- more sweet than sour……

a Creation Day

Today we celebrated the Creation at church.

We gave God thanks for all the wonderful and amazing things our world is filled with. We stopped up a little together for better to see it all. It makes me smile just thinking of how much beauty there is in the small things as well as the larger […]

camp

We had a great weekend at church camp.

More later….

tell them you love them

I’m preparing a little devotion for the gathering tonight (with youths as mentioned below) and just for fun I asked MT what he thought I should say to the teenagers.
Tell them you love them, was the plain and quick answer.
My son is a wise man at the age of 5 

busy again

I’m having a really busy week with a lot of challenges. In a few hours I’m pastor at a funeral that I’ve used a bit of energy on; yesterday there was a funeral as well. Later tonight we are gathering together with young people from a greater area for a party (age 13-18). The night […]

God pinse!

Just stopping by to wish you all a great weekend!
For almost 2000 years ago the Christian Church was born (no, I don’t mean the building - but the people in such buildings all over the world!), because the disciples finally dared to tell the Jesus story - let’s celebrate and don’t keep the Good News […]

Pearls of Life - a service

Yesterday we held a service where we walked through the Pearls of Life - wreath. We used words, bible readings, songs and a few prayers to tell and teach each of the round pearl’s focus, name and use. For most of the people there it was an introduction to the wreath and for the […]

washing of feet

What was he thinking?! Getting down on his knees with water and towel in hand. They all looked at him with astonished faces. What was this? Not a part of the Easter meal that they were supposed to start at any moment; remembering the exodus from Egypt. Sure their feet could use the washing, the […]

Extreme sport

I’ve realized that I in fact are sporty - and that I do sport in an extreme way Yea, it was new to me as well!
My kind of extreme sport is Confirmant Camp(!)
From early morning to late night (or maybe early morning….) I’m moving around from task to task. A few times I’m in […]

dramatic at church

I still feel a bit shaky. Today, in the service, one of the choir members fell down a long and steep staircase when she intended to join us for communion. The noise was so loud and we all got scared, thankfully she quickly got help from those around her - we all felt the fright […]

what forum to istall?!

I’m going to add a forum for my church site (for children, youths and young adults in the congregation where I work), I’d be very pleased if anyone could recommend a good software for it (of the free ones - I have nothing to pay with ). Right now I’m planning to use the […]

A proud boy

Last Saturday the congregation said their goodbye to us and we got some very nice gifts and a lot of warming words to take with us. It meant a lot to me, whenever I see the gifts I’m going to think of them! And it also was so great that they had thought of my […]

Mikkelsmess; St. Mikael and all the angels day

The 29 th of September, is the day for the angels and St. Michael. In Norway we have returned to an old tradition of celebrating this day. This picture I had over my bed as a little child, it still gives me a good and secure feeling. I like that the children doesn’t see […]

common mussel

I’m going to turn these into angels; wish me luck!

going on…

We’re having another beautiful and sunny day. After over 7 weeks with mostly rain and gray weather this is really nice!! We are enjoying it and have been outside for a little while the two other days and I hope we’ll manage some today as well. Off course MT has been outside in the […]

sunday thoughts; 16.09.2007

It was my first time in an American church. I was visiting New York and wasted to attend service. I got the church recommended, a lot of others visitors went there as well. I felt welcome and had a great time there. Somethings I was familiar with, other things not. And as a pastor I […]