Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com

Crazy Finns part 2. With a bunch of teens on skis pulled by snowmobiles - on the frozen sea in -20°C. (I would like to share a video, but it doesn't work to upload it. I have tried before as well).

This video is so refreshing! I shared an article some days ago and was upset about the Zacharias scandal. This guy puts things so well. So many good points. He is a new person to me, apparently a appreciated apologist himself with half a million followers on Youtube. He says it feels so uncomfortable when people are praising him. In addition he makes a little surprising turn in the other half of the clip. He wants people to understand that giftings and success, has nothing to do with a high moral or virtue. We are gifted in different areas, but our giftings are given to serve others, not to make others serve us and put us on a pedestal. In addition, being gifted and praised, in combination with personal struggle, might be devastating if you are not allowed to be transparent and honest. This guy is brutally honest about his own background – prison, not being able to show empathy, his strange reactions when his mother died because of drug abuse, and more.

https://youtu.be/ArlP-NuFCig

This is Soheila Fors, a Kurdish woman born in Iran, living in Sweden, married to a Swedish man. In the second picture you see Soheila’s mother and aunt before the Islamic revolution. Soheila’s father was killed by the regime, and she was abused by her first (Iranian) husband. She met Jesus in her desperation. Soheila has started up several tea houses for immigrant women in Sweden, for fellowship and vocational training. That is too provoking for the Muslim men. She receives death threats on a regular basis. A fire bomb was thrown on their balcony. She doesn’t get enough help from the authorities. It’s a taboo in Sweden to criticize the immigration policy or Islam. Those who suffer the most are women from a Muslim background. They are not defended by the leftist feminists, since they don’t fit the narrative. Some experts say that Sweden is one of the countries in Europe with the highest levels of segregations. There are dozens of no-go-zones and in some areas the sharia law is practiced

Cheap, not chip. Don't know how to correct afterwards.

The soils are deficient in nutrients, which leads to food deficient in nutrients. That means imbalances and a weaker immune system which can lead to sickness. In addition much of the food is full of pesticides that are connected to different diseases. Therefore organic food is a better alternative. Studies have shown that they also are more nutrient dense. Something that is very nutritient dense is sprouts. In addition easy and chip for those who can't afford high quality food. I have tried to sprout once, but after reading this article I'm gonna sprout more. It's not even difficult.
https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/grow-broccoli-sprouts/https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/grow-broccoli-sprouts/

Cross-country skiing on the frozen sea is the best place for skiing. We don't have this cold winters every year on the coast. #Finland

This is the FINNISH national instrument, kantele. Ida Elina has revived it, and taken it to the big audience. She has played twice at the presidential palace in Helsinki at the Independence day reception Dec 6th. She is a believer in Jesus. https://youtu.be/V-zHo6FeiU0

He has been lying about being a professor, which he admitted when he was alive. He hadn't even earned a doctoral degree even if he called himself a doctor. He had some honorary doctorates, which is not the same thing.

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. 😜