Acts20:24

For me, (and maybe also for some of you) it seems that our society and the world around us are going crazy. I’ve heard that around the world there are over 40 armed conflicts going on RIGHT NOW! On the news, we hear about millions of people fleeing from Somalia, Syria, Iran and other countries. Think about what they are going through. Maybe you are a refugee? Maybe you have fled from your country because of a conflict going on?  But there are not only things from outside that can make our life seem troublesome. Sometimes the worries, stress and problems come from within. Maybe we have a conflict in our family; our parents are going through a divorce, or maybe we ourselves are going through a divorce? We can have problems in school when the pressure from parents that we should succeed pushes us down. In China there are many students who can take the pressure to succeed any longer so they commit suicide. Maybe you are going through some of the turmoil from within. Do y...

This question I want to address to my friends who call themselves followers of Christ. I consider my self a person who loves my country. I think that I am lucky to have been brought up in Sweden. It is a safe and peaceful place to live in. Whenever Sweden plays soccer or ice hockey I believe my wife (being Russian) even think I am a nationalist J . When it comes to sports and being happy when your national team wins is no big deal and have no real value. But, when your nationalism and patriotism tries to stop people who are running away from war and death then it goes beyond my understanding. Daniel Forslund wrote an article in the Christian newspaper, Dagen  (in Swedish) and there he writes that he doesn’t see any opposition between being a Christian and loving your motherland and I agree with him. But, loving your motherland so much that it shuts the door for a person in despair doesn’t rime well with what a follower of Christ should do. If we are followers of Christ, we h...