Kuopion piispa. Kuntoilija, some-skeptikko, katekismusoppilas. Anonymous bots = blocked. Bishop of the Diocese of Kuopio. The Ev-Luth Church of Finland.
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Totuuden Henki, johda sinä meitä
Etsiessämme valkeuden teitä
Työtämme ohjaa, meitä älä heitä
Tietomme siunaa.
Millaista olisi, jos jokainen työpäivä alkaisi näin väkevästi?
Iloa, valoa ja varjelusta työpäivääsi.
#laulavakirkolliskokous #tekeehyvää #ilo
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The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has accused the Moscow Patriarchate of Pharisaism and the glorification of the Antichrist.
In a sermon delivered on November 1, Metropolitan Epiphanius (Dumenko), Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, accused the Moscow Patriarchate of Pharisaism.
“The spirit of Pharisaism and legalism continues to divide the Church in our own time. It is precisely this spirit of archaic legalism that has gripped the followers of the Moscow Patriarchate—those who sow division within the Church. They reject faith as the foundation of ecclesial unity, substituting it with their own rules and prescriptions—much like the adversaries of the Apostle Paul, who insisted that the primary mark of belonging was not faith in Christ, but the ancient rite of circumcision. They place devotion to the ‘Moscow throne’ above devotion to the Cross of Christ. Consequently, they reject many fellow Christians—and even their own Mother Church, the Church of Constantinople—while simultaneously extolling a modern-day, bloodthirsty Antichrist who rules over the Russian ‘empire of evil.’ They align themselves with all those who share his mindset, regardless of their actual confession of faith—a fact made abundantly clear by their actions. They have replaced the conciliarity of Christ’s Church with a ‘World Russian Council’; instead of peace, they offer blessings for war; and they have swapped the Cross of Christ for the letter ‘Z’ and a blood-stained sword—a sword they have raised against their own brothers, intent on killing them, just as Cain killed Abel.”
Jari Jolkkonen retweeted
Russia will not win.
„UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confronted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, accusing Moscow of having no intention of ending its war against Ukraine and warning that Russia would not win.
“We all know who the aggressor is in this war. Just yesterday, Russian drones attacked and killed 15 people at a railway station in Dnipro. And there are countless examples of you killing innocent civilians throughout this entire war. We all know that you are the aggressor,” Miliband said, according to Sky News.
He added that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had expected to win the war quickly but had underestimated Ukraine’s resistance and international support.
“Putin thought he would win this war easily. But you will not win this war. Thanks to the courage of the Ukrainian people and the solidarity of the nations represented at this table, you will not win,” Miliband said.
He urged Lavrov to acknowledge that Russia could not achieve victory and convey that message to Putin.
“If you had the courage to tell the truth and do the right thing, you would tell Putin that he is not winning this war and will not win it,” he added.
Following the meeting, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Lavrov had made numerous false and distorted statements but showed no willingness to engage in peace negotiations.
“Even if the Russians claim otherwise in words, their actions suggest otherwise. Russia must prove through its actions that it is ready for negotiations,” Kallas told AFP.
She pointed to the large number of Ukrainian civilians killed in Russian attacks during July, August and September, calling for continued pressure on Moscow, particularly to secure a ceasefire in the Black Sea.
Asked why she had not taken a joint photo with Lavrov, Kallas replied: “We must not normalize war crimes at this table.”
United24
Jari Jolkkonen retweeted
💥Yitzhak Rabin erupts in rage and disgust when asked a question regarding "a Jewish majority." Thirty-one years ago the racist equation was completely taboo. Today, it is Netanyahu's daily (and mouldy) bread.
Ehkä jossain on myös rauhallisia mielenosoittajia oikeiden asioiden puolesta.
Tällaisessa keinot ovat väärät ja syyt tekosyitä.
⛔️ ⚠️ Paris erupts: clashes with police as France's third weekend of protests hits the capital ‼️
▪️ Today, Oct 31, clashes broke out on Boulevard Poniatowski in eastern Paris at the end of the march.
▪️ It's the third weekend in a row of protests over the cost of living and schools.
▪️ The Interior Ministry counted about 320,000 protesters nationwide, including 70,000 in Paris.
▪️ Masked groups threw stones at police, who answered with tear gas, and fires were set.
▪️ More than 290 people were arrested across France.
📹 Paris, Oct 31, 2026
Is France heading for a new "Yellow Vests" crisis?‼️
🔺Sources
•The Guardian on today's clashes
•Al Jazeera on the protest numbers
Jari Jolkkonen retweeted
Remember Kostyantyn Vlasenko, the soldier from Ukraine’s 30th Mechanized who was recently rescued from the battlefield in a spectacular evacuation using a drone?
Today, he was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.
