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16 Feb 2026 12:23:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oU6O!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3800763-3419-48f5-a1c8-6a32aa774b47_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Kaffekoppens teologi</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oU6O!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3800763-3419-48f5-a1c8-6a32aa774b47_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oU6O!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3800763-3419-48f5-a1c8-6a32aa774b47_1536x1024.png 424w, 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Den &#228;r n&#228;rvaro, den &#228;r vardag. QDen &#228;r samtal. Den &#228;r delat br&#246;d och delat liv.</p><h3>Kaffekoppen &#8211; v&#229;ra m&#246;ten</h3><p>Efter korsf&#228;stelsen &#228;r tv&#229; l&#228;rjungar p&#229; v&#228;g bort fr&#229;n Jerusalem. De &#228;r besvikna och s&#229;rade. Jesus g&#229;r med dem utan att de k&#228;nner igen honom. Han lyssnar. Han samtalar. Och s&#229; sker n&#229;got vid bordet:</p><p><em>N&#228;r han sedan l&#229;g till bords med dem tog han br&#246;det, l&#228;ste tackb&#246;nen, br&#246;t det och gav &#229;t dem.</em></p><p><em>D&#229; &#246;ppnades deras &#246;gon, och de k&#228;nde igen honom.</em></p><p><em>(Luk 24:30&#8211;31)</em></p><p>Det &#228;r i m&#229;ltiden &#246;gonen &#246;ppnas.</p><p>Men m&#229;ltiden &#228;r ocks&#229; &#246;ppen f&#246;r alla, vilket vi ser hos Sackaios.</p><p><em>"Skynda dig ner, Sackaios, i dag skall jag g&#228;sta ditt hem."</em></p><p><em>(Luk 19:5)</em></p><p>Och reaktionen blir:</p><p><em>"Han har tagit in hos en syndare."</em></p><p><em>(Luk 19:7)</em></p><p>Jesus b&#246;rjar inte med att predika fr&#229;n avst&#229;nd.</p><p>Han b&#246;rjar med att s&#228;tta sig ner.</p><p>Den f&#246;rsta kristna gemenskapen levde p&#229; samma s&#228;tt:</p><p><em>Varje dag var de troget och enigt tillsammans i templet, och i hemmen br&#246;t de br&#246;det och h&#246;ll m&#229;ltid med varandra i jublande, uppriktig gl&#228;dje.</em></p><p><em>(Apg 2:46)</em></p><p>Templet och hemmet.</p><p>Gudstj&#228;nsten och k&#246;ksbordet.</p><p>Kaffekoppen st&#229;r d&#228;rf&#246;r f&#246;r v&#229;ra m&#246;ten. F&#246;r samtalet. F&#246;r den plats d&#228;r tro f&#229;r delas utan att vara f&#228;rdig.</p><p><strong>M&#246;t dem d&#228;r de &#228;r</strong></p><p>som Jesus m&#246;tte l&#228;rjungarna p&#229; v&#228;gen till Emmaus.</p><p><strong>M&#246;t dem i &#246;gonh&#246;jd</strong></p><p>som Jesus m&#246;tte kvinnan vid brunnen.</p><p><em>En samarisk kvinna kom f&#246;r att h&#228;mta vatten. Jesus sade till henne: &#187;Ge mig n&#229;got att dricka.&#171; L&#228;rjungarna hade n&#228;mligen g&#229;tt bort till staden f&#246;r att k&#246;pa mat. Samariskan sade: &#187;Hur kan du, som &#228;r jude, be mig om vatten? Jag &#228;r ju en samarisk kvinna.&#171; (Judarna vill inte ha n&#229;got med samarierna att g&#246;ra.) Jesus svarade henne: &#187;Om du visste vad Gud har att ge och vem det &#228;r som s&#228;ger till dig: Ge mig n&#229;got att dricka, d&#229; skulle du ha bett honom, och han skulle ha gett dig levande vatten.&#171;</em></p><p>Joh.4</p><p><strong>M&#246;t dem med respekt</strong></p><p>som Jesus m&#246;tte Sackaios.</p><p>Det &#228;r kaffekoppens h&#229;llning.</p><p>N&#228;rvaro f&#246;re argument.</p><p>Relation f&#246;re position.</p><h2>Hj&#228;rtat &#8211; Fadern</h2><p>Bakom koppen finns hj&#228;rtat.</p><p>Det p&#229;minner om Fadern &#8211; k&#228;rlekens ursprung, den som s&#228;nder, den som &#228;lskar f&#246;rst.</p><p><em>Ty s&#229; &#228;lskade Gud v&#228;rlden att han gav den sin ende son, f&#246;r att de som tror p&#229; honom inte skall g&#229; under utan ha evigt liv.