Erling Thu

Month: August 2023

  • A giant of faith and prayer

    On our way to the mountain area for a few days of vacation and picking cloud berries we visited a man of God: Bjørn Olav Hansen. He is our longstanding friend, but more important he is a praying saint, a giant of prayer. He. is one of my heroes of faith.

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    We have co-authored the book we are holding in our hand: The Big Family Prayer Book. It is a collection of prayers covering the entire life span, from birth to death.  Some of these prayers have been prayed by the people of God for hundreds or thousands of years as some are taken from the Bible and some from throughout the entire church history. Several of the prayers are written by the two authors behind the book.

    Bjørn Olav Hansen was a journalist for several years before he became a Baptist Pastor. He is one of the founders and leaders of the Norwegian Prayer Council. He has been very important in the prayer movement in our nation.  Constantly he is ministering in all kind of churches helping the people of God into a fruitful prayer life in the power of the Holy Spirit. That he is still doing this, is a miracle to me. For many years he has been suffering from the Parkinson desease as well as many other serious sicknesses. He is no longer able to stand while he is preaching and teaching, often we see him in a wheelchair, but he is never quitting! By faith he overcomes many obstacles.

    He is also an excellent writer and have authored many books. But through his blog,  he is reaching many more people than through his books. What he is writing on his blog he also publish on Facebook and his writings are a great encouragement to thousands of people. I admire him that he in spite of his many health challenges every day share his insight and wisdom with us through social media. He is also very transparent and makes himself vulnerable by sharing with us his struggles. This adds weight to everything he writes and publish as we understand this is real stuff not theories.

    I want to encourage all my friends to keep Bjørn Olav in prayers, that God may strengthen him and enable him to continue in his important ministry!

    Dear reader, thank you for taking time to read what I write. As I have been hacked and blocked from my social media, I ask you to share posts from my blog on your social media. You may just click on the logo of Facebook and Twitter under this entry to share it with your friends. and followers. Thank you for spreading the message!

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  • Kven bestemmer korleis det gode livet ser ut?

    Jesus starta si teneste med å forkynna evangeliet om Guds rike. Den gode bodskapen innebar at Gud, den suverene Skaparen og Kongen over skaparverket, hadde gripe inn i historia for å frelsa og fria folk frå synd, skam, død og fortaping. Evangeliet om Guds rike var det sentrale i Jesu liv og teneste. Difor kalla han til omvending og etterfølging. Den som ville vera hans læresvein måtte seia nei til seg sjølv, ta krossen sin opp og følgja han. Guds kongedømme er der Gud styrer og hans vilje rår. Frelse kan vi berre få del i ved å bøya oss under Jesu Kristi herredømme.

    I tråd med forståinga av Guds rike, seier Jesus i misjonsbefalinga, at vi skal læra dei nye læresveinane å halda alt det han har bode oss. Nye kristne må lærast å be: «Lat riket ditt koma, lat viljen din råda i mitt liv; – ikkje som eg vil, berre som du vil!» Jesus lærte oss at han ikkje kom for å oppheva lova eller profetane, men for å oppfylla. Difor tok han oss tilbake til Guds opphavelege meining med skaparverket og dei gode lovene hans. Han sa at det ikkje var nok å avstå frå visse handlingar, men at vi også måtte ta eit radikalt oppgjer med lystene i hjartet vårt.

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  • Excellent dinner

     

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    We are having a wonderful time in the mountain of Vegglifjell. My Dear wife prepared a delicious chilly salmon dish today! I am very blessed by God through this beautiful and kind wife he has given me.
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  • Crossing the mountains

    We have had a wonderful journey from the West to the East crossing many mountains driving through beautiful valleys and arriving safely at Drammen where Josef and Elisabeth had prepared a most delicious meal for us. God is good!

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  • Koranbrenning

    Koranbrenninga i Sverige og Danmark skapar utanrikspolitiske problem og aukar terrorfaren for desse landa, fortel media oss. Juristar forklarar at i Noreg har ikkje religionar, heilage bøker eller ting noko vern mot hatefulle ytringar. Det er ein del av ytringsfridomen å snakka negativt om ideologiar og meiningar vi ikkje liker, men vi har sjølvsagt ikkje lov til å koma med hatefulle ytringar mot personar eller grupper av menneske. Eg tykkjer dette høyrest greitt ut og er noko vi alle kan leva med.

    Det verkar likevel ikkje som det er slik diskrimineringslova verkar i dagens samfunn. Det er lov å brenna heilage bøker som Koranen og Bibelen. Det er lova å brenna amerikanske flag, men det er ikkje lov å brenna eit prideflag, for det er hatkriminalitet. Det er visst lov å mala fotgjengarfelt i pridefargar, men det er hatkriminalitet å mala over pridemalinga. Eg er korkje for å brenna heilage bøker eller flag, men eg forstår ikkje kvifor det å brenna ein Koran er ei lovleg ytring, medan det å brenna eit prideflag eller mala over pridemaling i ei gate er hatkriminalitet.

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  • Hacked – no access to Facebook

    Nearly two weeks ago someone hacked, phished or otherwise compromised my Facebook account. I have been deleted from all my sosial media groups.
    My Facebook account has been taken over by a person called Kien Con Cac. I have no longer access to Facebook, Messenger or Instagram. It is not a nice experience. I feel cheated, exploited and stupid. I have reported everything to Facebook but have had no help. The links they have sent me does not solve my problem and Facebook seems to be unable to help in this matter. I find this very strange.

    Before Facebook I was an eager blogger. After Facebook came on the scene it has taken over and I have only been using my Typepad platform for blogging occationally. I now plan to take up blogging again.

    I may have no access to my Facebook account, but I have full access to all the heavenly blessings in Christ. I am a child of God and I can enter the presence of the Almighty God. I may be blocked from using Messenger, but I no one can block me from using the door of prayer. I may be shut out from sosial media, but I am still part of the holy community of the covenant people of God. What I have lost is not really very important. The real values in life no one can take away from me. I have free access to the Throne of Grace. No one can steal my identity as a child of God. My heavenly profile or account can not be compromised. Therefore I rejoice in the Lord. God is good. I am safe in his hands!

  • Desert

    Today my Dear wife made me an Excellent Salmon dinner and a most delicious desert. I am trying out publishing from my phone as I have no longer access to my Facebook account. God is good at all times and I will be returning to blogging!

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  • Bible Week

    Our Bible Week – Lys og Salt – was a wonderful experience of the presence of God among his people. I am so grateful to the Lord for all he did among us this time.

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  • The gospel of the Kingdom is advancing in India

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  • Lys og Salt

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