The theme of the last three months was „The pattern of this world“. In Romans 12,2 the apostle Paul admonishes us not to conform to the patterns of this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. So I tried to dismantle some of the patterns of which we are often not aware, because we grew up with them and live and breathe in them - and I tried to point out what Christ’s perspective and alternative could be…

„You can do anything - just believe in yourself!“ Does that sound familiar? It’s one of those standard secular lies. It sounds astonishingly similar to Jesus’ statement „If you have faith, you can tell a mountain to move“ (Mt 17,20), or like Paul’s saying „I can do all things through Christ“ (Phil 4,13)…

Our society tends to believe in the power of professionals. If you have any kind of difficulty - be it financial, medical, mental or whatever -, you ought to speak with a professional. A professional is someone who has studied the field, has a certificate, and knows the answer to your problem. Also if you are a teacher, you are expected to think, speak and act professionally…

Are you familiar with this term? Apparently it became a worldwide metaphor through the movie with the same name in 2007, where two men (Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) who are terminally ill, meet in a hospital room and join to accomplish their list of things to do before they die. Thanks to the blatant wealth of the white man Cole, they succeed largely with their primarily selfish goals…