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lørdag 15. desember 2018

Advent – more to wait for!

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When I last week asked the question “What am I waiting for?” – I answered “Your kingdom come!”. Of course this links very well with the ...
lørdag 10. mars 2018

Whose gift is it?

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NORSK When I am teaching on the subject of spiritual gifts, I have on rare occasion used questionnaires which are created to help people...
tirsdag 7. februar 2017

The wages of hard work

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NORSK Today's instruction has several possible interpretations: The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of t...
tirsdag 24. januar 2017

Love, money and enjoyment

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NORSK Not all combinations of words in today's title will turn out to be good. The "Love of Money" is not a good trait. Ac...
mandag 23. januar 2017

... and along comes the money issue…

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NORSK It is interesting that the focus on money is not a modern issue. When Jesus taught that it is impossible to serve both God and Mam...
søndag 22. januar 2017

Misuse of the Bible

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A couple of days back I wrote about "Detailed instructions" and that some of the instructions are outdated. I am convinced tha...
lørdag 21. januar 2017

To live transparent

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NORSK I did not like the new building that houses The Salvation Army’s International Headquarters until I five years ago heard the philo...
fredag 20. januar 2017

Care for your stomach too!

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"Care for the whole person" would be an appropriate headline for the fifth chapter in the first letter Paul wrote to Timothy. ...
onsdag 18. januar 2017

Keep a close watch on yourself

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NORSK An important part of a Christian mentor’s task is to build independence in such a way that the only dependence his disciple has, i...
tirsdag 17. januar 2017

Can a role model make progress?

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NORSK If I take today’s challenge given to Timothy seriously, the answer to the question must be a definite “Yes!” : Practice these th...
mandag 16. januar 2017

Fiery passion and intensity

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NORSK I have known about Martin Luther King’s famous speech: ‘I have a dream’ since I was a boy. In connection with the fact that he y...
søndag 15. januar 2017

Important support functions in training of strength

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NORSK Paul gave a very clear message to Timothy about which areas he should focus on while he was in charge of the church at Ephesus: ...
lørdag 14. januar 2017

On the arena of purity

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NORSK Today I am entering the last arena on which I am called to set an example “…set an example … in purity…” 1 Tim 4:12 If you are ...
fredag 13. januar 2017

On the arena of faith

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NORSK Yesterday, I wrote that the order of the arenas on which we are challenged to set an example hardly can be random. At least it see...
torsdag 12. januar 2017

A smile on the arena of love

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NORSK It is one year ago today, since Magna and I were on the arena of terror in Istanbul. My first desire was to communicate a message ...
onsdag 11. januar 2017

On the arena of conduct

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NORSK The arena of speech , which I wrote about yesterday, is definitely very important. An equally strong testimony will arise from ta...
tirsdag 10. januar 2017

On the arena of speech

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NORSK When Paul encouraged Timothy to be an example, he identified five arenas where it is important to be a role model. Today I will lo...
mandag 9. januar 2017

Examples of all ages

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NORSK I expect that the vast majority of those who belonged to a Christian community while they were young, more than once had the exhor...
søndag 8. januar 2017

What is so special with the believers?

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NORSK Believers are simply ordinary human beings. In many ways the only thing that distinguish them from nonbelievers, is the fact that ...
fredag 6. januar 2017

Train to be fit

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NORSK When Paul yesterday gave the challenge: “train yourself to be godly!” , I am convinced that he was thinking about what we can lea...