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Ajatusten ja rukousten lähettäminen kärsiville ei riitä

Pidin puheen toisessa Espoon seurakunnassa 31.12.2023. Tämä puhe on muokattu tästä englanniksi.  Ajoittain voi olla hyvin vaikeaa ymmärtää pyhiä kirjoituksia. Symboliikan kerrosten kuoriminen vanhasta, arkaaisesta kielestä voi olla haastavaa. Mutta sitten on osia, jotka ovat…

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Visiting EU and NATO Institutions

I was privileged to attend a seminar on the European Union and NATO hosted by the Belgian Fulbright Commission. It meant a chance to see some of Western Europe and tour important international institutions that…



Wesołych Swiąt!

A few days before Christmas we got a tiny bit of snow: It wasn’t quite enough to cover the grass completely, and it melted very quickly. I had expected the winters here to be far…


Conferences and Rooftop Service

Another very busy week. We live on the first floor of our building (effectively three stories up over a business) so our view isn’t that great. This week I went up to the top of…



Smartphones, Fulbrighters and a Sermon

Annika had an OB appointment recently, but Paul tends to get bored at the doctor’s office. One thing that really keeps him occupied is getting his picture taken. Thank goodness for smartphones. Thursday I took…



Getting to Poland: The First Week

Flying across the world is certainly exhausting under the best of circumstances. In my case I was so wound up about leaving that the night before we flew out I only slept about 45 minutes…