07 May for Thinking Times
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Cultural Insights
27 Apr for Hope
To read this paragraph in English please scoll down Para leer este párrafo en castellano desplaza el cursor hacia abajo. Pour lire ce post, faites défiler vers le bas s'il vous plaît ================================= I was in a coffee shop the other day and had to go to the restroom....
18 Oct for people who hate religion
The other day I was walking through a town and saw this spray painted on a wall. There is a lot of dislike of religion in the Basque Country in general. The funny thing is, Jesus often spoke against religion (check out Matthew 23). Today would...
21 May for nature lovers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRaeakNECr8 Para leer este párrafo en castellano desplaza el cursor hacia abajo Here is a music video that I think reveals a lot about Basque culture. It’s about mountains, nature, culture and how they are connected. There is a line in the song that means “Yes, I...
12 Mar for God’s name to be worshiped
The above picture is an image the size of the point of a pen in the night sky and yet it contains 10,000 galaxies. Yes, that's 10,000 galaxies!!! There are two kinds of people who see this picture, those who worship God and those who worship...
06 Mar for sheep without a shepherd
There was an article in the local paper last week about 14 new shepherds that just graduated from a shepherds academy. It's a reminder of the Basque Country's long tradition of raising sheep even though the tradition has gradually waned as society has modernized. It reminded...
28 Feb for the Comfortable
People in the Basque Country are rich in comparison with the rest of the world and are very comfortable. They have excellent relationals network and friend groups. Today, please pray for those who are comfortable, educated, rich, socially connected and generally happy. Pray that God...
23 Feb for Youth Who Believe in God
Above is a graph from a recent study done by the Basque Youth Observatory (visit this link for the full study). This study is based on responses of young people between age 15 and 29. Today would you pray for the 4% of students who believe...
19 Feb for Reconciliation and Forgiveness
Just recently there was a special program in the Basque town of Zumaia to remember a tragic event. 80 years ago, 252 citizens of this little town (even smaller back then) were forcibly expelled from Zumaia by pro-Franco (the past dictator of Spain) supporters. This...
31 Jan for a movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v7vqxAwFJg The above video shows thousands of people who care about Basque independence from Spain and the right for them to decide their future by a democratic referendum. Basque people are good at creating movements naturally. They also care about freedom, something that is close to God's...