Words by Colonel Jostein Nielsen. Two weeks ago, I wrote about God as the ‘first mover’ and followed up with a blog that focused on how God through becoming man was giving his creation a new move. He even commissioned his followers to “Go and make disciples”. Even with three years of intensive training together with[…]
In 2014, my husband and I were appointed as divisional leaders to Ukraine in Eastern Europe Territory. Shortly before we arrived, the Maidan Revolution had taken place, the President had defected, Crimea had been annexed and the first wave of people started to leave the peninsula. Just a few weeks later fighting erupted in the[…]
Words by Colonel Jostein Nielsen. We have just moved again. Not very far this time. Our new apartment is approximately 3 km away from where we have lived for the past 2,5 years. In addition, I have moved office – I carried my stuff across to the other side of the corridor. I am moving[…]
Words by Colonel Jostein Nielsen. Today, I will share the last of five reasons that can be used as an answer to the question in the headline: 5) God chose TSA because we have a holistic view on humanity and care for the whole person for this world and the next.(1) Very often people have[…]
Words by Colonel Jostein Nielsen. When I grew up in The Salvation Army in Norway, I in some ways felt a bit inferior to other Christians. This was because both members of the Lutheran Church, which was the state-church in Norway until 2012, and members of other evangelical churches repeatedly accused me for not being[…]
Words by Colonel Jostein Nielsen. I believe God chose The Salvation Army because he needed not only the prophetic voice of those whose hearts were fully committed to him, but also their prophetic actions. I guess that many who read what I just wrote immediately think about the social ministry of The Salvation Army. This[…]
Words by Colonel Jostein Nielsen. Today I share the second reason (1) why I think God chose to bless William and Catherine Booth and subsequently the movement that is a fruit of their ministry: 2) Because we focus on the fact that everyone is called! The more I read the Bible, it becomes clear to me that[…]
Words by Colonel Jostein Nielsen. Some days ago I shared information about the EMMA-program on Facebook, and wrote: ‘- watch out for a blog next week’. The reason was that in the planning of the final meeting, Magna and I decided that we wanted the testimonies from the delegates to answer the question: “Why did you[…]