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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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Category Archives: Human Dignity
Aren’t We in a Coma Already?
Timothy Snyder reminds us in his book “On Tyranny” (book I would highly recommend): “Until recently, we Americans had convinced ourselves that there was nothing in the future but more of the same. The seemingly distant traumas … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Human Dignity, Leadership
Tagged Democracy, Dictatorship, Fascism, Lies, Nightmare, The President, Timothy Snyder, Tyranny
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Letter to America, Seventeen Years Later
Seventeen years ago, only three weeks after the unprecedented Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S., which took more than 3,000 innocent lives, I shared the following letter, which I wrote from Croatia at that time, with a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Appeal, Current Issues, Faith, History, Human Dignity, Human Rights
Tagged Crime, Faith, September 11, USA
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God of Our Depraved Image
When churches, theologians and faith scholars accept the Darwinian theory of evolution as the objective truth of our beginnings, it is only a matter of time before they fully embrace the theory of social and spiritual evolution too, and with … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Faith, Human Dignity, Religion, Social Ethics
Tagged Creation, Episcopalians, Evolution, Gender Confusion, gender-neutrality, God's gender, Our Father
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The Way to Reconciliation Leads Through Empathy
Photo: ROM – Renewing Our Minds group prays in Vukovar, Croatia. Picture taken in 2006. “A new report argues that using the word ‘reconciliation’ does not help families of Kosovo Albanian and Serb war victims to deal with the past … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Human Dignity, Reconciliation
Tagged Balkans, Empathy, Forgiveness, Former Yugoslavia, Justice, Kosovo, Reconciliation, Serbia, Solidarity, Transitional Justice, War, War Crimes
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Becoming Agents of Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Tihomir Kukolja wrote this article for the October 2017 Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation Newsletter The 2017 Renewing Our Minds (ROM) leadership gathering held in Fuzine, Croatia this August brought together, a group of seventy young and seasoned leaders from … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Leadership, Newsletter, Reconciliation, Refugee Crisis
Tagged Conference, International, Renewing Our Minds, ROM
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Can You Hear the Engine Roaring?
My most recent daily Bible readings are from the Old Testament books that major in the judgments of God against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah at the hands of the Assyrian and Babylonian invaders. One cannot miss the point … Continue reading
Posted in Devotion, Faith, Human Dignity, Life Issues, Reflection
Tagged Faith, Judgment, Reflection, Religion
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The First Iranian Christian Community Organized in Croatia
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
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Life Issues, News Release, People, Refugee Crisis, Religion
Tagged Christianity, Croatia, Faith, Iran, Persecution, Refugees, Religious Freedom
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A Painful and Sobering Reflection
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
Posted in Current Issues, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Leadership, Life Issues, People, Politics, Reflection
Tagged Balkans, Government, Leadership, Nation, Nationalism, Racism, Tribalism, UK, US
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The Night Jesus Wept
Yes, Jesus is the King! But this is not so because the choruses of Trump’s supporters are saying so as they are celebrating his presidential victory this morning. That “Jesus is the King” is even more true in the face … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Leadership, Politics
Tagged 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Hillary Clinton, US Christians
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My Statement On the 2016 Election
I have been placed under much pressure and intimidation lately. This would happen every time when I shared a link on my Facebook page expressing a concern about the presidential fitness of Donald Trump. The same happened, even more forcefully, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Leadership, Politics
Tagged 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Endorsment, Hillary Clinton, Leadership
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