by Patrik Olterman | Dec 16, 2016 | Christian life, Church, Featured, Sex
You may have noticed that the blog changed title. This to reflect the changing tone and content of the blog over the past three years. As I started studying theology in earnest I started at a very broad spectrum deconstructing and reconstructing everything from...
by Patrik Olterman | Jun 13, 2016 | Christian life, Life is my religion, Love
I am angry at the person who picked up a gun and murdered all those people in Orlando, I am angry at all the people who thinks that any kind of violence is justified in any situation. I am angry at the Christians who think that anything could justify these horrific...
by Patrik Olterman | Apr 29, 2016 | Christian life, Life is my religion, Love
“For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” (Matt 7.14 NRSV) There is this idea, because of this verse, that being a Christian should be difficult and hard and to that effect the church has through the centuries...
by Patrik Olterman | Dec 24, 2015 | Christian life, Life is my religion
Today I was challenged, why do I celebrate this commercial holiday and pass it on to my children. What could possibly merit the perpetuation of this madness? I do, in fact have an issue with the entire Christmas hype. The manic shopping the gruelling pressure to get...
by Patrik Olterman | Dec 21, 2015 | Christian life, Sacred Sexuality, Theological reflection
This weeks teaching on earth, birth, blood and sexuality we talked a lot about the blood mysteries within the Christian tradition. It interesting to note that while the early tradition has no such qualms the priestly tradition has a real issue with bodily fluids in...
by Patrik Olterman | Dec 10, 2015 | Christian life, Church, Life is my religion, MCC
This is the teaching shared at the first MCC heart gathering in Malmö on the 6th of December 2015. The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), also known as the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), is an international Protestant Christian...
