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That’s wonderful! Keep it up!

I probably won't be able to follow the reading plans, but I'm glad to join! I'm trying to get into using Discord a bit more.

Jeg kan snakke norsk, ja! But I haven’t lived in Norway for many years. English is my default language now, though I do speak Norwegian to my kids. But they speak to me in Japanese. :)

I haven’t tried this one, but it should be a pretty standard recipe. I’m not sure what measurements you use, but you can convert them on Google easily by searching, for example, “grams and to <your preferred measurement>” Lefse ingredients: - 100 grams butter (for baking) - 6 dl milk - 20 dl...

I was born and raised in Norway and I'd be glad to translate a recipe for you if you like! :)

Very simply, we are called to always speak the truth with grace and to bear the consequences of that with patience and hope in Christ, who has promised to be with us in our suffering and to raise us to new life. And even if we fail in proclaiming the truth as we should or if we lie, we may...

Oh, sorry for misunderstanding! Welcome!

I’m sorry to hear you haven’t had a positive experience here! My own experience is that it has helped me grow as a Christian and to get a better understanding of my brothers and sisters in different branches of Christendom. I’m very interested in comparing theological systems and here I get to...

Hey, congratulations on your confirmation @JM The grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ to you!

Thank you! And to you! :)

Yeah, simply speaking, the same Gospel promise, the same good news of forgiveness of sins and adoption won for us by the person and works of our Lord Jesus Christ, is given to us in different ways: It comes to us through people who proclaim it, through the written Holy Scriptures, and this same...

I regret to say there’s a lot of problems here! What you say betray Biblical illiteracy and a lack of understanding of history. We can’t divorce the Bible and the people related to it from history. And if we want to understand the Bible, we’ll do well to understand it on its own terms and not to...

There’s a whole lot we can say about this, but the short of it is this: Hebrews 1:1-2: “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed the heir of all things, through whom also He...

It’s true that there were some who didn’t wear sandals because of poverty (cf. Luke 15:22) and that there were instances where it would be impractical to wear, but to say that sandals were a luxury is not right. Sandals were common throughout Biblical times. We can know this from history, from...

Yeah, the sandals in this text means heavier sandals used for long journeys, so a second pair. Jesus doesn’t say they should remove the sandals they’re currently wearing and go barefoot. The point of the text is that they should not worry about their provision but trust in God.

My wife’s obsessed with Shrove Tuesday! We were out and had a busy day that day, but she insisted on making pancakes just before midnight!

Well, I could agree in broad strokes, but it’s a bit more complex than this. My point is this: The reason why this tension don’t fit well in our church bodies’ doctrinal systems is because each body has a source of authority that makes this tension void. Simply speaking, if we were to ask...

Yeah, I find the terms problematic, so it's a good place to start. Cessationism vs Continuism as we know it is a rather modern friction, mainly among our friends the Reformed and their daughter bodies. Historically, though, Charismatic and Pentecostal churches were referred to as Restorationist...

Hey, here's my sermon from yesterday's service. God bless! 2nd Sunday after Epiphany A brief sermon from our English services at Kita-Osaka Evangelical Lutheran Church (Pre-recorded for web) The Rejected Stone Lutheran Church Osaka, Japan https://www.the-rejected-stone.com https://www.ild.one

Yeah, I'm quite familiar with the progress of AI, and while things may improve, I have no confidence in that we can expect error-free translations. Google's AI Bard is pretty good, but some of its suggestions for English to Japanese translations are not particularly good or accurate, even with...