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Two tracks. Every Friday an honest article about faith and doubt, about the dark stretches and about what is hard to say out loud. Every Tuesday a short teaching — Bible, culture and the questions people really wrestle with.
EVERY FRIDAY
Friday Articles
The Friday articles are personal. They are written by Pastor Thomas Christensen — not as the church’s official position, but as his own experiences, doubts and discoveries along the way. Some of them cost him something to put into words.
The video I deleted
I once recorded a video I never posted. And afterwards I deleted it. Let me tell you why.
When the holiday takes an unexpected turn
Not every summer ends the way it began. That summer we were afraid it would not end well.
Love is calling
In the middle of the World Cup a German international scores — and does something unexpected. He kneels and lays down an invisible crown.
The one word that stopped the car
We had no time for a fine prayer. We had only one word.
Ageism in the Church
A few years ago I visited a church many Danish pastors travelled to for inspiration. Something was missing.
The Pastor Who Couldn't Say No
I said yes to everything. I told myself it was for the Lord. It wasn’t.
Grandma's Last Words
The doctor said: say goodbye. But she chose to shout the name of Jesus instead.
The hardest thing I have ever shared
It took me 15 years to find the words for it.
The day I stood on the edge
There is something pastors rarely say from the pulpit. Today I share my darkest moment.
Do you want to avoid the holiday nightmare?
Five people in a small metal box heading for Germany, with an expectation of 9 out of 10.
When the dream died — and God was still there
In 2008 I made a plan for the next twenty years of my life.
When the pressure becomes too much
Full-time studies, a newborn daughter and full speed at church. Something had to give.
EVERY TUESDAY
Tuesday Theology
Community Is Medicine. And It's Not a Metaphor
Researchers agree on something that ought to shock us more than it does.
Is cancel culture a modern witch hunt?
Tonight the bonfires are lit all over Denmark.
When Jesus himself was downcast
There is something many of us believe but rarely say out loud.
Jesus Healed Them All! — So Why Am I Still in Pain?
As I write this, my hand hurts.
Jesus was "synagogue hurt" too — and still chose the Church.
I touched briefly on church hurt in a video — and then the messages started coming in.
Is Denmark a "Christian Country"?
Zenia Stampe says no. Ida Auken says yes.