Yesterday evening, we were in Colorado Springs. Looking back towards Mike and Chris’s house, we saw a beautiful thundercloud: white in the fading light, and more active than I had ever seen before; flashes of lightning illuminated the cloud every few seconds. Mike videoed it for a while; the photo shows one flash. To give [...]
I have just updated the page formatting so that blog entries look better when printed.
Ich habe gerade die Formatierung verbessert, damit Blog-Einträge besser aussehen beim Ausdrucken.
For anyone looking at the photos I take every morning, here’s a series from this afternoon’s storm:
There has been an afternoon storm almost every day for the past week, but this was the heaviest yet.
I’m mobile again! My driver’s licence just arrived - unbelievably, I had forgotten it in the rush to pack between returning from Salzburg and coming here. America without a driver’s licence? . Mike found out this morning that his insurance covers me to drive his cars, so I’ll be mobile in the coming weeks, [...]
I’ve just started reading Frank Viola’s book “Who is your covering?”, which discusses leadership structures in the church. His precept is basically that the hierarchical structures in today’s church, whether Catholic, Protestant, Reformed or most independent churches or denominations, do not conform to the pattern of the early church. He paints a rather black and white picture, but I understand what he is aiming for.
Don’t worry about not yet having reached the goal; it is a journey, and as long as we aim to finish it instead of staying where we are, we will progress. Also, relax, and do not be concerned about many things; our Father loves us and takes care of us. We should not worry about many things, but simply listen to the Holy Spirit speaking to us, and do what he says.
It’s all about ‘receiving by believing’.
We had a relaxing time in the mountains, and took some great photos.
Tausende von jungen Pilgern, sogar aus Irak und Mexiko, sind nach Köln in Deutschland gepilgert, um dem Papst Benedict XVI. zu huldigen. Die Medien berichten voller Begeisterung von der “neuen Religiösität. Eine Stimmung vergleichbar mit dem “Christustag in Basel”.
Aber statt in Sprechchören Jesus zu rufen, wird “Benedict” gerufen. Natürlich haben auch die Evangelikalen ihre “Päpste”, [...]
So, we finally have some beautiful Colorado weather for more than a few hours! This photo was taken at about 7:15 a.m., and it looks like staying this way for the rest of the day. I’ve also put up a photo of Mike and Chris.
We had an interesting breakfast meeting with Ted Olsen this morning, [...]
I am reading Acts at the moment, and have just finished chapter 20. Paul is saying goodbye to the Ephesian elders; a touching story. What I really noticed was Paul’s statement in verse 34: “Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me.” Other books [...]