</em></p><p><em>(Joh 3:16)</em></p><p>Allt b&#246;rjar i k&#228;rlek.</p><p>Det &#228;r inte m&#228;nniskans l&#228;ngtan som f&#246;rst n&#229;r Gud.</p><p>Det &#228;r Guds k&#228;rlek som f&#246;rst n&#229;r m&#228;nniskan.</p><h2>Korset &#8211; Sonen</h2><p>I hj&#228;rtats mitt finns korset.</p><p>Det &#228;r Kristus sj&#228;lv. Den korsf&#228;ste och uppst&#229;ndne. Den som delar br&#246;det i Emmaus. Den som g&#229;r hem till Sackaios. Den som ger sitt liv.</p><p><em>Men Gud bevisar sin k&#228;rlek till oss genom att Kristus dog f&#246;r oss medan vi &#228;nnu var syndare.</em></p><p><em>(Rom 5:8)</em></p><p>Korset &#228;r centrum.</p><p>Inte som symbol f&#246;r moral, utan som tecken p&#229; n&#229;d.</p><p><strong>R&#246;ken &#8211; Anden</strong></p><p>&#214;ver koppen stiger &#229;ngan.</p><p>Den kan inte h&#229;llas kvar. Den r&#246;r sig.</p><p>Jesus s&#228;ger:</p><p><em>Vinden bl&#229;ser vart den vill, och du h&#246;r dess sus, men du vet inte varifr&#229;n den kommer eller vart den far. S&#229; &#228;r det med var och en som &#228;r f&#246;dd av Anden.</em></p><p><em>(Joh 3:8)</em></p><p>Anden &#228;r inte n&#229;got vi &#228;ger.</p><p>Den bl&#229;ser.</p><p>Det &#228;r Anden som g&#246;r samtalet mer &#228;n ord.</p><p>Som g&#246;r m&#229;ltiden mer &#228;n br&#246;d.</p><p>Som g&#246;r gemenskapen levande.</p><h3>Treenigheten &#8211; k&#228;rleken i centrum</h3><p>Kaffekoppens teologi rymmer treenigheten.</p><p>Fadern &#8211; k&#228;rlekens ursprung.</p><p>Sonen &#8211; korset i centrum.</p><p>Anden &#8211; vinden som ger liv.</p><p>N&#229;d.</p><p>K&#228;rlek.</p><p>Gemenskap.</p><p>Och d&#228;rf&#246;r:</p><p>Vi m&#246;ter m&#228;nniskor d&#228;r de &#228;r,</p><p>f&#246;r att Gud f&#246;rst m&#246;tte oss.</p><p><em>Vi &#228;lskar d&#228;rf&#246;r att han f&#246;rst har &#228;lskat oss.</em></p><p><em>(1 Joh 4:19)</em></p><p><strong>Det finns plats vid bordet.</strong></p><p></p><h2>English version</h2><p>The Theology of the Coffee Cup</p><p>Why a coffee cup?</p><p>Because Jesus meets people in the everyday life and not only at sunday service. </p><p>Faith is not only celebration. It is presence, it is everyday life. It is conversation. It is shared bread and shared life.</p><p>The Coffee Cup &#8211; Our Encounters</p><p>After the crucifixion, two disciples are on their way away from Jerusalem. They are disappointed and wounded. Jesus walks with them without their recognizing him. He listens. He speaks with them. And then something happens at the table:</p><p>When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to them.</p><p>Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him.</p><p>(Luke 24:30&#8211;31)</p><p>It is in the meal that eyes are opened.</p><p>But the table is also open to all, which we see in Zacchaeus.</p><p>&#8220;Hurry and come down, Zacchaeus, for today I must stay at your house.&#8221;</p><p>(Luke 19:5)</p><p>And the reaction is:</p><p>&#8220;He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.&#8221;</p><p>(Luke 19:7)</p><p>Jesus does not begin by preaching from a distance.</p><p>He begins by sitting down.</p><p>The first Christian community lived in the same way:</p><p>Every day they continued faithfully and with one accord in the temple, and in their homes they broke bread and shared meals together with joyful and sincere hearts.</p><p>(Acts 2:46)</p><p>The temple and the home.</p><p>The worship service and the kitchen table.</p><p>The coffee cup therefore stands for our encounters. For conversation. For the place where faith can be shared without being finished.</p><p>Meet them where they are</p><p>as Jesus met the disciples on the road to Emmaus.</p><p>Meet them at eye level</p><p>as Jesus met the woman at the well.</p><p>A Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus said to her, &#8220;Give me a drink.