I just wanted to announce that we are starting an International Worship Service in Fredericia. The service will be in English and with an African touch.
The venue is Apostolsk Kirke (Apostolic Church), Vejlevej 12, DK-7000 Fredericia. The inaugural service will be held on September 4th 2010 at 7 pm. After the service there will be a chance to socialize over a cup of tea or coffee.
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Saturday, 29 May 2010
YouVersion
I have tried to read my bible from end to end but I seem to fail every time. I start off wel but then miss a reading at some point then try to catch up. Then I miss another reading and so on. In the end the back log kills my enthusiasm and I keep postponing my reading.
This is where YouVersion.com comes to the rescue. By creating a profile at YouVersion and selecting one or more reading plans and follow them. YouVersion will help you keep track of your reading and it also offers a community and journal system for your use.
Additionally YouVersion has apps for iPhone, Androids and other mobile devices. Thus You can read your readings on either your mobile device, the net or in your physical bible. When you use your mobile devices or the web, YouVersion will automatically keep track of your reading. When you use your physical Bible then you need to update your plan online.
There is a multitude of plans available ranging from 25 days to 2 years. And it is possible to read a multitude of Bible versions.
So now there is no reason and no excuse to not read :-)
This is where YouVersion.com comes to the rescue. By creating a profile at YouVersion and selecting one or more reading plans and follow them. YouVersion will help you keep track of your reading and it also offers a community and journal system for your use.
Additionally YouVersion has apps for iPhone, Androids and other mobile devices. Thus You can read your readings on either your mobile device, the net or in your physical bible. When you use your mobile devices or the web, YouVersion will automatically keep track of your reading. When you use your physical Bible then you need to update your plan online.
There is a multitude of plans available ranging from 25 days to 2 years. And it is possible to read a multitude of Bible versions.
So now there is no reason and no excuse to not read :-)
Friday, 16 April 2010
"If You don't move - You don't have a brain"
I am listening to/watching a lecture video from the Singularity University (link to Harddisken - a Danish Tech Radio program - with the video: bottom of the page (about 2h). The Lecture was given by Astronaut and Engineer Dan Barry. He gives the quote that I used for this blog as a quote from a Biologists point of view.
I thought a bit about that in relation to my life. If I don't move - not in the literal sense but more the way that I act and react - I don't have a "brain". That relates to my life in general but also in my spiritual life. At times we might get into "autopilot" mode; we get up in the morning, wash, eat breakfast, drop off the kids, go to work, pick up the kids, go home, prepare & eat dinner, watch tv, go to bed. Rinse and Repeat. We might look like we are very, very busy and going somewhere in our lives. But are we really? Aren't we just automated robots?
This brings me back to LifeShapes and the Circle. If we do the above, and ignore the Kairos moments we will never move and in the sense above we have no brain - or at least we are not using our spiritual brains. So it's time to work out that "brain"! That goes especially for me!
I thought a bit about that in relation to my life. If I don't move - not in the literal sense but more the way that I act and react - I don't have a "brain". That relates to my life in general but also in my spiritual life. At times we might get into "autopilot" mode; we get up in the morning, wash, eat breakfast, drop off the kids, go to work, pick up the kids, go home, prepare & eat dinner, watch tv, go to bed. Rinse and Repeat. We might look like we are very, very busy and going somewhere in our lives. But are we really? Aren't we just automated robots?
This brings me back to LifeShapes and the Circle. If we do the above, and ignore the Kairos moments we will never move and in the sense above we have no brain - or at least we are not using our spiritual brains. So it's time to work out that "brain"! That goes especially for me!
"When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me." (1. Cor. 13:11, NIV)
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
What Drives You? (Day 3 of 40 Days of Purpose)
What drives your life? What makes you go anywhere?
To many of us are driven by the wrong reasons and pressures.
It may be the guilt and regret of past decisions and actions. But we cannot change our past and Jesus has already paid the cost of our sins. We can only blame ourselves for the hurt on us and others from being driven by guilt and fear. Know that Jesus loves you and died on the cross for whatever sin, you think made you ineligable for a good life with God.
Or you might be driven by Anger and resentment. Someone did something to you and they are going to pay for it! But while the offender often has moved on, and maybe not even noticed, that you were hurt, you are the one paying for the anger and resentment on a daily basis. It destroys your mood, your relationships in general and especially with those you love. Let go of your resentment and hate, forgive the person, who offended you and move on. Jesus was killed due to our sins. Where would we be without His forgiveness and sacrifice on the cross?
Or fear might be the driving factor of your life. Fear of past experienes cropping up again. Maybe someone within your closest family reigned through terror and threats. Whatever the cause of your fear, you are now locked into the jail of your fears, missing out on opportunities and successes because you will not move into unknown or uncertain territory as it might lead to failures and repercussion.
Materialism, or "Keeping on with the Jones'es" was basically the foundation for this latest financial crises. When materialism drives you, you rely on the kick of buying and owning something for your happiness. But all material goods are a fleeting value and might deflate over night. And nothing on this earth will you be able to bring with you, when it is time to leave this earth. So invest in lasting valuables. The only lasting valuable, that will last beyond time and throughout eternity is the Love of Jesus Christ.
People are also driven by the need of approval. Of someone they know and respect or simply just by strangers. Often this might stem from childhood experiences of lacking attention from someone you loved. One failsafe way to fail is to try to please everyone. It is impossible and you will always offend someone. So stay with pleasing God. He will never fail or forsake you and we will never stop loving you even if you turn your back to Him.
To many of us are driven by the wrong reasons and pressures.
It may be the guilt and regret of past decisions and actions. But we cannot change our past and Jesus has already paid the cost of our sins. We can only blame ourselves for the hurt on us and others from being driven by guilt and fear. Know that Jesus loves you and died on the cross for whatever sin, you think made you ineligable for a good life with God.
Or you might be driven by Anger and resentment. Someone did something to you and they are going to pay for it! But while the offender often has moved on, and maybe not even noticed, that you were hurt, you are the one paying for the anger and resentment on a daily basis. It destroys your mood, your relationships in general and especially with those you love. Let go of your resentment and hate, forgive the person, who offended you and move on. Jesus was killed due to our sins. Where would we be without His forgiveness and sacrifice on the cross?
Or fear might be the driving factor of your life. Fear of past experienes cropping up again. Maybe someone within your closest family reigned through terror and threats. Whatever the cause of your fear, you are now locked into the jail of your fears, missing out on opportunities and successes because you will not move into unknown or uncertain territory as it might lead to failures and repercussion.
Materialism, or "Keeping on with the Jones'es" was basically the foundation for this latest financial crises. When materialism drives you, you rely on the kick of buying and owning something for your happiness. But all material goods are a fleeting value and might deflate over night. And nothing on this earth will you be able to bring with you, when it is time to leave this earth. So invest in lasting valuables. The only lasting valuable, that will last beyond time and throughout eternity is the Love of Jesus Christ.
People are also driven by the need of approval. Of someone they know and respect or simply just by strangers. Often this might stem from childhood experiences of lacking attention from someone you loved. One failsafe way to fail is to try to please everyone. It is impossible and you will always offend someone. So stay with pleasing God. He will never fail or forsake you and we will never stop loving you even if you turn your back to Him.
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