Mother Else

May 14, 2026 0

YES WE LOVE THIS COUNTRY!

YES, WE LOVE THIS COUNTRY. Today I will write to you as a Norwegian, but the ideas I write about are relevant for all countries no matter where you live. The headline is taken from the first words in our Norwegian national anthem. How often do we use the word love? We might use it for our partner and our children, but how often do we use it when it comes to our country? I love our national anthem, and I might be moved to tears when I hear it. I believe that I have many good memories from ... (read more)

April 30, 2026 0

GIVE TO CAESAR WHAT BELONGS TO CAESAR.

GIVE TO CAESAR WHAT BELONGS TO CAESAR! It isn`t so often that I write about money and the economical aspect of one’s Christian life, but today I want to do that. In Norway and Sweden one must send the yearly income-document to the Tax Inspectorate around the first of May. I sent both to Norway and Sweden yesterday because I tax to both countries. I receive pension from Norway, but I live in Sweden and receive the same rights in Sweden as a Swede. When I was doing this, I remembered ... (read more)

April 14, 2026 0

EASTER MORNING QUENCHES THE GRIEF. Part 2

EASTER MORNING QUENCHES THE GRIEF Part 2 I know that Easter has passed in most countries in the world. It has been celebrated at different times in different countries. I feel that the content of Easter is the most important in our Christian history. I finished last time with the crucifixion of Jesus. He was hanging on a cross together with two other criminals. One was mocking Jesus and the other was asking Jesus if He could remember him when He came to His kingdom. Jesus was answering him: ... (read more)

April 1, 2026 0

EASTER MORNING QUENCHES THE GRIEF

EASTER MORNING QUENCHES THE GRIEF. Part1 This is the beginning of an Easter psalm in Norway. It continues to say that Easter morning quenches the grief for eternity. Easter morning has given us light and life, light and life in the early morning. The Rescuer is risen, is risen in the morning. Hell is crying, but heaven rejoices. Heaven rejoices with a new worship-song. The Rescuer is risen, is risen in the morning. It is not so easy to translate a song, but this is the content of the two ... (read more)

March 14, 2026 0

IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD SOMETHING SHOULD INCREASE, SOMETHING SHOULD DECREASE AND SOMETHING SHOULD DISAPPEAR.

IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD SOMETHING SHOULD INCREASE, SOMETHING SHOULD DECREASE AND SOMETHING SHOULD DISAPPEAR. PART 2 Last time I emphasized the divine principle of growth that was founded in Genesis 1. Everything that is borne by God should increase. In the Bible we read in Matthew 25 about the talents. The farmer was very disappointed with the person who had been hiding his talent in the ground. He should have managed what he had in a much better way. It should have increased. When a congregation ... (read more)

March 1, 2026 0

IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD SOMETHING SHOULD INCREASE, SOMETHING SHOULD DECREASE AND SOMETHING SHOULD DISAPPEAR.

IN THE KINGDOM OG GOD SOMETHING SHOULD INCREASE, SOMETHING SHOULD DECREASE AND SOMETHING SHOULD DISAPPEAR. Part 1 I will start with Genesis 1. That chapter describes how God created everything. After He had created the man and the woman, He said: “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.” He gave them dominion over plants and animals of all kinds. I believe that growing and increasing are divine principles. God has created both animals and human beings with a possibility to ... (read more)

February 14, 2026 0

DO YOU TRUST YOUR EARTHLY FATHER?

DO YOU TRUST YOUR EARTHLY FATHER? I have several times written about our relationship to our earthly father and I will surely do it again. Why? Because our relationship to God is partly dependent on our relationship to our earthly father. I also get new readers that haven’t thought so much about this connection. When I look up a Bible-dictionary, I could read page after page about faith. Many books are also written about faith. I could also have written a book about faith. We know that ... (read more)

January 31, 2026 0

YOU WILL GET A DAY TOMORROW, CLEAN AND NOT USED!

YOU WILL GET A DAY TOMORROW, CLEAN AND NOT USED! I should have written about this last time, but you can as well apply it for today. I celebrated New Year together with some dear friends of mine and we had a long time of praying at the end of the evening. During the praying, I was reminded of a song written by a Norwegian songwriter a long time ago. His name is Alf Prøysen, and he is dead for many years. It is a little difficult to translate it because he used a dialect, but the content ... (read more)

January 14, 2026 0

IS IT ENOUGH WITH ME AND JESUS?

IS IT ENOUGH WITH ME AND JESUS? I am sure that some of you are wondering why I write this. I will have some thoughts both for and against and I therefore suggest that you read the entire article. I will start by quoting Romans 10:13. We read there that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Who is the Lord? It is Jesus. We can read in verse nine and ten in the same chapter: “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from ... (read more)

December 31, 2025 0

JESUS REBUKES THE WINDS!

JESUS REBUKES THE WINDS! I will start with the story that is written in Matthew 8:23-28, Mark 4:35-41 and Luke 8:22-26. Jesus was in a boat together with his disciples. He was lying down on a pillow, and He was asleep when a terrible storm came and covered the boat. The disciples thought that they were perishing and they woke Jesus up from His sleep, saying: “Lord, save us, we are perishing.” Jesus answered them by saying: “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then He arose ... (read more)