Oslo International Church

This week we begin the season of Lent, and hear the reflections from our guest speaker Vidar Bakke on the story of Joseph.
Welcome to OiC!

Sometimes we get stuck in a loop..
Maicon Steuernagel shares his favourite loop from Norwegian bureaucracy, and reflects on much more consequential theological loops and why we need to get rid of a few gilded crosses in order to carry the cross of Christ.
Welcome to the loop. Welcome to OiC!

Our kids are not ours for the keeping... neither is the Gospel.
Maicon Steuernagel reflects on Mary and Joseph's process of realizing their kid would grow into much more than their baby, and on how we might need to learn a similar lesson about the Gospel.
Welcome to letting go. Welcome to letting grow. Welcome to OiC!

A bird feeder hanging under a tree. A bird feeder for messy birds.
This week Maicon Steuernagels reflects on seeds, community and the Kingdom of God. What are we hoping to see grow?
Welcome to the odd shrub where we find shelter. Welcome to OiC!

"She is the one who makes difficult questions that emerge from difficult realities..."
Maicon Steuernagel shares from a personal pilgrimage to spend time with the story of the Samaritan by the well, and reflects on a theology of encounter.
Welcome to unlikely encounters! Welcome to OiC!

Mark doesn't begin in the beginning. Or maybe he does, while it is us who tend to forget where it all starts? 
This week Maicon Steuernagel jumps back on a 2020 Christmas reflection about the Gospel according to Mark, and invites us to ask about the beginnings of today.
Welcome to where it begins. Welcome to where it keeps going. Welcome to OiC!

Welcome to a new year and a new season! 
On the first Sunday of 2024, Maicon Steuernagel joins Joseph, Mary and the magi from the East as they set out looking for Jesus to find that the places he might be found can challenge how we think about him and about ourselves.
 
Welcome to 2024! Welcome to searching! Welcome to OiC!

On this last Sunday of our Advent series, we hear the story of Christmas "One more time again". This week, it comes through the story telling of Gospel writter St. Luke, and the reflections of our guest preacher Kristine Tveit.
Welcome to holy memories. Welcome to OiC!
P.S.: We will not have regular OiC Sunday Services on the 24th and 31st of December. The Podcast will be back January 2024.