Hi Guys,
I found this on the New Internationalist website today, its 18 minutes but well worth a watch. Its about planning so I love it but she's very inspiring and there are some strong Kingdom themes in her story too.
Cheers and shalom,
Nigel
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Majora Carter's tale of urban renewal | Video on TED.com
Monday, August 16, 2010
A little facetious
I'm reading "Everything Must Change" by Brian McLaren at the mo which is a challenging read and full of fascinating figures, such as, in 2000 the 400 wealthiest households in the US earned an annual income of 69 Billion dollars. However I had to go to the Advertiser of all places to uncover the greatest financial injustice in modern history, David Caruso (aka 'Horatio' from CSI Miami) earns 375,000 dollars US for performances which which would actually be more life like if they placed a cardboard cutout of him in the scene!
cheers and shalom,
cheers and shalom,
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Choose Love not Power
I've been reading this lovely book by Tony Campolo and I highly recommend it. It gives a lot of space to looking at the various relationships in our lives both personal and corporate at what happens to them when we struggle for power rather than lay down our lives and love. So many of the social ills in our world are caused by this struggle for power and control over each other and our environment.
The last part of the book spends time examining the Father and power, particularly the age old and very painful question for many that if God is omnipotent why do so many tragedies happen, global and personal. In response to this Tony put forward the idea of a Father who has limited his own power to interact with his creation in Love, allowing us freedom to freely return the love that he offers us but in so limiting his power he cannot prevent every harm to his children. He used a quote from a Rabbinic scholar which I will paraphrase, 'I prefer to believe in a caring God who cannot prevent every injustice and tragedy than an all powerful God who does not care to prevent them.
Cheers and Shalom Nigel
The last part of the book spends time examining the Father and power, particularly the age old and very painful question for many that if God is omnipotent why do so many tragedies happen, global and personal. In response to this Tony put forward the idea of a Father who has limited his own power to interact with his creation in Love, allowing us freedom to freely return the love that he offers us but in so limiting his power he cannot prevent every harm to his children. He used a quote from a Rabbinic scholar which I will paraphrase, 'I prefer to believe in a caring God who cannot prevent every injustice and tragedy than an all powerful God who does not care to prevent them.
Cheers and Shalom Nigel
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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