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Jun 20 2008

Catch this creativeness for God

Posted by Rune Stavdal

I've never seen anything like this before! The beautiful Christian song "Who am I" by Casting crowns is performed to hand-mime emphasizing the message of the song which portrays God as the One worthy of praise for performing the life-changing...

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Apr 22 2008

Was Ellen G. White a genuine prophet?

Posted by Rune Stavdal

Who was she? Was she really a genuine messenger from God? The YouTube user "sleanos" has uploaded a series dealing with those questions, and although this is far from new material to most Adventists, I thought it served as a...

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Apr 15 2008

This elephant can paint!

Posted by Rune Stavdal

This is by far the most unbelievable thing I've ever seen an animal do! This elephant actually can paint his own portrait. Holding a paint brush with his trunk, he gently and carefully applies the paint to the canvass. At...

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Apr 08 2008

The Woman at the Well - monologue

Posted by Rune Stavdal

I came across this YouTube video of a modern day monologue version of what the Woman at the well said to Jesus. Absolutely brilliantly conveyed, sure captured my attention and was impressed by the way the message came across. In...

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Warm meals at school must win the battle with the boring packed lunch

Posted by Rune Stavdal

Ever since I married a Finnish lady back in -92, I've been challenged weekly on the much overrated Norwegian tradition of bringing packed lunch to school. When I ask Finnish teachers working in Norway what they think is the most...

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Mar 28 2008

Propping up free software!

Posted by Rune Stavdal

Until a couple of years ago, I was ignorantly entangled in an apparant dependency upon expensive software such as MS Office. Also at the school where I work, Ekrehagen skole, an investment was made a few years ago in purchasing...

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Mar 12 2008

"Catch of the Day " - worth a few moments of your time

Posted by Rune Stavdal

Don't know about you, but I'm always ready to read or listen to someone that might elate me with words of inspiration drawn from the Bible. One good friend recommended "Catch of the day" a few months ago, and I...

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Mar 04 2008

Glugg.no - discover, share, vote on and discuss content on the web

Posted by Rune Stavdal

Among a few social bookmarking concepts available in the Norwegian language, the newly launched glugg.no seems to have great potential. I fancy this rather than other alternatives due to the seriousity displayed. There you won't waste precious time browsing heaps...

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Feb 09 2008

Good sites on Christian life and beliefs

Posted by Rune Stavdal

I'm always on the look-out for good sites that present or discuss aspects of the Christian faith. In this post I've listed a few both sites in Norwegian and English that I pay a visit from time to time. If...

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Jan 12 2008

A series worth following: "Patmosvisjonen" (The Vision of Patmos)

Posted by Rune Stavdal

I am exited that The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norway on January 13 is airing a combined course and tv-series dealing with the first chapters of the book of Revelation in the Bible. According to NBI (Norwegian Bible Institute) we...

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Dec 12 2007

Nobel laureate, Al Gore - why not include "Go Vegetarian" in your Global Warming pledge?

Posted by Rune Stavdal

In a cutting edge 2006 report, Livestock's Long Shadow, the U.N. conclude that the meat industry generates almost 40 percent more greenhouse gases than all the cars, trucks, SUVs, ships and planes in the world put together. In addition, the...

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Jan 29 2006

The sock mystery

Posted by Rune Stavdal

Dozens of single socks have vanished without leaving a trace! It's a mystery! Look at all the singles in the picture. None of them have a matching sock. Where have all the socks gone? That's the question we're pondering at present. You might have encountered the same puzzling mishap.

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