Will unity bring revival? 05/01/2012
 Historians tell us that around the year 100 AD there were about 20,000 Christians. They were a minority group that at its best was tolerated and at its worst severely persecuted. About 210 years later, when Constantine was in power, Christianity was no longer a minority group, but numbered around 20 million. We see the same scenario in China. In 1950, before Mao introduced communism, there were about 4 million Christians, if you also include Catholics. According to a survey done in 1993, they estimated that today there are over 41 million Protestant Christians in China.
The speed of growth in these two examples is of course extraordinary and I do believe we have a lot to learn from both of them, but I think there is an interesting point to be made here when it comes to Christian unity. Something to fall back on? 04/06/2011
 There are a lot of attitudes, inherited from one generation to another, that through the course of time end up seeming so normal to us that we would never consider to evaluate them. They are so obviously true that even daring to question them would make most people doubt your mental health, or think of you as some kind of fanatic. But some of these attitudes are wrong, and history teaches us that we can be thankful for people who have dared to think differently.
Sowing seeds in the forest 04/05/2011
 When it comes to our spiritual growth it's not entirely up to God. Yes, He is the one that makes things grow, but we have a part to play when it comes to sowing the seed. Many sow lots of seeds in their own heart, reading the Bible, praying and so on, but without any big results. The problem is not the word of God, but the soil the word is planted in. This is what Jesus is teaching us in Mark chapter four, and here he also reveals some very dangerous weeds. Our hearts should be like a beautiful garden, but the truth is that the heart of many Christians looks more like a forest of worldliness. Instead of preparing the soil and removing the weeds we pour new seeds in our forest, letting everything grow wild.
Weeds in the garden 03/30/2011
 Living the Christian life is like having a garden in the middle of the forest. You know that the forest will supply your garden with lots of weeds, and if you don't keep a constant watch the weeds will quickly take over. In the Gospel of Mark chapter four Jesus is giving us some very important insights on what kind of weeds we should make sure to get rid of...
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My wife and I moved to Denmark in the summer of 2004 to respond to God's call in
Matthew 28:18-20. We came to a town with very few Christians, and
started a church there with one lady attending regularly. Today this
church is gathering about 15-30 people every week and it's wonderful to
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