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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. Currently developing a personal ministry “Dum Spiro Spero”.
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Tag Archives: Empathy
God Has Not Forgotten Sarajevo
Exactly 30 years ago, in February and March 1993, Tihomir Kukolja paid a month long visit to the besieged city of Sarajevo in a war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. Spending the unintended four weeks in a city subjected to a continuing shelling and … Continue reading
They Must Know the Truth
They Must Know the Truth, SALT Feature. Follow the summer 2022 journey of the SALT team in Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. It mattered to our team that we not only deliver a meaningful and helpful content to the Ukrainian refugees, … Continue reading
Healing Through Hospitality
HEALING THROUGH HOSPITALITY, Violeta Altmann, a SALT ( Sustainable Action for Leadership and Truth) 2022 presentation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, July 2022. Violeta Altmann delivered an opening message at the SALT 2022 Gathering in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Having become an adoptive mother Violeta … Continue reading
Bridging the Gap Between Life and Death
Pastor and Clinical Chaplain Arnold A. Porter, Florida says: “Bible says, ‘My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge’. With Covid you do not leave the hospital the same way you came in. I decided not to debate if the … Continue reading
Posted in Video
Tagged Choose Life, Conspiracies, Covid-19, Empathy, Healing, Hope, Life and Death, Pandemics, Vaccines
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Webinar Notes, Refugees Our Neighbors
Webinar Notes, Refugees Our Neighbors, selection of highlights featuring two webinars produced by Leadership Focus International in May and June 2021. Our international team of panelists, all of them leaders with the firsthand experience in ministering to refugees, immigrants and … Continue reading
Video Feature: Where are They Now?
Three years ago the Renewing Our Minds volunteers witnessed the incoming waves of refugees entering Europe via the Balkan route, and crossing Serbia and Croatia. We were only a small part of a much bigger effort that engaged churches, faith … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkans, Compassion, Croatia, Empathy, Migrants, Refugees, Serbia, Video feature, volunteer
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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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Have a Merry Belated Christmas!
The first thing I noticed as I entered the Refugee Camp in Slavonski Brod, Croatia less than three weeks ago was a big Christmas tree shining in the middle of the camp. It looked as a sign of hope in … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Current Issues, Devotion, Faith, Reflection, Refugee Crisis, Religion
Tagged Birth of Jesus, Christmas, Compassion, Croatia, Empathy, Humanitarian Aid, Jesus, Love, Refugees, Silent Night, Slavonski Brod
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Meeting Jesus on the Refugee Trail
First publish by Sojourners, Sept 30, 2015 The moment our RCRR (ROM Community Refugee Response) international team moved to the Hungarian and Croatian borders in Serbia, we were under attack from Christians who did not approve of our action. They … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Compassion, Croatia, Empathy, EU Refugee Crisis, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Hungary, Macedonia, Refugees, Serbia, Sid, Tovarnik
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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
Posted in Reflection
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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