Montag, 28. Oktober 2013
Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle… when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.
— Christopher McDougall: Born to Run.
Freitag, 25. Oktober 2013
Samstag, 19. Oktober 2013
Dienstag, 15. Oktober 2013
Samstag, 12. Oktober 2013
What a swiss pastor did:
Pfarrer lebte in Bern eine Woche auf der Strasse
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«Brauche Geld für Bier», steht auf dem Kartonschild des Obdachlosen geschrieben. Ganz schön frech, wird sich der eine oder andere Passant in der Berner Innenstadt gedacht haben. Was aber niemand weiss: Der Mann, der hier bettelt, ist gar kein richtiger Obdachloser. Er gehört zu einer Gruppe Freiwilliger, die diese Woche in Bern auf der Strasse gelebt haben – ohne Geld, Telefon, Schlafsack oder Gepäck. Die Idee zum Projekt «Street Retreat» hatte der St.Galler Pfarrer Patrick Schwarzenbach.
Politiker nicht begeistert
«Beim Projekt ging es darum, eine Woche weg aus seiner gewohnten Umgebung zu sein», sagt der evangelisch-reformierte Pfarrer. Schwierige Situationen auszuhalten und an seine Grenzen zu stossen, gehöre bei dem Unterfangen dazu, sagt der 29-Jährige: «Mit dem Projekt sollten die Teilnehmer einen Perspektivenwechsel erfahren.» Und warum hat die Gruppe für ihr Projekt Bern ausgewählt?
«Ich wollte vermeiden, dass die Teilnehmer in dieser Woche von Freunden und Bekannten erkannt werden», begründet Schwarzenbach seinen Entscheid. Und weil niemand der Gruppe aus Bern stammt, fiel die Wahl auf die Hauptstadt. Wenig Freude daran hatten im Vorfeld diverse Berner Stadträte. Besonders Schwarzenbachs Idee, in Notschlafstellen zu übernachten, kam nicht gut an. Die Betten der Notschlafstellen seien eigentlich für Bedürftige reserviert, war der Tenor der Politiker.
Der Pfarrer verstand den Vorwurf, schliesslich wollte er «keinem Obdachlosen den Schlafplatz abspenstig machen». Also disponierte er um. Tagsüber lebten die Teilnehmer auf der Strasse, in der Nacht übernachteten sie im Kirchgemeindehaus der Berner Friedenskirche.
20 Franken in zwei Stunden
Zu manchen Beschäftigungen wie Nachtessen, Andacht oder Übernachten traf sich die ganze Gruppe. Den Rest des Tages verbrachten die Teilnehmer alleine. Manche suchten in dieser Zeit das Gespräch mit Obdachlosen oder Passanten. Andere nutzten die freie Zeit, um sich ihr Essen zu erbetteln. Sie habe aber nicht den ganzen Tag gebettelt, sagt eine 31-jährige Teilnehmerin, die im realen Leben als Therapeutin arbeitet. Nur so lange, bis sie genug Geld für ihr Essen zusammenhatte. Zwanzig Franken in zwei Stunden zu erbetteln, sei möglich gewesen, sagt sie.
Ein Teilnehmer mit abgeschlossenem Theologiestudium hat sich für die Woche auf der Strasse zwei Kartonschilder gebastelt. Auf dem einen fragte er nach einem Kaffee, auf dem anderen nach Geld für Bier. Mehr Erfolg habe er mit der provokativen Variante gehabt. Immerhin sei er ehrlich, hätten ihm viele Passanten gesagt.
Bettler oder Schauspieler?
Einer, der sich beruflich mit Obdachlosen beschäftigt, sieht das Experiment der Gruppe zwiespältig. «Wenn solche Projekte häufiger werden und immer mehr Leute daran teilnehmen, finde ich es problematisch», sagt Silvio Flückiger, Leiter des Pinto-Teams. Die Bevölkerung wisse dann nicht mehr, ob jemand ein Bettler sei oder nur einen spiele.
Die Gruppe um Pfarrer Patrick Schwarzenbach zieht nach der Woche auf Berns Strassen ein positives Fazit. «Die Berner sind menschlich und haben ein grosses Herz», sagt er. Den Betrag, den sie erbettelt haben, wollen sie einer gemeinnützigen Institution spenden.(Berner Zeitung)
Erstellt: 12.10.2013, 16:42 Uhr
When i was a child, i believed i could win Wimbledon, be soccer world champion, be the greatest artist in present time, having a lively family - because i am so lively and inspiring. I believed, i can write a heartbreaking novel, i can inspire the world to start seeking God again. I believed every thing is possible.
What about now?
What changed?
Did i become different?
Even Wimbledon and Soccer World Champion i still could become - just as coach: Would be fine with me.
Does dreams and faith gave so much energy to me.
What about now?
What changed?
Did i become different?
Even Wimbledon and Soccer World Champion i still could become - just as coach: Would be fine with me.
Does dreams and faith gave so much energy to me.
John was famous - quickly
John was a answer to the people - they waited for something like him
John preached to people who knew God
John's live as exceptional and very clear, that he was at least not interested at all about the world
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If i can plan, that i am out at university every day - will see what God will do with that!
What are the people waiting for today?
Honesty | Authenticity | Passion | Meaning | true friends | Joy |> Love
Preaching is the smallest thing i can do, to give the people what they are waiting for. The most powerful preaching i can preach is becoming a friend
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John came from the desert - What do i have in my life, that shows, how depended i am on this world?
