Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com

I am shaken to the core when I am reading this article. There have been serious investigations done. Ravi Zacharias was a highly acclaimed evangelist, author and apologetic.

There are situations that can be misunderstood or one-time mistakes. But if you have saved the phone numbers of 500 (!) masseuses and have saved 200 selfies from young women, including nude pictures, then there is no doubt. He has also been accused of rape.
I still expect those who proclaim to be evangelists and missionaries, to have a higher standard than celebrities. I think titles, platforms, big ministries, lots of money etc is more of a risk and hindrance, than they are necessary.

Those Christians that have influenced me the most and have helped me mature and grow closer to the Lord, have mostly been "nameeless". The kingdom is an upside-down kingdom, where the first will be the last. Those who humble themselves will be uplifted. May there be more nameless leaders even in the West!
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/ravi-zacharias-sexual-abuse.html

Great MUSIC, great LYRICS!

What if I got real honest?
What if I took a risk?
What if I opened up my heart
And let you see in?
What if I took my mask off?
Trying to fit in
I don't wanna be a mannequin
What if I let my guard down?
What if I took a breath?
What if I wasn't perfect?
What if I was just a mess?
What if I bled my soul out
Givin' all I could give?
I'm so tired of pretending
I'm comin' out of my cages
I'm steppin' down from my stages
I'm sick and tired of faking it
What I wouldn't give to be known
What I wouldn't give to be known
What if I got new armor?
What if I swung my sword?
What if I face my demons
Like I've never done before?
What if I hung my banner?
What if I chose a side?
What if I knew I couldn't lose this time?
https://youtu.be/3iwjtVNNVG4

Same same here in Europe. "In the end, the cancel culture actually cancels culture, demolishing everything it finds offensive and replacing it with uncreative blandness.

Interestingly, an article originally published March 2017 stated that, “Research shows that the political ideology of communism restricts innovation, which is the panacea for economic growth and long-term prosperity today.”

And on an artistic, creative level, I wonder how much beauty and art and innovative writing and new musical composition can be traced back to Stalin’s Russia or Mao’s China or Kim Jong-un’s North Korea. It looks like the cancel culture has a soulmate."
https://stream.org/how-the-cancel-culture-stifles-creativity/

"In all seriousness, this information might save someone’s life, so we wanted to share with you. It was provided by a physician who wishes to remain anonymous. The goal of this research is to help the body recover from damage and detoxify, stabilize, and cleanse the toxic ingredients from the body including hydrogels, luciferase, and nanobots as well as silence the messenger RNA (mRNA) contained in the COVID vaccine." This author is very trustworthy, and his writings are based on research, and scientific reasoning.
https://thetruthaboutvaccines.com/stop-damage-mrna-vaccines/

Why do people think Finns are strange? It's no colder than 0°C in the water even if the air is -10°C. 😜

Lauren Daigle - Rescue

You are not hidden
There's never been a moment
You were forgotten
You are not hopeless
Though you have been broken
Your innocence stolen
I hear you whisper underneath your breath
I hear your SOS, your SOS
I will send out an army to find you
In the middle of the darkest night
It's true, I will rescue you
There is no distance
That cannot be covered
Over and over
You're not defenseless
I'll be your shelter
I'll be your armor
I hear you whisper underneath your breath
I hear your SOS, your SOS
I will send out an army to find you
In the middle of the darkest night
It's true, I will rescue you
I will never stop marching to reach you
In the middle of the hardest fight
It's true, I will rescue you

https://youtu.be/gYR0xP1j4PY

Greetings from Vasa, Finland and my neighborhood! -10°C today.

@sinbach you use to say that DD is needed for us in West as well, because of the censorship on the big platforms. PragerU is a good example of this. They have been censored just because they are conservative. I like their 5 min high quality educational videos. Here they explain very well the difference between publisher and public forum. This was recorded a year ago, I discovered it today... don't know what happened with the lawsuit. Do anyone know? https://youtu.be/d6C6_NVj964

Soon we in the Western world might need to learn from Christians in underground Churches... If we don't want a watered down faith, and Churches that are approved by the government.
"Christians in the United Kingdom and Canada are being warned that foundational religious beliefs and practices soon could be criminalized under laws banning the counseling of people seeking help with unwanted sexual attraction."
https://www.wnd.com/2020/12/go-sin-no-land-jail/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=wnd-breaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=breaking&ats_es=%5B-MD5-%5D

Powerful lyrics, great voice! 🎶 🔥
https://youtu.be/0P4YdXz3LAI

Hi, I signed up a couple of months ago, but have not been active on DD. I would like to learn more about this community. I would be happy to get some comments even from people that don't follow me (yet). I live in Finland. Where do you all live and/or why did you choose DingDash? (I suppose it's safe to talk about it here).