Mother Theresa

Usually I post a 'Quote for the week' on Sunday. Here are some belated quotes that can inspire us: Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. *... Weiterlesen

Do Small Things

"Don't look for big things, just do small things with great love." --- "Give Jesus a free hand and let him use you without consulting you." Mother Teresa

Questions from Ecclesiates 2

Here is another interesting quote from the "Quester" - as Eugene Peterson calls the writer of Ecclesiastes (explained in another post): 24 So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in... Weiterlesen

Theology of humanity

Another topic in the class that I have mentioned in an earlier post was the "Theology of humanity." This really gave me a lot of food for thought. Basically, most views on humanity fall in three categories: 1) Humanism - The... Weiterlesen

Questions from Ecclesiates

Here I have something for you to chew on this week from Ecclesiastes. Eugene Peterson calls the author "the Quester" and writes in the introduction of The Message: "Ecclesiastes" is a Greek word that is usually translated "the preacher" or... Weiterlesen

Foolishness?

This week I read "Foolishness to the Greeks" by Lesslie Newbigin for the upcoming class. It gave me lots to think. Here are a few remarkable quotes: Islam denies the Christian doctrine of original sin and therefore believes that it... Weiterlesen

The Incredible Father

The Incredible Father The Parable of the Incredible Father (Luke 15) The father was not manipulating the son by anything he did. He was only loving the son at the deepest possible level. That love explains why he let him... Weiterlesen

Seeing is believing

I am presently reading "Seeing is believing" by Gregory A. Boyd (2004). He's got an interesting point about the importance of picturing spiritual realities with our inner eyes. In my twenty-three years as a pastor I found that the primary... Weiterlesen

Missional churches

I was very fascinated to read on Tim's blog about the “The Nine Essential Practices of Missional Churches.” I have just finished reading "God's missionary people" by Van Engen, and so this was an interesting parallel which I hope to... Weiterlesen

Inaugural prayers

I had not planned it, but since my other plans for today did not work out, I eventually decided to join some collegues and watch the inaguration of Obama Barack on TV. It was a first for me in many... Weiterlesen

Prayer for revival

Our Bible study group is presently studying Daniel. This week we started with Daniel 9 which is one of my favorite passages. I think this prayer is a marvelous model when praying for revival. Just replace Israel and Jerusalem with... Weiterlesen

Word Art

Considering that I am dyslexic and that I had a hard time in school with both German (my mother tongue) and English (my first second language) and barely made it through school without repeating a class, my interest in languages... Weiterlesen

Blessings

May all my ways not miss the first goal, God. May all my ways arrive where I am needed. Irish Blessings from "Wenn sich Stunden mit Leben füllen" by Hermann Multhaupt.
Humility

Humility

This morning during my Bible reading, my thoughts drifted off to a quote from C.S. Lewis that I had read recently: "Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less." (quoted in The advent of humility)... Weiterlesen