A 44 year old woman in New Zealand, dependent on an oxygen pump, couldn’t pay her electrical bill and died only hours after her power was turned off . Muliaga was a school teacher with four kids aged between 5 and 20. She owed $122. Its a terrible tragedy. Fingers are being pointed. It was…
Read MoreKraemer on church
“The only true church is not the hotel Church, where guests rather avoid than meet each other, but the family church, life under one roof in communion, a church that can stand tensions and quarrels.” Hendrik Kraemer, Dutch missiologist, 1888 – 1965
Read MoreEmerging Church Leader on Tour
Everyone should meet Ian Mobsby from Moot Community in UK. He is quiet and reserved, unassuming and profound, somewhat balding, and one of the most thoughtful leaders of the emerging church in the UK. Next week he will start his Emerging & Fresh Expressions Speaking Tour of the USA to release his book and share…
Read MoreTruth War: Is the EC really the New Skid on the Jock?
So my book arrived. The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception, by John Macarthur. Just curious – did anyone receive copies for review? I sure didn’t. But no regrets in purchasing it. I said i was going to discuss the book but it probably deserves a few more posts because it…
Read MoreRelaunch of Anglican Cell Church UK
Its looks great. Anglican Cell Church UK has totally updated the web site [and blog] and is back in action for popping up small cells and connecting networks all over UK. Richard White has been working on this, along with Phil Potter and others. My handsome face appears in the list of consultants and they…
Read MoreCrystal, Heaven and the Mind Body Spirit Festival
I was invited to help out with the dekhomai stand at the 2007 Mind Body Spirit Festival last week but couldnt make it because i was in Germany. Pity!! Jonny Baker has photos and story of what the Jesus followers did there. I heard that Steve Hollinghurst, who is becoming a veteran of these Festivals, …
Read MoreFrankfurt Hostel
The Frankfurt Hostel was great. and we would totally stay there again. Free wifi and free breakfast. And great people from all over the world . . . like . . Herr Müller from the North, Kiwis Steve and Damien, and the Polish guy who gave us a free tour of Frankfurt.
Read MoreLife is Beautiful – Leben ist Schön
Out of all the cards Kerstin showed me, this one with five gummy bears stuck out. There is no English version but Kerstin has a translation of what it says on the back: “The ones that show four colorful standing jelly bears and one pale one that is knocked out. On the back they say……
Read MoreSong for Madeleine
Countless children are taken all the time but sometimes one catches our attention. Like Madeleine McCann who was taken in Portugal earlier this month. My friend Paul Vieira (author of Jesus has Left the Building) wrote a song today for Madeleine and uploaded it to YouTube. When you listen, ask the just and righteous God…
Read MoreEmerging Church Germany meeting
It went really well. Some great people doing great things for God in Germany. A bunch of us met at a Thai restaurant. I started by sharing some thoughts from a German book called “The Emergent Church: The Future of Christianity in a Postbourgeois World” (1981, English version). In his book, German Catholic Johann Baptist…
Read MoreLego Church
Submitted by Cathryn Thomas LEGO CHURCH made by Amy Hughes 1.5 years to build. 75,000 Lego pieces 1,372 Lego congregants 3,976 windows Technorati Tags: church
Read MoreBlog Comments and Graffiti from a German toilet
I was reading the graffiti on the toilet wall at Frankfurt Hahn airport, where we spent last night on the hard floor, being interrogated all night by bright lights. And as i was reading the graffiti i was thinking how similar to the blogosphere. Someone writes a thought and then people respond underneath with their…
Read MoreHeroes – what a ride!!!
Just saw the final episode of Heroes. What a ride! Wont say what happened for those have haven’t seen the final or for those outside USA without broadband but hey . . . it finishes well and i cant wait for the next Volume. Its been a great show. Tight story and script. I LOVED…
Read MoreGlasgow – saw Spiderman 3 in Glasgow
Here is Samuel, my son in whom i am well pleased. He was foolish enough to come along with me on this trip. We were in Glasgow yesterday and the highlight was connecting with Brodie McGregor who seems to know a whole lot about what is going on around Glasgow and beyond. We also saw…
Read MoreTravel on the cheap.
Samuel and I leave tonight on the big overnight ferry that takes us down to Aberdeen. We will be in Glasgow tomorrow and then Frankfurt on Wednesday. We are doing this trip really cheap – using buses and cheap flights and sleeping on the floor of the ferry (tonight) and Frankfurt Hahn airport (tomorrow). Our…
Read MoreNeolithic pottery and ancient beer
On Saturday we went over to Fursbeck Pottery where Debbie is learning to throw clay around the place. We helped host a learning party for 30 archeologist geeks from around UK who are interested in neolithic pottery. The kiln is loaded up with grooved ware pottery and the peat is lit. Thats cow dung on…
Read MoreThrough Stained Glass Darkly
Last Sunday I preached at Stromness Baptist Church and used the 4 stained glass windows at the front of the church and their corresponding Bible verses as a guide to the message. In fact, it was the message and it was the dedication service of baby Stella Shiner. The colours of the stained glass were…
Read MoreWe gotta BOAT!
Our first boat. My father always said “Dont buy a boat. Just have a friend that owns a boat” which was good advice at the time. But this one came up and we couldnt resist. We live a stones throw from the ocean. All our friends sail. The family have sailed a little but always…
Read MoreBlogs 4 God and Web 2.0
Another mega-blog has gone over to the dark side of Web 2.0. Its a complete redesign and restructure of the ever present Blogs4God. Dean has been running this forever. It must be one of the first Christian blog aggregators. Yes? Dean? Dang, my blog is soooooo outdated and shabby. I am SOOO EMBARRASSED!!!! Look at…
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