by Helle Liht | Oct 8, 2018 | Opinion
Two minivans, white and yellow, drive through the forest toward the Ukrainian Baptist retreat center. It is dark and quiet. During the two-hour drive, we see only a couple of cars passing us on the narrow road. We are warmly welcomed in a newly renovated retreat...
by Helle Liht | Apr 19, 2018 | Opinion
A conversation with my friends around a lunch table made me think. My question was about how the natural world and our Christian faith relate to each other. Each of us responded with a story to share about how we experience God when we walk in a forest, listen to a...
by Helle Liht | Oct 24, 2017 | News
The European refugee situation is settling down. There are no more masses arriving, many procedures are in place, and quarrels over the quota are given to the European Court of Justice to solve. Is the crisis over? This was one of the questions asked at the annual...
by Helle Liht | Apr 20, 2017 | Opinion
The tradition of celebrating Earth Day on April 22 is one of the fruits of “environmental awakening” in the end of the 1960s. Started in 1970 in the United States, it has grown into an international movement with partners in 196 countries. This...
by Helle Liht | Jun 22, 2016 | Opinion
Finland, “the land of a thousand lakes,” welcomed the delegates of the 11th assembly of the European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN) who gathered in the Sofia Cultural Centre in Helsinki from June 11-15. The ECEN assembly meets every second year,...