For 491 days, since June 2025, he had continuously held his position near the village of Senkivka in Kharkiv Oblast, carrying out missions. For 232 of those days, he was completely alone, after his fellow soldier was killed while attempting to withdraw.
After being severely wounded, he was forced to amputate his own feet with a knife. Yet he remained in radio contact, continued relaying vital battlefield intelligence, and received food and medical supplies delivered by drones.
Finally, in October 2026, after numerous failed attempts to rescue him, he was successfully evacuated from the battlefield using a heavy-lift drone, in what was the first rescue operation of its kind in history.
"Meditatio" (mietiskely) ja "meditari" (miestiskellä) on umpikristillinen ja periluterilainen termi. Miksi?
Se on latinaa, vieläpä kristillistä latinaa. Intiassa sitä ei puhuta.
Kirkkoisä Hieronymus otti sen käyttöön maailman ensimmäisessä latinankielisessä Vulgata-raamatunkäännöksessä 300-luvulla. Hän käänsi Psalmin 1 lauseen "hyvä on sen osa, joka ei vaella jumalattomien tavoin...vaan löytää ilonsa Herran laista ja TUTKISKELEE (lat. meditabitur) sitä päivin ja öin."
Hieronymus käytti Jumalan lain tutkiskelemista ja (ääneen) mietiskelemistä tarkoittavan heprean sanan הָגָה käännösvastineena latinan verbiä "meditari" psalmeissa ja monissa muissakin kohdissa (esim. Joos. 1:8).
Martti Luther käytti mediatio-sanaa Iso katekismuksen esipuheessa - ja kas, juuri Hieronymuksen kääntämän Psalmin 1 pohjalta:
"Mikään ei ole tehokkaampaa Perkelettä, lihaa ja kaikkia pahoja ajatuksia vastaan kuin se, että Jumalan sana on ahkerasti meidän MEDITAATIOMME (lat. meditatio nostra) ja puheemme kohde.Julistaahan ensimmäinen psalmi autuaaksi ne, jotka "MEDITOIVAT (lat. meditantur) Jumalan lakia päivät ja yöt. Millään suitsuttamisella et varmasti kykene torjumaan Perkelettä yhtä tehokkaasti kuin seurustelemalla Jumalan käskyjen ja sanojen kanssa, puhumalla niistä, laulamalla ja MEDITOIMALLA (lat. mediteris) niitä."
Lutherin mukaan "Pyhä Henki on nimittäin tällaisessa lukemisessa, keskustelussa ja MEDITATIOSSA (lat. meditatione) läsnä ja antaa siihen aina uutta ja syvempää valoa ja intoa."
Iso katekismus kuuluu luterilaisiin tunnustuskirjoihin.
Kyse on Jumalan lain ja evankeliumin sanojen mietiskelystä, tutkistelusta, märehtimisestä rukouksen hengessä. Verbi sisältää alun perin ajatuksen nimenomaan ääneen lukemisesta. Kyse on dialogista oman sydämen ja Jumalan sanan välillä.
Joogan kanssa tällä ei ole mitään tekemistä.
Reformaatio käynnistyi aneteeseistä. Ne naulattiin pyhäinpäivän aattona, koska seuraavana päivänä vaaliruhtinas Fredrik Viisaalla oli tapana asettaa pyhäinjäännöskokoelma näytille.
Reformaation voisi suomentaa korjausliikkeeksi.
Oman elämän korjausliike: Ensimmäinen teesi antaa avaimen muistuttamalla, että koko elämän tulisi olla korjausliikettä. Sitä ei voi ulkoistaa toiselle eikä ostaa rahalla. Taustalla on Matt. 4:17: "Tehkää parannus/kääntykää, sillä taivasten valtakunta on tullut lähelle."
Aneteesien loppuhuipennus vielä alleviivaa tätä: Pois opettajat, jotka lupaavat helppoa tietä! Kiitos opettajat, jotka kertovat rehellisesti, että kristityn tie on kilvoitusta ja vaivaa.
Aatehistoriallinen korjausliike: Reformaatio oli vastareaktio 1200-luvulla kehittyneelle kristillisen aristotelismin projektille. Reformaattoreiden mielestä Kristuksen evankeliumi ja kirkon teologia oli joutunut Aristoteleen filosofian pakkopaitaan. Esimerkiksi ehtoollinen selitettiin substanssimetafysiikan pohjalta transsubstantiaatioksi. Tarpeetonta, Luther väitti.
Reformaatio EI ollut filosofiavastaista. Teologia vain oli pidettävä siitä itsenäisenä.
Reformaation yksi pysyvä sanoma: mikään muotifilosofi tai -ismi ei saa ottaa määräävää roolia kirkossa. Ei Karl Marx eikä Martin Heidegger. Ei Putin eikä Trump. Ei woke eikä maga.
