Post Series: Norway

“Ja, vi elsker dette landet”, “Yes, we love this country”! This is the way the Norwegian national anthem begins. Its second verse pays tribute to king Harald who united Norway, and also unintentionally triggered the Christianisation of his people. For the first stage of a series in which we will explore how the Gospel took root…

In Norway, as in many European countries, Sunday is an official day of rest. This tradition, which finds its roots in the Ten Commandments, is the result of centuries of Christian influence among the Norwegians. As we continue to explore how the Gospel reached Norway, we will see that establishing a day of rest was…

The Bible has had an amazing impact on Norway throughout the centuries. But even if the Gospel had already reached several Norwegian rulers in the tenth century, it still took a few decades before it began to reach the common people. One of the first evangelistic efforts to reach the Norwegian people took place in…

Quite often in history, God has used corrupted rulers to advance his kingdom on earth. For instance, the Gospel was permanently planted in Norway through a king whose understanding of the Christian faith was far from being orthodox.  Today we will visit a village which will tell us how this came about. This village is…