&#8221;</p><p>(John 4:7)</p><p>Meet them with respect</p><p>as Jesus met Zacchaeus.</p><p>That is the posture of the coffee cup.</p><p>Presence before argument.</p><p>Relationship before position.</p><p>The Heart &#8211; The Father</p><p>Behind the cup is the heart.</p><p>It reminds us of the Father &#8211; the source of love, the one who sends, the one who loves first.</p><p>For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.</p><p>(John 3:16)</p><p>Everything begins in love.</p><p>It is not humanity&#8217;s longing that first reaches God.</p><p>It is God&#8217;s love that first reaches humanity.</p><p>The Cross &#8211; The Son</p><p>At the center of the heart is the cross.</p><p>It is Christ himself. The crucified and risen one. The one who breaks bread in Emmaus. The one who goes home with Zacchaeus. The one who gives his life.</p><p>But God demonstrates his love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.</p><p>(Romans 5:8)</p><p>The cross is the center.</p><p>Not as a symbol of morality, but as a sign of grace.</p><p>The Steam &#8211; The Spirit</p><p>Above the cup the steam rises.</p><p>It cannot be contained. It moves.</p><p>Jesus says:</p><p>The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.</p><p>(John 3:8)</p><p>The Spirit is not something we possess.</p><p>It blows.</p><p>It is the Spirit who makes conversation more than words.</p><p>Who makes the meal more than bread.</p><p>Who makes community alive.</p><p>The Trinity &#8211; Love at the Center</p><p>The theology of the coffee cup holds the Trinity.</p><p>The Father &#8211; the source of love.</p><p>The Son &#8211; the cross at the center.</p><p>The Spirit &#8211; the wind that gives life.</p><p>Grace.</p><p>Love.</p><p>Fellowship.</p><p>And therefore:</p><p>We meet people where they are,</p><p>because God first met us.</p><p>We love because he first loved us.</p><p>(1 John 4:19)</p><p>There is room at the table.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Möt dem där de är...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Som Jesus m&#246;tte l&#228;rjungarna.]]></description><link>https://prasten.substack.com/p/mot-dem-dar-de-ar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://prasten.substack.com/p/mot-dem-dar-de-ar</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Jansson Brask]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://prasten.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h1>Kaffekoppens teologi, del 1</h1><h2>M&#246;t dem d&#228;r de &#228;r</h2><p>(English version below)</p><p>&#8220;Varf&#246;r kommer de inte n&#228;r jag ringer?&#8221;<br>Den klassiska monologen fr&#229;n Ringaren av Hasse Alfredsson.</p><p>Ja, varf&#246;r kommer de inte?</p><p>Vi ringer i kyrkklockorna inf&#246;r gudstj&#228;nster, veckom&#228;ssor, begravningar, vigslar och dop. Vi ringer vid flera tillf&#228;llen. Men det &#228;r inte l&#228;ngre ett kall som f&#229;r m&#228;nniskor att komma. Det har snarare blivit en ritual f&#246;r dem som redan &#228;r invigda, eller redan &#228;r d&#228;r.</p><p>Men att vara p&#229; stan med pr&#228;stkrage, med en kristen symbol, med en bibel,  det skapar samtal. Det skapar m&#246;ten.</p><p>F&#246;r l&#228;nge sedan var jag med i en grupp pr&#228;ster, pastorer och ungdomsledare som tr&#228;ffades p&#229; en pub. Vi satte oss ner och best&#228;llde det vi ville dricka. &#214;l, cola, vatten. Inget var fel och inget var r&#228;tt att best&#228;lla.</p><p>N&#228;r vi hade f&#229;tt v&#229;ra glas tog alla upp sina biblar.</p><p>De som satt runt omkring hajade ofta till. De undrade vad vi var f&#246;r m&#228;rkliga personer. Sedan b&#246;rjade vi samtala om Bibeln. Men s&#228;llan hann vi prata mer &#228;n n&#229;gra meningar innan n&#229;gon kom fram. N&#229;gon ville st&#228;lla fr&#229;gor. N&#229;gon ville prata mer privat. N&#229;gon ber&#228;ttade om sin bild av kristendom och kyrkan.