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Going back home
Its been 3 weeks but it still feels like yesterday when we were saying goodbye at Arlanda Airport with tears flowing on our cheeks. Being home feels so good its back to reality. It is good because people have not seeing me for 3 months so everyone is asking a lot of questions about my…
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Waking Up from the Longest Dream and the Learnings from Sweden
Through the Young in the Worldwide Church Program, I was flown into a new society and culture. And as I reckoned my story was similar to that of Dorothy and his friends in the tale, “The Wizard of Oz.” Unexpectedly, these were things that out of the blue just came out like fresh wild flowers…
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Världens Fest Special Blog
Celebrating the Grandeur of Helping Humanity Through the grand chorale and orchestra, the three-day Världens Fest opened with a musical concert depicting Church of Sweden’s international work through the decades. International work for the Church of Sweden has been a tradition imbedded in this church across borders. During the three days in Karlstad, discussing the…
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Friendship and Home Feel Inspires Youth to Get into the Circle
It is so uncommon for young people to engage or even get near the circle of church groups nowadays. This does not only exist here in Sweden but it has become a worldwide trend. There’s a possibility that this was actually the “not so good effects” of media, social networking sites and globalization, things which…
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Holding Fast to the Tradition of Educating People
For the Church of Sweden, educating people is more than a form of service to the community but a continuing tradition of nourishing not only the soul through God’s Word but the human body and mind as well. Thus, a holistic trend of education can be seen evidently pursued in most parishes. In retrospect, Church…