Sweden is a land of mountains and forests, with only 10% cultivated. It has a highly developed economy focused on exports and information technology. There is an extensive social welfare system that requires high taxation, but provides one of the best standards of living in the world. Nearly 200 years of neutrality has also moulded the Swedish society. They are part of the EU but declined membership in NATO. While the standard of living is good, it is a secular, postmodern and post-truth worldview that dominates the society. It is difficult to express a biblical faith in public or in […]
Spain includes the major part of the Iberian peninsula and Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, and the Canary Islands off northwest Africa, and the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on the North African coast. An estimated 5.6 million immigrants live in Span including 3 million non-registered people, mainly from North Africa and Latin America. Spain’s tumultuous past shapes its present. The Muslim Moorish occupation lasted 700 years until 1492. The next three centuries of the worldwide Spanish empire was some of the mightiest economic power, followed by instability, civil wars and dictatorships of the 19th and 20th centuries. Spain is one […]
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About the Author
Sue McCusker is a freelance writer, Bible teacher, and former corporate IT Analyst. Her stories have been published in several Guideposts books and magazines, as well as in her devotional book, A Christmas Story Devotional. She loves sharing stories of life, hope, and faith, and inspiring others to experience real faith in their everyday lives.
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