Mother Else

August 14, 2016 0

TOGETHER

TOGETHER I have recently been writing about relationships and this will touch a little bit on the same subject, but differently. We live in a time with great changes both within and outside the Body of Christ. I know of many people lacking a spiritual home and many feel spiritually homeless. That doesn’t mean that they are spiritually fatherless. Some people say that they are without any spiritual protection if they do not have a membership in a church. I do not believe that is true. I ... (read more)

August 1, 2016 0

TOUGH TIMES

TOUGH TIMES. I constantly meet Christians complaining and saying that the times are harder than ever before. Some are saying that the devil attacks more than ever. Others go through great physical and mental pain. Many are worried about the future. They say: “It’s tough.” I do agree to this, but I am not so surprised because I know the times we live in. I do know that we live in the last days, but I do not know how close and exactly when Jesus returns, but He is coming soon. We ... (read more)

July 14, 2016 0

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, part 2

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. Part 2 We usually think of more than one person when we talk about relationships. We think of what happens between two people or between members of a small group, between colleagues, church members, bosses and employees, teachers and students. This is just to mention a few examples. The strange thing is that our relationship to others depends on how we look upon ourselves and how we feel. I will try to be more concrete. If I should have a low self-esteem, it could come out ... (read more)

July 1, 2016 0

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS! Part 2 I am finally back from Ukraine where I have had a very important and useful stay. I have had many seminars and a lot of counselling and I got new friends and developed an even deeper relationship with those I had before. What is Christianity? For me it is not a religion, but a relationship. When sin entered the world through Adam and Eve, the close relationship between God and man was broken. God hates sin and He cannot have an intimate relationship with sinners. He ... (read more)

May 31, 2016 0

GO OUT AND MAKE ALL NATIONS TO DISCIPLES.

GO OUT AND MAKE ALL NATIONS TO DISIPLES. The headline is taken from Matthew 28:16-20. I start from verse 18: “And Jesus came and spoke to His disciples saying: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. I have ... (read more)

May 15, 2016 0

GLASSES.

GLASSES. I presume that you might have some questions about the title. You know that I am not an eye-doctor nor an optician. Jesus used many parables when He was teaching and I also like to talk about spiritual things, using practical examples. This time I use glasses. That might not be so strange since I recently had an operation on both my eyes. I had used very strong glasses and had developed a cartridge the last years. I can now be without glasses and I see better than ever. This is ... (read more)

April 28, 2016 0

HOW DO WE USE THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT? PART 2

HOW DO WE USE THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT? Part 2 When I have talked to others about the gifts of the Spirit, I have heard how they can be misused and wrongly interpreted. That should not lead us into a fear of using the gifts. The Bible encourages us to use what we have received and not to hide them in a grave to die. When we receive a gift or a new thing, we will often find a prescription for how to use it. I have not found such a prescription in the Bible, but I will point at some biblical ... (read more)

April 13, 2016 0

HOW DO WE USE THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT, PART 1

HOW DO WE USE THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT? Part 1 The Bible describes nine gifts of the Spirit. 1.Corinthians 12 is a very central chapter in describing the gifts. The 14th chapter writes a lot about speaking in tongues and prophesies. The gifts are given to us and we cannot use them unless they are given. These gifts are only given to the children of God. The 11th verse in chapter 12 is saying that it is the same Spirit working through all the gifts and God gives individually as He wills. The 7th ... (read more)

March 31, 2016 0

WE CAN CELEBRATE EASTER THE ENTIRE YEAR.

WE CAN CELEBRATE EASTER THE ENTIRE YEAR! Most of us have just celebrated Easter while some countries celebrate Easter a little bit later. It depends on the calendar they use. Easter was celebrated by the Jews long before Jesus was born. They called it Pesach and it was in memory of the exodus of Egypt and the slavery there. The Bible calls it the feast of the unleavened bread. Yeast was a symbol of sin and they baked a bread out of flour and water. We Christians are celebrating Easter ... (read more)

March 15, 2016 0

DO WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR GOD TO HELP US?

DO WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR GOD TO HELP US? You might really wonder why I come with such a question. Both you and I know that He says that nothing is impossible for Me and that’s really true. He has created heaven and earth and He has created us and everything that is alive on this earth. Men have wrongly interfered with some of His creation. God is called The Almighty and He is known for signs and wonders. I really do not ask if anything is impossible for Him, but if we allow Him to do ... (read more)