</p><p>Vi m&#246;tte dem d&#228;r de var.</p><p>De beh&#246;vde inte komma till oss. Vi kom till dem.</p><p>Vissa av dem s&#229;g vi bara en g&#229;ng. Andra flera g&#229;nger. N&#229;gra valde ocks&#229; att komma till kyrkan. Inte f&#246;r att vi missionerade, utan f&#246;r att vi lyssnade. Vi m&#246;tte dem d&#228;r de var, inte d&#228;r vi tyckte att de borde vara.</p><p>Att m&#246;ta en m&#228;nniska d&#228;r vi tycker att hon borde vara fungerar inte. Det g&#228;ller b&#229;de hur l&#229;ngt n&#229;gon har kommit i sin tro och s&#229;dant som vi tycker att n&#229;gon g&#246;r fel.</p><p>Det &#228;r inte vi som ska d&#246;ma.</p><p>N&#228;r Jesus m&#246;tte Petrus var det f&#246;rsta han sa inte: &#8220;Du &#228;r en syndare.&#8221;<br>Han sa: &#8220;F&#246;lj mig.&#8221;</p><p>Han m&#246;tte Simon, som han hette d&#229;, d&#228;r han var. P&#229; det s&#228;tt han var.</p><p>D&#228;rf&#246;r &#228;r den f&#246;rsta delen i kaffekoppens teologi enkel:</p><p>M&#246;t dem d&#228;r de &#228;r.</p><p>Det finns plats.</p><h2>English version</h2><h1>Coffee Cup Theology, Part 1</h1><h2>Meet Them Where They Are</h2><p>&#8220;Why don&#8217;t they come when I ring?&#8221;<br>A classic Swedish monologue from one of our great comedians Hasse Alfredsson.</p><p>Yes, why don&#8217;t they come?</p><p>We ring the church bells before services, weekday Masses, funerals, weddings and baptisms. We ring them several times. But they are no longer a call that makes people come. They have become a ritual for those who are already initiated, or already present.</p><p>But being out in town wearing a clerical collar, carrying a Christian symbol, holding a Bible, that creates conversations. That creates encounters.</p><p>Many years ago I was part of a group of priests, pastors and youth leaders who met at a pub. We sat down and ordered whatever we wanted to drink. Beer, soda, water. Nothing was wrong, nothing was right.</p><p>When we received our drinks, we all took out our Bibles.</p><p>People around us often reacted. They wondered what kind of strange people we were. We began discussing the Bible, but rarely did we get more than a few sentences in before someone approached us. Someone wanted to ask questions. Someone wanted to talk privately. Someone shared their view of Christianity and the church.</p><p>We met them where they were.</p><p>They did not have to come to us. We came to them.</p><p>Some we only saw once. Others came back several times. A few even chose to come to church. Not because we were evangelizing, but because we listened. We met them where they were, not where we thought they should be.</p><p>Meeting a person where we think they ought to be never works. This applies both to how far someone has come in faith and to things we believe they are doing wrong.</p><p>It is not our role to judge.</p><p>When Jesus met Peter, the first thing he said was not, &#8220;You are a sinner.&#8221;<br>He said, &#8220;Follow me.&#8221;</p><p>He met Simon, as he was called then, where he was. As he was.</p><p>That is why the first part of coffee cup theology is simple:</p><p>Meet them where they are.</p><p>There is room.</p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg" width="720" height="720" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:false,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:720,&quot;width&quot;:720,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:720,&quot;bytes&quot;:28847,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://prasten.substack.com/i/187836907?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GA5H!