Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com
Swedish-speaking Finn from Finland. Wife, mother of one boy (2008). Teaching special education at the local university. I belive that the Organic Church/House Church is the NT way of doing Church. I'm interested in what's going on in the underground Church and I pray for the persecuted Christians.
Joined Jul 2020
Tanja
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Maybe it is because I have lived in China for over 20 years? I don't know, but I LOVE tea sooooo much more than coffee. And without exaggeration - BTJ teas are the best on the market.
They are great for home, church, and Bible studies AND EVERY BOX of TEA SOLD goes to support the school fees of children of persecuted Christians.
https://backtojerusalem.com/back-to-school-sale-for-btj-tea-to-raise-funds-for-btj-martyrs-scholarship-fund/
@sinbach I need to find out if it's possible to order the tea to Finland (and I like the idea of buying things you like for a good cause)! I'm a connoisseur when it comes to tea, and I prefer organic. I trust your recommendations! I belong to a minority in many areas, even when it comes to preferring tea before coffee. Finns are the top coffee drinkers in the world, and Sweden wins the silver medal.
@sinbach ridiculous that crosses on boats would be a threat... but you have shared before about lots of similar, strange behavior from the Chinese authorities. Poor people.
Listen to the end! This is from a big event in Los Angeles. Justin Bieber is delivering a message of hope in Jesus Christ. JB has still a huge fan base (189 million followers on Instagram), and what he is doing is impacting people! To come out of the closet as a Christian has been a huge step for him, so pray for him! His got great support from his mom, his wife Hailey and her parents Stephen and Kennya Baldwin, who all are believers in Jesus Christ. https://youtu.be/m7bVNA_CJRY
@Toddkapper all of western Europe is going in this direction. Isn't it a form of persecution against Christians? Soon a time for underground churches...?
Tanja
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I didn't realize that France is suppressive regarding freedom of speech. There are actual police whose job it is to monitor churches for speech that they deem against minorities, LGBT, and against the government itself. Claiming that "Jesus is the only way" is considered hate speech and could subject you to arrest.
Tanja
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@MaryMamuzich oh no, by a good friend of mine Fabian Błaszkiewicz, a Bible teacher, former priest that for 20 years tried to bring the Polish catholic church back to the Bible. But gave up.
We run an online book by book Bible study since 2016
Tanja
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Hi all, in case you are willing to pray for Poland... something weird is happening - another step in suppressing the freedom of speech.
"Polish MPs have passed a controversial new media ownership law that could lead to the country’s largest remaining independent TV station losing its licence, but at the cost of several key votes that put the government’s longterm future in doubt."
@MaryMamuzich that's spiritual maturity! 🙏
"Dr. Marty Makary, a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and editor in chief of MedPage Today, argues that mandating vaccines for "every living, walking American" is, as of now, not well-supported by science.../... The risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 in kids ages 5 to17 is 0.3 per million for the week ending July 24, 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We also know that the risk of hospitalization after the second vaccine dose due to myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, is about 50 per million in that same age group." (Source: US News.com)
I always notice errors in my post afterwards... both typos and grammars. Sometimes I use the same prepositions as in my mother tongue Swedish. Most prepositions are actually the same. Many idioms and expressions are even the same, so I can translate what I want to say directly from my head. But some are not, and I might notice my errors after posting. We even have many similar words, so I sometimes spell them Swedish, like using a K instead of C.
@sinbach not hard to remember that you mentioned Samsung - I'm using my third Samsung phone right now. But I don't have a brain like Rain Man, so I had to look up the right episode in the pod. 🤣
@Biblestudent thanks for praying! Yes, Ivermectin and a couple of other drugs are effective. There are other things going on behind the scenes... It's always frustrating when spouses don't agree with each other. In this case my husband has the same opinion.
@Jim341 @sinbach @Toolman in this episode of his podcast (last year) he recommended devices that are not made in China, as Samsung. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6k9UQ2fovVfxldhGfgBBA5?si=wKp2KRHjTIijygacAIc1yQ&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1
@Berrybunchfamily Thanks for sharing! Beautiful! I recognized the song from Jesus Culture. I love it. It doesn't have to be technically perfect when it comes to worship - the heart and passion behind is more important. Especially when you gather with other believers to worship.
@Berrybunchfamily yes, he's got a great sense of rhythm! He has even developed since. He should do new recordings. We didn't just record with our phones, but my husband set up microphones. It takes some effort to stage it. I should encourage them to do it again.
Swedish-speaking Finn from Finland. Wife, mother of one boy (2008). Teaching special education at the local university. I belive that the Organic Church/House Church is the NT way of doing Church. I'm interested in what's going on in the underground Church and I pray for the persecuted Christians.
Joined Jul 2020