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John preached Bible-knowledge: Today no one has Bible-knowledge:
I need to make God known again - HOW?
People need to find trust in the Bible again - HOW?
Then i can start preach the same message as John
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It is a message about our heart and character to make us able to love (LK3,4-6)
As soon people trust the Bible and believe in God, it will be a learning together to become free. Free of sin. Free to follow the greatest life ever lived on earth - Jesus. to follow him!
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To make God known and real again > Most difficult!
To build trust in the Bible > most difficult
John was a answer to the people - they waited for something like him
John preached to people who knew God
John's live as exceptional and very clear, that he was at least not interested at all about the world
<>
If i can plan, that i am out at university every day - will see what God will do with that!
What are the people waiting for today?
Honesty | Authenticity | Passion | Meaning | true friends | Joy |> Love
Preaching is the smallest thing i can do, to give the people what they are waiting for. The most powerful preaching i can preach is becoming a friend
<>
John came from the desert - What do i have in my life, that shows, how depended i am on this world?
<>
John preached Bible-knowledge: Today no one has Bible-knowledge:
I need to make God known again - HOW?
People need to find trust in the Bible again - HOW?
Then i can start preach the same message as John
<>
It is a message about our heart and character to make us able to love (LK3,4-6)
As soon people trust the Bible and believe in God, it will be a learning together to become free. Free of sin. Free to follow the greatest life ever lived on earth - Jesus. to follow him!
<>
To make God known and real again > Most difficult!
To build trust in the Bible > most difficult
Lk 3,4
a) As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
b) “A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
c) ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
d) 5 Every valley shall be filled in,
d) 5 Every valley shall be filled in,
e) every mountain and hill made low.
f) The crooked roads shall become straight,
g) the rough ways smooth.
h) 6 And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”
h) 6 And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”
a) What is the prophecy for today - this time i am living?
Is a prophecy a good reverence for people who do not care about Bible, God and prophecy's? I guess not!
>> What is obvious for this time?
>> What do people care about?
>> How do they feel?
>> What are they waiting for?
b) I am a visible answer to the question - people in those times waited for the messiah!> What are they waiting for? Is my life the visible answer, because my discipleship of Jesus is so obvious?
"A voice": Can people hear me?
c) Do people know - wait for the Lord? People today do not even desire a Lord. They want to be their own Lord.
The message is maybe anyway more about, that the Lord IS coming!
Then we would need to make clear: Hey - there is a Lord over heaven and earth!
This Lord will come!
We are all accountable to him!
Are you able to meet him?
Without faith in God - no one cares about a Lord.
What does it mean to make straight path?
Is my thinking straight or do i make compromises every where, just how ever i feel? If i say, i am loving people? When do i stop love people because i don't feel like i can or want to or care about?
Am i really the person i say i am?
Are my words and actions straight?
So - today: i would preach: Stop being so hypocritical and selfish and start to be consistent - is that what i would need to tell them?
d) Valley should be filled. > What is it? I can understand, that personally i feel at times in a low point. I hide. I am going down. I can say, that i definitely feel in valley's at times
In order not to stay there, not let it happen, what does it mean:
Self control?
Selflessness?
e) Mountain & Hill made low. Having no false humility and no pride anymore! People: JUST BE WHO YOU ARE - BE REAL & HUNEST!!!
What are you truly desiring? I guess LOVE : GOD IS LOVE!
f) crooked roads shall become straight
What in my life is crooked? Am i hiding things? Am i doing illegal staff?
g) rough ways smooth
unfriendliness, rage, fury, wrath, ... how am i in relationships?
h) Hope - if you know, God is real: How do you feel about seeing him soon?
LK 3,3
He went into all the country around the Jordan,
preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Today:
Questions, i think would need to be cleared and answered
before i can go out and preach the same message:
What is sin? - What's the problem?
What about forgiveness:
Who is the one, we need forgiveness from? - why?
Repentance - what does it mean? - How?
Baptism - how should that work? - Why is that necessary?
Donnerstag, 10. Oktober 2013
today, in the morning, i was reading about Jesus in Mark 14.
he hangs on the cross
people say:"Come down and we will believe!"
They all saw miracles
Many of them could not even walk if Jesus would not have healed them
And now they say - Just this miracle and then we believe.
It is like today
God is not real - they tell me when i ask who ever
If he would be real - he would do what ever or show up ... - they tell me - and then i could believe
People always know a reason for not starting to believe NOW!
Tomorrow i have a Bible-Discussion again!
GOD HELP ME!
So people will be able to make there own decision to start believing and searching for GOD.
he hangs on the cross
people say:"Come down and we will believe!"
They all saw miracles
Many of them could not even walk if Jesus would not have healed them
And now they say - Just this miracle and then we believe.
It is like today
God is not real - they tell me when i ask who ever
If he would be real - he would do what ever or show up ... - they tell me - and then i could believe
People always know a reason for not starting to believe NOW!
Tomorrow i have a Bible-Discussion again!
GOD HELP ME!
So people will be able to make there own decision to start believing and searching for GOD.
Mittwoch, 9. Oktober 2013
“I must say
my prayers today
whether I feel devout or not;
but that is only as I must learn my grammar
if I am ever to read the poets.”
― C.S. Lewis, A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis
my prayers today
whether I feel devout or not;
but that is only as I must learn my grammar
if I am ever to read the poets.”
― C.S. Lewis, A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis
Dienstag, 8. Oktober 2013
MK13,24 “But in those days, following that distress, “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; 25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ 26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
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