Blogs from Norway, Europe - page 232

I’ve really enjoyed spending time in God’s word each day. It is just wonderful growing in Him and so I’m just going to share with you various versus that have spoken to me or stood out lately. Below is a good quote I read about the important of studying God’s word and spending time with Him. J. I. Packer writes, “The world becomes a strange, mad, painful place and life in it a disappointing and unpleasant business, for those who do not know God. Disregard the study of God and you sentence yourself to stumble through life blindfolded, as it were, with no sense of direction and no understanding of what surrounds you. This way you can waste your life and lose your soul.” In my quiet time I find the knowledge of God that makes ... read more

Door Wim georganiseerd± een wandeling op de gletsjer van de Austendalsbreen. Dit is zijn onderzoeksgebied en heeft voor ons dit uitstapje georganiseerd met een gids. Hiervoor zijn we op tijd vertrokken en na ongeveer ander half uur lopen kwamen we dan eindelijk aan op de gletsjer. Een prachtige plek waar twee gletsjers bij elkaar kwamen. Hier konden we genieten tijdens onze pauze van een paar kleine lawines van ijs die door het warme weer los kwamen van de gletsjer. We zaten buiten de gevarenzone en hebben dit prachtige natuurgeweld kunnen zien op een veilige afstand. Kortom een prachtige dag!... read more

Today was the second day of “Taste of Heaven.” It seems like it is just getting harder for me to talk to people. I usually initiate the conversation with “do you speak English?” but it goes downhill from there. Today I spoke with some really negative people and had some other strange conversations. It really makes me tired speaking to so many people. It frustrates me because I know the message I have to give is so important. Just the other day when I was having my PT I was reading about Paul and how he boldly without hindrance preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 28:31). And how the Bible says whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did. We say we are Christians, we take ... read more

I am not sure if it is because I just think I am too old for games or it is because I am not in touch with my artistic side but acting like various animals is not something I find that amusing. Sometimes we have to do things we don’t like, things we see no sense in - today was one of those days. As part of our dance practice, we had to act like different animals (it began with any animals we chose and then some our instructor chose). It is times like this that I just feel old. Most other people seemed to get a kick out of growling and attacking people in their lion form, or purring like a cat. Thankfully it only lasted half an hour but it felt like forever! Afterward ... read more

We rubbed the sleep out of our eyes at the Bergen train station, and immediately headed to the fish market port to catch a Ferry Boat to the Sogenfjord (Norway’s steepest and longest fjord). We took a nice long cruise up the coast of Bergen and back inland toward Voss on the Sogenfjord. Keith and I both slept for a little while, but Jill and Ben enjoyed the view the whole time. In addition to the beautiful fjords, we saw sheep, small towns on the banks, glacier capped mountains, and amazingly tall waterfalls. At one point on the cruise, we were supposed to change ferrys and the other ferry had forgotten it’s gangplank so they were going to have us jump across from one ferry to the other. Just as Jill was timidly about to attempt ... read more