That Norwegian Guy

Thoughts, quotes and pictures that I find worth sharing

[tjemsland]

The Ego! Amazing.

[ayoungpioneer]

I keep having to tell myself that changing my mind is not a sign of failure, but of progress.

[tjemsland]

Truth!

[lauraolin]

(It’s Dave Eggers, in 2000, responding to questions from students at the Harvard Advocate. I come back and re-read this every couple of years.)

You actually asked me the question: “Are you taking any steps to keep shit real?” I want you always to look back on this time as being a time when...

[tjemsland]

Why couldn't Santa come during a daytime nap?

[tjemsland]

"We plunged into the cornucopia quivering with desire and the ecstasy of unbridled avarice."

All-time favourite Christmas movie? Oh yes, I think so...

[tjemsland]

James 3:17-18

[tjemsland]

Discipleship is often sacrificed on the altar of seeker-friendliness, but as I read the Bible it seems as though nothing is more seeker-friendly than a strong focus on making disciples. Cf Mt 28:19, Lk 14:25-33

[tjemsland]

It's Advent time!!

[tjemsland]

Winter is here 😃

[tjemsland]

WordPress update on our Carlisle Network Youth Church

[tjemsland]

Matias' first little Lego stop animation video.

[tjemsland]

Late to the party as always, but Hugo is by far the best family movie I have seen all year. Incredibly creative and visually stunning.

[tjemsland]

[tjemsland]

Please support Redi-Aid in any way you can. We desperately need your help.

[iamtame-blog]

Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. you don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. a soul generated by love. And you can be that servant.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (via iamtame)

So Biblical: EVERYONE can (and should?) serve others. It's not about what we are, but about who we are.

[tjemsland]

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year, and underestimate what they can do in ten.

Bill Gates

[tjemsland]

Effective discipleship builds the church, not the other way around. We need to understand the church as the effect of discipleship and not the cause. If you set out to build the church, there is no guarantee you will make disciples. It is far more likely that you will create consumers who depend on the spiritual services that religious professionals provide.

Mike Breen in “Building a Discipling Culture”