EEA NEWSLETTER | January 2019
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- January 25, 2019
Chosen or forced distance. Most of us have never spent any time thinking about the agreed cultural distance in formal and informal settings. Sociologists can tell us within centimetres what it is in Sweden and what it is in Albania. The social distance is different in each country.
READ MOREIn all strands of society life has come to a screeching halt. What economists feared, suddenly came true in a way they could not have imagined. Experts had been warning for some time that the market was overheating. They also said that, in contrast to the financial crisis in 2008, there was no leverage left to fight a new crisis, by lowering interest rates which are already at 0% or even negative or going more into debt as many nations are already indebted to breaking point.
READ MORE75 years of peace in Europe (?) On 8 May we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. An amazing time lies behind us, lies behind Europe. It still lives among us with many contemporary witnesses. There has hardly ever been such a time in conflict-ridden Europe.
READ MOREYour Kingdom come – A decade of holistic Disciple Making
This was the topic of the General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance in Jakarta. The week was very inspiring and gave a lot of food for thought and further action. I only wish there had been more time to wrestle with the topics addressed from stage around the table.
READ MOREWouldn’t it be great to have an application which would turn our thoughts into script at the rate of 100 words a minute? Fascinating? Really? Creepy? Probably! Is it possible? Facebook promises such an application within the next two years!
READ MOREClick to read the entire September newsletter. Do you want to receive the EEA bimonthly newsletter? Subscribe here. EDITORIAL Dealing with change Dear readers, I wrote in July 2011, for our local church bulletin, an article about change, based on the modern parable Who moved my cheese? That was eight years ago. It was interesting to read and think
READ MOREThe EEA exists to foster unity and evangelical identity and provide a voice and platform to evangelical Christians. Our mission can be best summarized with the words: Connect, Equip and Represent. The EEA is part of the World Evangelical Alliance (www.worldea.org)
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