“Will we be people who are most shaped by our affluence, our wealth and class position, or by our identity as followers of Christ?” ~ Jim Wallis That’s how Ben Pattison’s article A Kingdom Counter culture- Following Jesus in a world of Global capitalism starts. I’ve been very attracted to what Bevan calls the “Counter…
Brow’s back with a Bang!
Well … at least a couple of responses to some letters from surfers. It’s good to know my friend is publishing online again. He’s been so kind to me these past years and taught me the importance of being simple. I really appreciate him! so here goes simple stuff nothing fancy: ________________________________ Is there a…
Plugged In!
I’m back to Blogworld from Seremban. Just arrived about an hour ago and played with Gareth and tried to make him sleep (not very successfully – Grandpa has to take over!) Looking forward to invite people to any of the Christmas open house parties and Christmas Eve event so more can be “pluggin into” His…
Plugged Out!
I’ll be plugged out from Blogworld from now until Thursday. But before I’m off I am delighted that Brian McLaren has new website – finally! http://www.anewkindofchristian.com/ (Thanks Jason for the link … he’s been updating daily the past week … cool!).
Ordering Your Private World
The first time I read this book was when I was in my late teens. I somehow grasped the general idea. I read it again in my twenties, I think I got a clearer idea what Gordon McDonald was trying to convey. Now, I’m Thirty-One (phew! time flies) and I’m still reading this book (again!…
Out of the Salt Shaker
“Christians and non-Christians have something in common. We’re all uptight about evangelism. Our fear as Christians seems to be How many people have I offended this week? We think that we must be a little obnoxious in order to be good evangelists. A tension builds inside: Should I be sensitive to people and forget about…
True Heroes in The Lord of the Rings
Here’s an excerpt from the article from Morris Institute for Human Values (a link I got from Jason Clark), “Little children amuse us as they learn new skills by declaring, “I do it myself!” We applaud their desire to leave behind infant dependency and to grow into more and more independence. But we never outgrow…
Six Action Shoes
What Action Shoes do You Wear?. The danger of enjoying the whole thinking hats process with no action is very very real. We need hats and we need shoes! Reflection & Action …
Star Trek & Church?
Here’s a pretty comprehensive set of Emergent Church notes taken from sessions by Stuart MURRAY-WILLIAMS via Andrew Jones. The Star Trek Analogies were useful!
Six Thinking Hats
How about some Parallel Thinking with some fun? “The quality of our thinking determines the quality of our future.” -Dr. Edward de Bono, creator of Six Thinking Hats® Try out De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats! (A useful chart here and powerpoint presentation) I might try it out in in the sub-regional pastors meeting afterwards 🙂