Vuoropuhelu eri ajattelijoiden ja aatteiden välillä on tärkeää.
Silti: Kristuksen evankeliumi on pidettävä puhtaana eikä sitä alistaa muotiajattelijoiden pakkopaitaan.
#reformaatio #korjausliike
Joensuun rovastikunnan papiston koulutusretriitissä käytimme 2 tuntia Raamatun mietiskelyyn.
Kristillinen meditaatio on dialogia, vuoropuhelua Jumalan sanan kanssa, ei vain oman sielun syvyyksiin vajoamista.
Teologisena aiheena oli historian Jeesus. Ja etukäteisenä lukutehtävänä dosentti Matti Kankaanniemen opus magnum: Historian Jeesus ja salaliittoteoriat (Warelia, 400 sivua).
Voin suositella!
Tarvitsemme seurakunnan yhteiseen missioon sitoutuvia ehdokkaita, iästä ja taustasta riippumatta.
Ei ole ongelmatonta, jos seurakuntavaaleja pidetään pelkästään poliitikkojen harjoituskenttänä joihinkin oikeisiin peleihin.
Ja selvää on, että otan kantaa Yle-toimittajan muotoileman otsikon ajatukseen, en yksittäisten ehdokkaiden motiiveihin.
Kun oma bisnes on ainoa ideologia.
Content of Tense Conversation Between Budanov and Trump's Team Revealed
Negotiations between the Ukrainian delegation and Donald Trump's special envoys in Miami, as reported by Le Monde, escalated into a conflict. According to the publication, during a three-hour meeting at the Shell Bay golf club, Steve Witkoff "with irritation" demanded that Kyrylo Budanov, head of Zelenskyy's office, cease strikes on Russian oil refineries.
Budanov, per Le Monde's information, "barely contained his anger" and felt that he was being "treated like a child, trying to teach him how to make money." The Americans presented an ambitious plan for postwar "regional prosperity," which envisioned resuming the transit of Russian oil and gas to Europe through Ukraine, with dividends paid to Kyiv.
Budanov was outraged that such a deal would tie Ukraine to Moscow, after which the negotiations broke off. When the meeting resumed, the Americans proposed accepting a deal for supplies of Russian diesel to the United States.
The publication's sources noted that they had never seen Ukrainians "so upset and alarmed." Zelenskyy's entourage described the situation as "hopeless," since Trump's envoys "think only about business."
📸: Press service of the President of Ukraine
Kristityksi kääntynyt Hannah Gholami vapautettiin Iranin vankilasta.
Good news from Iran – Hannah Gholami has been released from prison!
The 36-year-old convert begun a two-year sentence for involvement in a house church in November 2025. Earlier this year, she spent four months outside of prison for medical reasons. In August, she was told the remainder of her sentence could be served outside of jail, by reporting daily to work at a government-run factory.
However, earlier this month, Hannah was pardoned as part of a general amnesty of prisoners and released from her sentence.
Praise God for Hannah’s release and protection, and please pray for her complete healing and restoration.
Source: Article 18
Ensimmäinen tunnettu kristillinen hymni alkeellisilla nuoteilla 200-luvun Egyptistä.
Sanat kertovat uskosta kolmiyhteiseen Jumalaan jo ennen Nikeaa.
This is the Oxyrhynchus Hymn, dated to the late 200s AD. It is the earliest known Christian hymn manuscript with both lyrics and musical notation. A plain English rendering of the surviving words:
“Let all creation be silent.
Let the shining stars be still.
Let the rushing winds and rivers cease.
While we sing to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
let every power answer: Amen, amen.
Strength, praise, and glory forever to God,
the only giver of all good things. Amen, amen.”
Jari Jolkkonen retweeted
Russia continues to destroy Christianity in Ukraine: shelling in Kramatorsk has damaged two Orthodox churches and a Caritas Catholic center.
On October 25, Russian attacks in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk damaged the Orthodox churches of the Intercession of the Theotokos and Saint Nicholas. At the former, the central dome and roof were damaged, windows and doors were blown out, shrapnel struck the Royal Doors in the right-hand side chapel, and the church grounds were also damaged. The Church of Saint Nicholas was struck by a drone, leaving a hole approximately one meter in diameter in the roof.
Additionally, on October 17, a strike by guided aerial bombs damaged the local office of the Catholic charity organization Caritas. The building’s facade, walls, interior spaces, and metal roof were damaged, and an explosion crater formed nearby. On the same day, a Russian munition struck an adjacent nine-story residential building.
Christians Worshipped Here—Until Russia Came
On October 18, the "Good News" church building in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, sustained severe damage following a Russian strike.
In the 1990s, a former Soviet-era building became a church for a Pentecostal congregation, a place where thousands of people were introduced to the Christian faith. That was the case until the arrival of Russian forces.
