Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com

That's what I've been asking as well. 😂 😅 In Swedish we have a word for the day after tomorrow: övermorgon. In German it's übermorgen. In Norwegian it's overmorgen. In Finnish ylihuomenna.

Finns are considered shy and persons of few words. But that doesn't make us less smart... ;-)

I think that celebrating April 30 and May 1 is a typical Nordic thing. You can read about it in the linked article. In our city there is always a car parade (mostly old American cars) among other things. There are many Finns who have old, American cars as a hobby, and they renovate them. https://finland.fi/life-society/finland-shows-carnival-colours-on-may-day/

I got to listen to Brother Yun this morning. Unfortunately his interpreter Brother Ren has fallen sick, so I wasn't able to send greetings to him from @sinbach I tried to talk to Yun in English, and a few phrases in German, but he seems to prefer Chinese. 😉 They found a stand in on a short notice, a Chinese woman with another Chinese dialect, who isn't fluent in Swedish (the language of the church I went to). So I suppose the preaching today wasn't as long and in depth as it could have been. But his message 'Jesus loves you' got through. The boy with the mask on, is a 16-year-old local Finn who speaks Chinese because he has lived for ten years in Western China (close to Qinghai Lake) where his father has worked with Bible translation. He has continued his work from Finland.

I'm so touched by this book, and I highly recommend it! I am so glad that there are books like this, and Leaving Buddha by Eugene Bach, that give unique insights into the lives of Tibetan Buddhist and Hindu monks/priests and their journeys to Christ! I haven't heard of any similar books out there! They should be spread among Westerners that are interested in Eastern religions, that are presented here as a way to inner peace and love. It's quite the opposite. There are demonic activities, control, duties and heavy religious burdens, enslavement of the soul etc. Rahil is a very intelligent and talented person, but even highly sensitive. He is and Indian, who grew up in England, and who wanted to give it all to the Hindu religion and become a priest, which he was for 20 years. It was a long journey before he got the strength to leave his community, god and guru Guruji. Nobody told him he had to believe in Jesus, but Jesus knocked on his door and he KNEW Jesus was the only Way.

Stockholm is such a beautiful capital. 🇸🇪

I met a white horse on the forest path today.

Oops! This is hilarious (if it's true). 😂 (Click the picture to see the text).

That's my books looking at me.

I'm helping my son with his homework, to understand equations. It's not the easiest thing to learn in math. A number line is always helpful, in particular if you count with negative numbers.

It would be fully possible to ski downhills, but the last day the lift was working was a week ago. My husband has been cross-country skiing 60 kilometers this week. That's crazy, since the tracks aren't in their best shape anymore, and the longest track is 5 km. I was walking up these stairs, that are between two slopes. That's very efficient and hard for the legs. I'm glad the roads are free from snow, so I can bike again. Many Scandinavians bike all year round with winter tyres. But after I fell and hit my head at 20 (no helmet back then), I stopped biking on icy roads.

These paintings by a young woman, with the account Salt & Gold collection, on Instagram, made me cry, and I am still. Foot washing is such a powerful demonstration of God's love and mercy towards humanity. John 3:16. I can't fathom it. I grew up in church with the lack of love a sensitive heart would have needed, and lots of legalism. But the Lord has softened my heart, and over and over again I need to be reminded that God is love (according to His definition of love. Not our own sinful definitions).

Foot washing part 5