It was a Bob Dylan Sunday service! With Dylan receiving the Nobel Prize in literature, he has gained more attention recently in Sweden. My colleague, Tomas, used Dylan’s life story and Christian songs, sung by a live band, to preach a powerful message.
Then Anya and I headed to Stockholm, where a Bible school friend, Michael K., met us and hosted us for lunch at a nice Italian restaurant. He and his wife were just a year behind me at LBI, so we had fun memories of our time. He told Anya that I was really “serious” in those days.
Michael works for a Canadian company that bought a Swedish company, so he will be here in Sweden 50 days in the first 3 months, going back and forth every 2 or 3 weeks for 2 or 3 weeks. (What a lot of jet lag!!!) Then Anya took off to the library, while Michael and I went to the free History Museum, which focuses on Sweden’s early history, especially the Vikings through the beginning of the Reformation. Since Anya buzzes through museums at a walking pace, it was nice to be with someone who reads some of the information!
It was a nice visit, other than the little technological glitches (a bank card wouldn’t read in one ticket machine, so we missed our planned train to Stockholm, and my phone isn’t set up to pay by my bank card, so we ended up taking a train 10 minutes later with a few more stops). Fortunately trains run several times an hour.
Anya heads to be early and is up early (between 4 and 5 am!), because she likes the productive mornings. I had a good Skype conversation with my folks, to check in with them. After a little Swedish language learning, now its off to bed.
With blessings,
Beth
Please greet Michael K for me next time you see him. Glad you include a pix; still recognizable features although a bit gray on top!!!! Don’t you love getting older and the colors change?