Up early this morning to answer some Interview questions for Youthworld.ch, a Swiss youth magazine. Most interesting question: Youthworld.ch >> How would you challenge young christians in Switzerland? TSK: I believe it is a critical time for Switzerland. Your country has led the way in so many things – graphic arts, internet, philosophy, theology. I…
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<ttl> – thats “time to live” in RSS speak – or in other words, how many seconds before re-caching occurs. But you don’t really need to know that. There are programs coming out that enable you to write and send out your messages in RSS that will be picked up by news readers and aggregators…
Read MoreBe courageous
“Be courageous. Even as you stand there hiding in the bushes, shaking to the bottom of your toes, frightened of what’s to follow, what consequences will come of it, know that evil will not prevail. That you are not alone. That you bring the kingdom of God, and there is hope. There is hope always.…
Read MoreYour article on Youth Culture
Hey you writers and bloggers – if you have any thoughts on the global youth culture then now is your chance to GET HEARD. Youth Specialties wants to publish some articles on the theme “Coming of Age”. You will need to send them something by April 15th. Read on for details. Thanks Rudy.
Read More2 Trends and 9 more
Trend #1 Worship: Experiencing God Trend #2 Community: Creating A Safe Place from Easum’s 11 Trends for 21st Century. Ta Bob
Read More“Constantine” the Movie
The movie Constantine opens today. Should be a conversation piece among bloggers. Not this blogger, of course, confined to the monastic wastelands of remote Scotland, stranded in broadband desert, a WiFi parched land, an island cursed with a single movie theater dedicated to mainstream tastes and devoid of anything left of center . . .…
Read MoreBehind the scenes with Jordon Cooper
“I generally take an evening during the week to pull together everything into one polished idea and then tweak it when I think of it. I carry my Palm with me or a notepad at all times now so when a thought hits me, it goes into it.”Jordon Cooper, ProBlogger, Theoblogian Extraordinaire, on his life…
Read MoreA better site for monastery?
Help! Have a minute to pray for us today? We found an old building yesterday that is located right next to an old Celtic monastery and chapel. It sits on 24 acres and there is a walking path from the building to the old chapel. We are going back today to check again. Could this…
Read MoreCrowd Surfing Commissioning
“And I loved being crowd surfed. Who could not want to be part of something that sends you into a mission field borne literally on the hands of many, and then washes your feet?” Jude Smith I didn’t get to see Jude Smith commissioned as the Abbess of London Boiler Room (another Millenium3Monastery) on a…
Read MoreThese Post-modern African Folk
Interesting blog post on the postmodern conversation among Africans and African Americans. Matt Glock’s post on Global Christianity was kicked off by Jonny. My thoughts? – A friend from Africa (Ngwiza – who now heads up DAWN International) told me that the postmodern question is a very relevant one for African churches, in particular because…
Read MoreAnother boring business email
People wonder how i manage to survive inside mission agencies and traditional denominations. But the real question is “How do they survive with me inside them?” Case in point: Group email response this morning around 5am. “Reinhold asks: “As for our June meeting: the only move we can make is one week later, i.e. June…
Read MoreBennett on Mohler on McLaren
I haven’t had the time to chase the controversy on the book “Generous Orthodoxy” or even pay attention to Rick Bennett’s blog post on Mohler’s review. I won’t comment until i read the book, but it seems to me that everyone is pushing each other out to extremes in order to prove themselves right, or…
Read More5km Sled Ride
Dude – it was very cool! Last week I sledded down an intense 5km sledding trail in the Swiss alps with DAWN teammates and fellow bloggers. Of course we took the fastest and most dangerous route available, simply because we couldn’t find any routes even more dangerous. At one point, whizzing down a really steep…
Read MoreA New Strain of Compassion
The news of a new and more resistant strain of the AIDS virus has me a little concerned. A lot concerned, actually. If this one blows up and affects us all, then we will need to come together and plan how to help out. – A new strain of compassion will be called for –…
Read MoreValmus Day
When i arrived home from my long trip, Derek and Amy Chapman (thebearablelight.com) had decorated the house with Valmus decorations and we celebrated Christmas and Valentines Day together (Valmus Day). They had decided to skip Christmas until they got to Orkney to celebrate it with us. How nice! They are very dear to us and…
Read MoreClergy face end to ‘job for life’
UK: Clergy face end to ‘job for life’: Anglican priests may no longer have a “job for life” under proposals being considered by church leaders. Also much discussion about Prince Charles and his role as future head of the church.
Read MoreHappy birthday 24-7Prayer
24-7 Prayer is 5 years old. The celebration Iam5 is on today in London. I met Pete Grieg about 5 years ago and was excited to hear his story then – even more so now that teh ministry has blossomed out of control. Today, 1200+ people will gather in London to celebrate 5 years of…
Read MoreAlt. worship in Basel
Mark Reichman of Kubik Entertainment set up an incredible alt worship experience for us in Basel last week. I am hoping he will post photos soon.
Read MoreBloggers and Bischoff at Basel
The image is a part of Mike Bischoff’s excellent teaching on Emerging Church. Mike is a photographer, as well as a teacher at the IGW (Institute for Church Growth and World Evangelism), so dont feel unworthy when you see his graphcs. Take a look at his other powerpoint slides on his blog. Some of you…
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