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b9d6e91-05ae-4971-b4fa-b185eaf9e8dd_720x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Gudstj&#228;nst p&#229; puben i Kopparberg</figcaption></figure></div><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://prasten.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Det finns plats ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is room]]></description><link>https://prasten.substack.com/p/det-finns-plats</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://prasten.substack.com/p/det-finns-plats</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Jansson Brask]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:50:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DRWi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73e0f350-5754-424c-aee2-0dbaecf2deb6_1024x1536.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><h2>Det finns plats</h2><p>(English version below) <br></p><p>Titeln s&#228;ger egentligen det mesta. H&#228;r finns det plats. Plats f&#246;r fr&#229;gor, plats f&#246;r funderingar, plats f&#246;r tvivel och plats f&#246;r tro.</p><p>Du &#228;r v&#228;lkommen att st&#228;lla dina fr&#229;gor och jag ska f&#246;rs&#246;ka svara s&#229; &#228;rligt jag kan. H&#228;r kommer ocks&#229; mina egna tankar och funderingar att f&#229; ta plats.</p><p>Jag kommer fr&#228;mst att skriva p&#229; svenska. Vissa inl&#228;gg kommer att vara p&#229; engelska och ibland avslutar jag med en kort kommentar p&#229; engelska.</p><h2>Kaffebordet</h2><p>Du har kommit till kaffebordet. En plats d&#228;r samtal f&#229;r ta tid och d&#228;r olika perspektiv f&#229;r m&#246;tas, s&#229; l&#228;nge vi m&#246;ter varandra med respekt.</p><p>Kaffebordet leds av det jag kallar kaffekoppens teologi, n&#229;got jag kommer att utveckla i kommande inl&#228;gg. Kortfattat handlar det om,</p><p>Att m&#246;ta m&#228;nniskor d&#228;r de &#228;r, som Jesus m&#246;tte l&#228;rjungarna.<br>Att m&#246;ta m&#228;nniskor i &#246;gonh&#246;jd, som Jesus m&#246;tte kvinnan vid brunnen.<br>Att m&#246;ta m&#228;nniskor med respekt, som Jesus m&#246;tte Sackaios.</p><p>Jag hoppas att det h&#228;r kan bli en plats d&#228;r du k&#228;nner dig trygg att st&#228;lla dina fr&#229;gor och att du kanske f&#229;r med dig n&#229;got.</p><p>Jag kommer att f&#246;rs&#246;ka skriva minst tv&#229; g&#229;nger i veckan.</p><p>Det finns plats.</p><p></p><div><hr></div><h2>English version</h2><h1>There Is Room</h1><p>The title says most of it. There is room here. Room for questions, room for reflection, room for doubt and room for faith.</p><p>You are welcome to ask your questions, and I will try to answer them as honestly as I can. This is also a place where my own thoughts and reflections will take shape.</p><p>I will mainly write in Swedish. Some posts will be in English, and I will sometimes end with a short comment in English.</p><h2>The Coffee Table</h2><p>You have come to the coffee table. A place where conversations are allowed to take time and where different perspectives can meet, as long as we meet one another with respect.</p><p>The coffee table is guided by what I call the theology of the coffee cup, something I will explain more in the coming posts. In short,</p><p>To meet people where they are, as Jesus met the disciples.<br>To meet people at eye level, as Jesus met the woman at the well.<br>To meet people with respect, as Jesus met Zacchaeus.</p><p>I hope this can become a place where you feel safe to ask your questions, and where you might leave with a thought.</p><p>I will try to write at least twice a week.</p><p>There is room.</p><h3></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DRWi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73e0f350-5754-424c-aee2-0dbaecf2deb6_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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