In Denmark and Scandinavia there has also been an increase in church attendance in many places, particularly in churches with conservative biblical preaching, an emphasis understanding the Bible, living in Christian community, etc. In addition, there are many testimonies from young people—including on social media—where they talk about how they have started reading the Bible and how Jesus has transformed their lives.
In Denmark, equality is a given. At work, at school and at home, we build our culture on fairness, independence, and unity. We don’t like hierarchy and we certainly don’t like authority. Even in marriage, the idea that a man should lead and a woman should follow seems both old-fashioned and wrong. I know this tension from the inside. I work in the construction industry, a field that was once dominated by men. However, my company, like many others, proudly highlights its commitment to ‘equality and women’s empowerment.’ I am grateful for the opportunities this has provided but I have...
I Danmark er lighed en selvfølge. På arbejdspladsen, i skolen og i hjemmet bygger vi vores kultur på retfærdighed, uafhængighed og enhed. Vi bryder os ikke om hierarki – og slet ikke om autoritet. Selv i ægteskabet virker tanken om, at en mand skal lede, og at en kvinde skal følge lederskabet både gammeldags og forkert. I vores nordiske samfund lever den forbandelse videre. Vi sætter vores lid til kontrol, og ikke til tillid. Til lighed, ikke til komplementaritet. Vi hylder ensartethed, selvom skaberværket illustrerer, at forskellighed er godt. Jeg kender spændingen indefra. Jeg arbejder i byggebranchen – et område...
He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” So he...
The Incarnation is the reason for this season. Without Christ, we would be dead in our sins, without hope in this life or the next. As we celebrate the birth of Christ at Christmas, let us remember that our Church Fathers before us bled to protect the doctrine and truth of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.
