Today I thought I would show you some photos from the place where we are living, Asker a town with 52 000 inhabitants. Asker is a notably coastal place with many beautiful beaches, but it is also a place of hills and woods. It is famous for being the home of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway. Enjoy these! (P.S I did not take them myself!)

The city center

The beach at Hvalstad, 800m away from Guro's parents

Some homes on the fjord

The lake, 1km away from our place

The Church

Asker, aerial view

As of late, I have been digging into some Norwegian culture, and more specifically “Sophie’s World” by Jostein Gaarder. This book is an absorbing introduction to philosophy, that has caused me to consider different areas of life. One of the sentences that had me cogitating was one by David Hume, describing some of what is happening in our minds as:

a bundle or collection of different perceptions, which succeed one another with an unconceivable rapidity, and are in perpetual flux and movement.
Sophie’s World p272

Acknowledging Jesus in our lives.

Well, if this is happening in me, then my goal in life is to include, or rather acknowledge Jesus in as many of these perceptions as possible. Another person to have voiced this thought is Frank Laubach, missionary in the Philippines (only American missionary to be honored on a US postage stamp). In his pamphlet “The Game with Minutes” he invited Christians to attempt keeping God in mind for at least one second of every minute of the day.

You should try it! It is a challenge to keep up, but it is a great blessing! Here is the pamphlet for you to download:

The Game with Minutes

This week I have been in France, teaching evangelism in a YWAM discipleship training school, very close to my hometown. This is quite funny, considering that my father used to teach in the discipleship and bible schools happening here 20 years ago.

The teaching went really well, the students were great and eager to learn. They will be able to put into practice straight away what they have learnt, since they are going on a one week outreach in Bordeaux.

The students and staff

The YWAM base at "Le Gault la Forêt"

Step out for Him. Trust Him. Dare to live on the edge.
Loren Cunningham – Founder of YWAM