Tanja @tanjaostman@dingdash.com

I shared a few lines from the book The Insurgence – Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, by Frank Viola, a couple of days ago. Here is an interview with Frank on the book. They are talking about that many believers confuse the Kingdom with politics (but it’s neither left nor right). Jesus came with a new political system, a new civilization. The only “gospels” many have heard have been the gospel of libertinism or the gospel of legalism. The gospel of the Kingdom is freedom from the bondage of the flesh and the work of the flesh, and it is also freedom from religiosity and legalism - freedom in the Spirit. We should live by the indwelling life of Jesus Christ (Rom 8). The great mystery of God is Christ in you, the hope of glory. “Those who have embraced the gospel of the Kingdom and are a part of the insurgence, recognize that their citizenship is in the Kingdom of God. Their allegiance, loyalty and love lies in this alternative civilization.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b-sd_UG4ktg&feature=share

A week ago. We still have snow on the ground, but it has melted from the trees.

I love nature! ❄️🌲 I am thankful to the Lord that live so close to nature, and only 2 kilometers from this small hill where I can ski downhill. And even closer to skiing tracks for cross-country. ⛷️

A great book. I've read it twice.

TobyMac (former DC Talk) lost his firstborn son 1,5 years ago, due to a tragic accident. The song was born out of that experience. https://youtu.be/aVgetIvEIAs

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2021/02/25/public-health-officials-lying-about-lockdowns.aspx?ui=5c3b3b56b6ffa4cfdcdd4169d4f8c299fe8cbcd695ed1b612d0ead8be496a570&sd=20210224&cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1HL&cid=20210225&mid=DM804594&rid=1092457917

How is life where you live, regarding C-19? I live in Finland, where we have among the least cases in all of Europe. But our news tells us every day that the situation is really bad. I’ve been working from home since March 2020. I miss my colleagues and students. I miss having guests. I miss my two sisters who live with their families in Helsinki and Stockholm. Thank God we have something called right of public access. We have full access to all land, including forests and beaches (like in the rest of the Nordic countries). There are many walking trails, and ski tracks. We become full-blooded outdoor persons. Dr Joseph Mercola writes: “The cost for lockdowns in Canada, in terms of Quality Adjusted Life Years and Wellbeing Years, is at least 10 times greater than the benefit. In Australia, the minimum cost is 6.6 times higher, and in the U.S., the cost is estimated to be at least 5.2 times higher than the benefit of lockdowns.”

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finland_announces_march_shutdown/11808835

Just a joke.

And one more quote for today...

"There was Jesus." This world is so screwed up that I would lose my mind without Jesus, my anchor. There is so much brokenness and hurt all around us. Rich or poor. In my (European) mind this music is as American as it can get, and I love it. https://youtu.be/28a2MSoGgjA

I found two great quotes of BROTHER YUN, whom some of you know. And two other quotes of Jon Zens on the same theme. (I shared some quotes yesterday as well).