Category Archives: People

Desmond Ford Taught Me that the Truth Matters

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

I met Dr. Desmond Ford, a leading and unusual Adventist theologian from Australia, through the word of mouth and vibrant discussions with friends at Newbold College, England in the late seventies. Those encounters led me to seek, photocopy and read his … Continue reading →

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Bulevardul Libertatii and Other New Videos

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

The most recent “Ambassadors for a Better World” video features – August 2018 Changing the Future Roades, Romania: Liviu and Elena Tudosie, and their ministry “Perspective – Investing in the Present, Changing the Future” are making a profound and lasting … Continue reading →

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Guns For All and the Culture of Death

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

The first step ought to be to make the access to weapons of the kind that was used to kill 17 students more than a week ago impossible, certainly illegal. Apparently, in most recent mass shootings killers used the guns … Continue reading →

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Jesus is Never About the National Prosperity Gospel

Posted on February 17, 2018 by

  Tihomir Kukolja reflects on the President’s remarks delivered at the 66th National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC. Note that the author is not calling into question the purpose and the organization of NPB, nor the hard work and dedication … Continue reading →

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The First Iranian Christian Community Organized in Croatia

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

News Release Under the leadership of the Zagreb Malesnica Baptist Church and its minister Mihal Kreko, and with help of the visiting pastor Reza Ansari from Vienna, Austria, a group of 30 Iranian refugees established the first organized Iranian Christian … Continue reading →

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A Painful and Sobering Reflection

Posted on March 2, 2017 by

A slightly upgraded version of my message shared yesterday on my Facebook page. For more than fifteen years I have been privileged to lead a leadership development and reconciliation ministry that continues to teach the young leaders of the Balkans … Continue reading →

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Doing Right for Bad Reasons

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

I have taken this short text out of my old archives.  Signs of the Times,  Australian lifestyle magazine published it late 1998. The reason I find this article still relevant today is that even today, number of years later, there … Continue reading →

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Today We are Ashamed

Posted on March 10, 2016 by

  Today EU and the Balkans have capitulated to fear and lack of empathy.  Balkan countries along the refugee corridor have sealed their borders, one by one. At the one end of the Balkan refugee corridor Slovenia closed its border … Continue reading →

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Here’s What We’re Getting Wrong

Posted on December 2, 2015 by

    As we stand together around the world, shocked and mourning with the thousands who lost their fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, relatives, and friends in France, Lebanon, and Iraq, one thing bothers me most about the narrative around the … Continue reading →

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