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Tihomir Kukolja, born in Slavonska Pozega, Croatia in 1954. Studied, lived and worked in Yugoslavia, Croatia, United Kingdom, Australia and the US. Education in theology, communications, and radio journalism. Worked as a church pastor, media professional, radio producer and presenter, journalist, religious liberty activist, and reconciliation and leadership development activist. Lives in Houston TX, USA. Served as the Executive Director, Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation (Forum), and Director of Renewing Our Minds (ROM) initiative for many years. Founder and Director of Leadership Focus International. Loves photography, blogging and social media.
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Audio: Lessons from the First Christian Movement
How much does the Christianity of today resemble the Christianity of its early days, when the Holy Spirit came mightily on the first group of Jesus’ followers who would soon turn the world upside down? What did Jesus mean when … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Faith
Tagged Audio, Belgrade, Book of Acts, Following Jesus, Podcast
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Sermon – Are You Following Him?
At the beginning of April 2017 I was honored to preach at the International Christian Fellowship Church in Belgrade, Serbia at the invitation of my friend and colleague Samuil Petrovski. The message of my sermon with the title “Are You … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Religion, Sermon
Tagged Audio, Disciples of Jesus, Following Jesus, Sermon
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Preaching in Australia
Late March and the beginning of April 2016 for me were the weeks of my visit to Melbourne, Australia. This was a working visit, with some special time to spend with my grown up children – Tina, Tamara and Andrija, … Continue reading
Posted in Devotion, Faith, Sermon
Tagged Christians, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Jesus Christ, Reflection, Religion, Sermon
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Presentation at the A&M University
Audio recording of an interactive session with Tihomir Kukolja on the Current Refugee Crisis, at the A&M University, College Station TX On Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015, and hosted by The Fulbright Student Association, and moderated by Viktor Mitevski. The quality and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Law and crime, Life Issues, Refugee Crisis, Social Ethics
Tagged A&M, Following Jesus, Human dignity, Human Rights, Injustice, Refugees
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Reflections in May 2015
Are We Pretending? Many will say that they are the followers of Jesus Christ as long as it does not cost them much: as long as Jesus would not ask them personal questions; as long as no loyalty is required; … Continue reading
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Tagged Following Jesus, God's Judgment, New Age, Pretending, prosperity gospel, Reflections, Spiritual notes, The Truth
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Who Do You Say I Am?
It is not an uncommon thing nowadays to hear people, left and right, Christians and non-Christians alike, claiming that they are the followers of Jesus. Are you His follower if you like Him only? At what place on one’s journey … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Faith Journey, Following Jesus, Gospel of John, Healer, Jesus of Nazareth, Resurrection, Savior, Social Gospel, tha lamb of God, The Bread of Life, The Good Shepherd, The Light of the World, The Lord Jesus, The Son of God, the true light, The True Vine
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Serving God’s Purpose in Our Generation
“I tell you the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:4. I love the slogan “Serving God’s purpose in our Generation”, but what are its real implications? Competing offers … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Community, Culture, Empathy, Fellowship, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, God's Purpose, Healing, Peacemaking, Reconciliation, Reflection, Restoration, salt and light, Serving
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Young Jewish Man Loves and Follows Jesus
Justin Kagin, a young American Jew, believes that Jesus Christ does not belong to Christians alone, but that He is for the Jews, Muslims and others too. Justin believes that Jesus is above any organization, institution, movement, concept, ideology and … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Podcast, Reflection, Religion
Tagged Audio, Faith, Following Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jews, Justin Kagin, Podcast, Religion, Video
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Jesus Transcends Them All
The Book of Hebrews, one of the most ignored and seldom studied New Testament books, powerfully argues that Jesus is the final destination and retirement place of every religion, including yours and mine. The book progressively argues that the entire … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Hebrews, Christianity, Church, Community, Faith, Following Jesus, Hebrews, Incarnation, King of Kings, Kingdom of God, Lord of Lords, New Covenant, New Creation, New Testament, Old Covenant, Old Testament, Religion, Spiritual Folklore, Supremacy of Jesus
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When Enemies Love and Serve Each Other
At the time when a new intensive season of ROM is coming it is good to remember the past seasons. One of them was portrayed in this article published by The Huffington Post on September 26, 2011: Investing in a … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Leadership, Peace Building, Reconciliation
Tagged Albania, Balkans, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Change, Conflict, Croatia, Following Jesus, Forgiveness, Kosovo, Leaders, Leadership, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Peace Building, Reconciliation, Renewing Our Minds, ROM, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Service, Transformation, Ukraine, War, Young Leaders, Young People
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