November 28, 2009
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Have you ever struggled with keeping Sabbath? What do you do after church on Sunday? Is your Sabbath only 60 minutes long? Or do you keep Sabbath for full 24 hours? And how on earth is it possible in this … Continue reading
November 25, 2009
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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You never know when an Aha moment arrives. I was reading a Christian chick-lit book “Queen Esther & the Second Graders of Doom” by Allie Pleiter (Steeple Hill, 2006) for entertainment purposes only and unexpectedly came across with a thought-provoking … Continue reading
November 23, 2009
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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A BOOK REVIEW ofTHE WORDS OF JESUS: A Gospel of the Sayings of Our Lord with Reflections by Phyllis Tickle(Jossey-Bass, 2009) Phyllis Tickle, founding editor of the religion department at Publishers Weekly, has done qualitative analysis of the words of … Continue reading
November 21, 2009
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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When I was a student at the University of Helsinki a German tourist stopped me on the street. First he asked me if I spoke any German and all I could mutter was ‘JA’. Then he asked where the cruise … Continue reading
November 19, 2009
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Martin Luther’s famous quote “Sin boldly” has been way too many times misinterpreted. That easily happens when we don’t take the whole context and frame work in consideration. Luther did not ever encourage to purposefully sin. According to Luther we … Continue reading
November 8, 2009
by Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith
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Last week I attended a women’s conference with my mom. We got there at the last minute and the only available seats were at the back. Not the ideal place to see and hear everything but it had to do. … Continue reading
