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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: Religion
Desmond Ford Taught Me that the Truth Matters
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
Posted in Faith, People, Reformation, Religion
Tagged 1844, Adventists, Desmond Ford, Investigative Judgment, Justification by Faith, Memory, Reflection
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Offensive Simplicity of the Gospel
Crossroads Bible Study Class, MDPC, Houston, Sunday, December 9, 2018. A supplement to the bible study. Jesus is in the business of saving people. Paul says: “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection, Religion
Tagged Christ's righteousness, Faith, Gospel, Justification, Salvation, Trust
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A Metaphor for the Hijacked Church
The newly elected Brazilian president Jair Messias Bolsonaro promised: “God above everything. There is no such thing as this secular state. The state is Christian and the minority will have to change, if they can. The minorities will have to adapt … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Leadership, Religion
Tagged Christian America, Christian Nation, Christian Right, Christian Supremacists, Christianity, Church, Current Affairs, Democrats, Dominionism, Donald Trump, Faith, Faith and Politics, Fascism, Franklin Graham, Gregory A. Boyd, hijacked Christianity, Jair Bolsonaro, John Fea, Matt Shea, Moral Majority, Politics, Religion, Republicans, Rule of God, White Evangelicals
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Reflections, Romans: Jesus Without Strings Attached
Wherever a Christian culture exists that encourages its followers to believe and act as if their salvation, or sense of God’s approval depended on our human works (whether they are the works of the Law, or our own rules, … Continue reading
Posted in Devotion, Faith, Reflection, Religion
Tagged Christianity, Faith, Grace, Justification by Faith, Reflections, Reformation, Religion, Righteousness of Christ, Romans
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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 Unfortunate Legacy
“In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son.” Hebrew 1:1-2. (NIV) Waco, Part 2 David Thibodeau, one … Continue reading
The Truth That Will Blow Your Mind
Waco, The Unfortunate Legacy, Part 1 “If anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the desert,’ do not go out; or ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.” Matthew 24:25. NIV Prologue At … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Faith, Law and crime, Life Issues, Religion
Tagged Branch Davidians, Cliff Sellors, Clifford Sellors, cult, David Koresh, David Thibodeau, Ellen G. White, Faith, FBI, Livingstone Fagan, Marc Brault, Mount Carmel, New Light, New Truth, Newbold College, Steve Schneider, Truth, Vernon Howell, Waco
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Audio and Video: The Way of Jesus
Tihomir Kukolja shared a message “The Way of Jesus” at the 2017 EDI – Economic Diplomacy and Integrity Forum in Fuzine, Croatia, July 2017. Time: 28:24 min. The Way of Jesus: With a few adaptations, for the purpose of contextualizing … Continue reading
Jesus Transcends Them All
The Book of Hebrews, one of the most ignored New Testament books, powerfully argues that Jesus is the final destination and the retirement place of every religion, including yours and mine. All attempts to find God through the ways of … Continue reading
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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