This is the second—and more destructive—instance of damage to the church building. On June 30, three Russian guided aerial bombs struck the church grounds; at that time, the interior was damaged, windows were blown out, and a portion of the ceiling collapsed. Now, the building has been struck once again.
Jordania iski Syyriaan. Taustalla on ilmeisesti 23.10 terroristihyökkäys Jordaniassa, jossa kuoli 9 ortodoksikristittyä.
Lähi-Idässä tarvitaan enemmän rauhaa, vähemmän väkivallan kierrettä.
Here’s everything you need to know about the recent Jordanian-Syrian events:
1- On October 23, 2026, gunmen carried out an attack targeting a Greek Orthodox church during a funeral in Karak, Jordan, killing 9 people and wounding 34 others, according to Jordanian authorities.
2- On October 26, Jordanian authorities announced the arrest of the perpetrators of the attack and identified them as:
Hazza Zaidan Muhammad
Mishal Zaidan Muhammad
Ahmad Sami Hussein
(Photo 1)
All three are Jordanians from Karak, Jordan, and belong to the same al-Dhunibat family and clan in Jordan.
3- On October 26, the Jordanian Air Force carried out airstrikes on Daraa and Sweida in southern Syria, killing 7 civilians and wounding 3 others, according to the Syrian Civil Defense. (Photo 2)
Five of those killed were members of one family, including 3 children, in the village of Lutf in al-Lajat area of Daraa countryside.
4- Jordanian King Abdullah posted on X:
“Our brave men have pursued them into their hideouts. We said the terrorists would not escape punishment, and neither would anyone whose ideology seeks to divide Jordanians. May Allah have mercy on the martyrs, heal the wounded, and protect our homeland and people from all evil and harm.”
(Photo 3)
5- On October 26, the Jordanian army stated that its airstrikes on Syria, carried out under the name Operation “Jordanian Deterrence - Hamoud,” had been coordinated with the Syrian government.
6- On October 27, the Syrian government stated that no prior coordination had taken place with Jordan regarding the airstrikes:
“No prior coordination took place with the Syrian side regarding this military operation.”
7- Widespread public anger in Syria after the Jordanian Air Force bombed and killed 5 members of one family.
8- Daraa Civil Coordination Committees announced that Jordanian drivers are prohibited from entering Syrian territory until further notice.
9- Syrian authorities announced the closure of the Nasib border crossing between Syria and Jordan.
10- Public calls in Syria for protests outside the Jordanian embassy.
11- Some angry Syrians headed toward the border crossing with Jordan. (Video)
Jari Jolkkonen retweeted
I’m deeply alarmed by Israeli actions in the occupied West Bank.
Settlements are expanding, evictions are unrelenting with Palestinians driven from their lands, settler violence is surging, Palestinian families are being assaulted.
We are seeing an increasingly coercive environment, with the spectre of ethnic cleansing looming ever larger.
This must end.
There can be no durable peace in the Middle East without the realization of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination.
Olihan tänään #kirjamessut intensiivinen ja hauska keskustelu Nasaretin Mestarin tarina -kirjasta, haastattelijana Jyrki69.
Mainio persoona ja monipuolinen lahjakkuus @Jyrkilinankkivi.
Ja kuten kuvassa näkyy, olen ottanut kasvoihin @DocendonKirjat tatuoinnin.
Toinen painos menossa. Kiitos lukijat.
Olen käynyt kahdesti Hebronissa, "Jumalan ystävyyttä" merkitsevässä kaupungissa. Kahden sotilaan surma, mikä oli väärin, kostetaan nyt kovilla kollektiivirangaistuksilla. Ensin #Hebron,issa. Sitten uhkauksen mukaan myös muualla Länsirannalla.
Report: IDF op in Hebron has already displaced some 1,500 Palestinians, thousands more expected to be ordered to leave
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…
Reuters raportoi.
Israeli forces demolished homes and damaged roads in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, forcing around 1,200 Palestinians to leave their homes a day after a Palestinian attack killed two Israeli soldiers reut.rs/3ULnOwX
Rakennusten tuhoaminen koskee myös yrityksiä ja tehtaita.
This is not Gaza. This is Hebron today.
The Israeli occupation has begun destroying Palestine’s economic capital, a city that accounts for 75% of the country’s production in the stone and marble, leather and footwear, plastics, glass, oils, dairy, and gold industries.
Ethnic cleansing is being inflicted on the Palestinian people everywhere across the land of Palestine.
"Collective punishment".
Israeli troops have leveled a neighborhood in Hebron, driving out hundreds of families in a war-crime act of collective punishment for a militant attack on an army checkpoint outside the occupied West Bank city. trib.al/CIffmuy
