Erling Thu

Author: Erling Thu

  • Knowing that someone cares

    To be somebody
    Is to know that a mother is concerned for you
    And thinking of you with a tender heart
    It gives a great sense of worth
    Knowing that someone is worried
    With motherly love and care for you
    As you are travelling places
    And fulfilling your holy vocation
    In serving the people of God

    To really be somebody
    Is to appreciate this loving concern
    And give thanks to your mother
    While she is still alive
    When she is gone and you realise
    how valuable her worries were
    It is too late to acknowledge her worth

  • Elvar av levande vatn

    Det sentrale i Jesu forkynning og undervisning var evangeliet om Guds rike. Gjennom sine gjerningar demonstrerte han Guds rike som hadde vorte kjøt og blod i han. Han brukte mange bilete for å hjelpa læresveinane å få tak i det inste vesen i dette riket. Sjølvsagt auste han frå den rikdom av førestillingar og bilete som dei profetiske skriftene i Det Gamle Testamente er fulle av.

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  • My grandchildren have gone home

    Today I have taken Hanna and her three wonderful children to the airport in Haugesund for them to fly back to England. We have really enjoyed having them staying with us and we already look forward seeing them again!
    Now we have one day to pack for early Thursday morning we leave for India. Hopefully I will be able to send some entries from there!

  • To change template

    To be somebody
    is to change the template
    of your life to avoid staleness
    and try to achieve freshness
    knowing that the external change
    is nothing compared
    to the dynamic of inner life

  • Eit sunt kristenliv

    Eit sunt kristenliv har fleire klare kjenneteikn. I dag vil eg dela nokre tankar om dette med alle som kjem innom. Det er mi bønn at desse tinga eg her deler skal verta til velsigning og hjelp til ny vokster og åndeleg utvikling.
    Eit sunt kristenliv inneber å vera oppteken av det apostoliske oppdraget om å forkynna evangeliet Guds rike slik at folk vender om frå synd og bøyer seg under Jesu Kristi Herredømme. Alle kristne står under Jesu ordre om å gå ut i all verda og forkynna evangeliet for alle menneske. Sunne kristne vil alltid fokusera på å gjera Jesus Kristus kjend, elska og etterfølgd.

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  • Sledging at Gullbotn

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    Today I have been to Gullbotn with Hanna and her two boys, Taj Kristian and Jai Ruben. The sun was shining and the temperature was minus 3. It was very pleasant. We enjoyed our time together very much and had a lot of fun. This is the last day of their visit before they go back to England, tomorrow.
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  • Look with new eyes

    To be somebody
    is not only to explore
    virgin territory or unknown places
    but to look with new eyes
    – look from new perspectives
    – look with new perception
    – look with new expectancy
    – look for new insight
    to the old and known world
    to discover the virginity
    and the hope for a new beginning
    in the midst of corruption and decay
    and than seize the moment
    to make history
    in our own little world
    knowing that the great achievements
    is the sum of all the small deeds of faith

    By faith we can see
    the impossible become possible
    and the invisible become visible
    and the world changed to a better place

  • Ektemål, skilsmål og gjengifte

    Hausten 2003 var vi Pastoralnettet i Bergen samla på Gullbotn for å drøfta kva Bibelen seier om ektemål, skilsmål og gjengifte. Vi hadde ein veldig fin dialog om vanskelege ting. Eg gjer no innlegget mitt tilgjengeleg for alle som arbeider med desse emna og som ønskjer å hjelpa andre.

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  • Accepting ourselves for what we are

    To be somebody
    Is to accept ourselves for what we are
    And at the same time rejoice
    In all the good qualities
    We are able to see in other people

    To be somebody
    Is to be yourself
    Without being sufficient in yourself
    But to develop your strengths
    That all may see what you really are
    To be yourself is to try to see something
    Positive in your weaknesses
    As you try to make them be less visible

  • Princess Mathilde of Stavanger

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    Our new grandchild, princess Mathilde of Stavanger, is 18 hours old on this picture taken by her proud grandmother. Mathilde is the daugther of Lene and David Thu. She was 3.892 kg and 50 cm long when she entered this world. We can easily see that she is a member of the Thu Royal Family!