many Jews, like having a little David that dared to make fun of Goliath. Many Jews in US has given that testamonie, that someone stood up for them. Chaplin hmself was from a poor Italian family in London.
In the end of the movie Chaplin make a speach that talks of the only way for true humanity - love of the other. There is power in the art that carries the truth.

Even if you don´t see the way

2005-02-11T11:04:00.000+01:00

My dear friend Micke Fhinn who leads worship and have written a lot of wonderful songs has a line in one of his new songs :"even if we don´t see the way , we can still hope and believe in you".
The time we live in is very unpredictable. The way forward is roadless. What we can do is to use the tools that the first christians used and to study their wisdom. It´s very basic, daily and off-stage stuff that keeps you sane and alive.
Too many live one life on-stage and another back-stage.

Kirkegaard

2005-01-29T19:50:00.000+01:00

"We live our lives forward but understand it backwards".
The Danish priest and philosofer helps me to understand my life. For a long time I´ve just walked on by , the prophets have chared their inspired words about times ahead. Frustrating, I long to understand, to grasp and be in control. Forget it if you dealing with God.
At night Sara asked Abraham her questions, who? where? what? We read the understanding he got backwards.

Write, write , write

2005-01-27T14:49:00.000+01:00

All reserch points to the great value of writing for developing your language. When you write you will understand what don´t understand. When you write you will make information integrated to your personal knowledge.
The biggest obstacle is to begin. When you have begun it will flow. If you looking for perfection you will never start.
The Bible is written by ordinary people, inspired but shurely they transpired a lot too. I´m grateful for their work, letting me know their story , actually our story. This morning I read about Cain. He could be a postmodern wanderer without roots and a heavy load. Still God was so gracious.

A child will lead them

2005-01-25T20:59:00.000+01:00

One of the Tsunamistories : A brittish schoolgirl (10) on vacation was by the seaside this morning in Thailand. When she saw the strange wave she emediately knew what it was . She warned her mother and together they saved the whole beach where they where. When the wave dit hit the shore they were all safe. Why? Because this girl had done studies on her own about Tsunamis as a project in her school.
Afterwards the whole hotel celebrated her as their hero and savior.
Where are we looking for wisdom? Are we humble enough to recieve it from anyone? God speaks also through children about salvation.

O mother, where art thou?

2005-01-19T21:52:00.000+01:00

A Mother Theresa story; I heard that a reporter went to interview her once. She had a habit of making reporters wait a few days and help out at the mission. On the third day, as the reporter was on her knees scrubbing a floor, the reporter lost it and asked "where is Mother Theresa and why won't she see me? I am tired of waiting!"The nun next to the reporter replied "why don't you ask her, she is scrubbing three people down?"

Heart of the matter

2005-01-18T17:57:00.000+01:00

We are not theologians because we are particularly religious; we are theologians because in the face of this world we miss God. We are crying out for his righteousness and justice, and are not prepared to come to terms with mass death on earth.
J.Moltmann

Norway

2005-01-16T13:02:00.000+01:00

I`ve been in Oslo the last couple of days. I was told about their enormous bankaccount as a nation-somewhere about 1000 billions of NOK. This year they predicted wrong in their budget, the profit became higher than expected!!! The money comes from taxes from the oiltrade and it is not invested now in the infrastructure but in stocks on the global market for the future.
What does a lot of money do to you? There is nothing "neutral" about money, it will affect you. Jesus called it mammon. He said the best thing to make mammon powerless is to give him away.
The Vineyard church in Oslo does a great job with the poor in the center that does´nt get that much from the welth of the state. They give away alot "Jesus-style".

King Cool

2005-01-13T11:47:00.000+01:00

Our king Carl-Gustaf, dared to say that in sweden nobody wants to be responsible. That was a word of truth from the Lord. Today he is cheered by the people in the newspapers.
He propheticly gave voice to millions. Truth will always conquer.

Prayer of mother Theresa

2005-01-11T16:34:00.000+01:00

Lord, make us worthy of serving our fellow humans all over the world, that lives and dies in poverty and hunger. Give them, through our hands, their daily bread today, and give them peace and joy through our understanding love.

Faith and faith

2005-01-10T14:49:00.000+01:00

We never stop believe we just stop letting our faith affect our lives.Thomas Merton
How true this is. This is also definition on a dead faith. Faith as fomula, as cold dogmatics you just put down on a piece of paper in your next test.
True faith will have a cost, it will demand change and dying daily. Still interested?

Friendship

2005-01-07T15:30:00.000+01:00

The turning point for Teresa of Avila, when she was strivng in prayer was when she saw that "Christ is a very god friend". Prayer starts with recieving his flowing love.
To give and freely recieve friendship is a precious thing.What is worth gaining without friendship? What is faith without knowing? What is sex without friendship?

Home and on the way

2005-01-06T13:40:00.000+01:00

In christian spiritual tradition we have both Peregrinatio pro Christo, the challange to always start anew on a continous wandering in a roadless landscape, that is to follow Christ. On the other hand we have Stabilitas loci, the faithfulness towards the already given, to grow roots where I´ve been placed. This tension is always there and is needed for the balance.
Some choose one of these and that leads to either restlessnes or stiffnes. (peter halldorf- helig rot).
How true this is. My prayer is what is what? What is worth fighting for and what must be left behind?

Ready or not?

2005-01-05T10:58:00.000+01:00

Today I read, "If the 50`s will be back the Church will be ready". Not especially nice joke but in a way true. In a centered set church there are hope but few look at the center. I know a pastor who worked in a church that was planning to use a lot of money on fakepipes to the churchorgan!!! Uhh

Now I´m out

2005-01-04T11:25:00.000+01:00

Read this morning about the countries all smashed by the tsunami now helping each other. Great attitude.