the new friars : The Forgotten Ways
interesting article (and book, might be worth a read) for those of us 'doing' stuff like storehouse, homeless projects or even Tim @ grabauw.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
It's been raining. A lot. Again.
this photo captures what Saturday was like in the Lake district. the power of the elements was awesome!
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Hoodies RythmRools?
OK - heres some thoughts on how a bunch of mates can help each other live more effectively, more authentically as followers of Jesus.
i've arranged them (the thoughts) under 4 posts - Relationship, Discipline, Behaviour (values) and Inclusion. Arranged as 'Concepts' and 'Actions'. There is posibly a 5th heading 'Action' but i'm not sure if thats a little bit futher down the line.
they are only 'starters for 10' designed to get everyone thinking - i recognise that they are my thougths, none of which are original, gleaned form books blogs talks the bible and good old 'gut feelings' and as such incomplete and wholy inadequate. the whole point of this kind of thing is that its a shared expression
please respond and add your thougths to the comments on the blog. If you have some key texts, biblical, theological, fictional or illogical, add them too. If you add recommended reading, it helps to give some sort of quote.
Hopefully, by the time we meet up again, we'll have something to talk about.
oh, and everything presupposes that we are serious about seeking God and want to know more of him in our lives and live truer to Him, each other and our calling.
Apologies in advance for annoying or bad language - it always gets in the way. As someone once said ... if necesary use words.
i've arranged them (the thoughts) under 4 posts - Relationship, Discipline, Behaviour (values) and Inclusion. Arranged as 'Concepts' and 'Actions'. There is posibly a 5th heading 'Action' but i'm not sure if thats a little bit futher down the line.
they are only 'starters for 10' designed to get everyone thinking - i recognise that they are my thougths, none of which are original, gleaned form books blogs talks the bible and good old 'gut feelings' and as such incomplete and wholy inadequate. the whole point of this kind of thing is that its a shared expression
please respond and add your thougths to the comments on the blog. If you have some key texts, biblical, theological, fictional or illogical, add them too. If you add recommended reading, it helps to give some sort of quote.
Hopefully, by the time we meet up again, we'll have something to talk about.
oh, and everything presupposes that we are serious about seeking God and want to know more of him in our lives and live truer to Him, each other and our calling.
Apologies in advance for annoying or bad language - it always gets in the way. As someone once said ... if necesary use words.
Inclusion
Concept:
most people don't get it
they don't get what we believe
they don't get what we do (they think: go to church, pray and read the bible)
even when they 'invite jesus into their lives' -they mostly still don't get it
How about inviting others to 'walk with us' - joining our chosen 'rythm', accepting to live our 'rule'? even if only for a while.
most people don't get it
they don't get what we believe
they don't get what we do (they think: go to church, pray and read the bible)
even when they 'invite jesus into their lives' -they mostly still don't get it
How about inviting others to 'walk with us' - joining our chosen 'rythm', accepting to live our 'rule'? even if only for a while.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Behaviour / Values
Concept
Agreeing what we stand for and how we wnat to live & holding each other to account
Can't really beat the monastic orders on this one - Poverty chastity and obedience.
This all comes out of what we really believe in
Suggestions
Purity - all the usual stuff
Simplicity - against the tide of 'me first' consumerism
Obedience - taking jesus at his word (eg st Francis)
humility
Agreeing what we stand for and how we wnat to live & holding each other to account
Can't really beat the monastic orders on this one - Poverty chastity and obedience.
This all comes out of what we really believe in
Suggestions
Purity - all the usual stuff
Simplicity - against the tide of 'me first' consumerism
Obedience - taking jesus at his word (eg st Francis)
humility
Discipline
Concepts
Imposed structure in unstructured lives - we would never get around to the important things
Like we need weekly 'church', small group, daily 'quiet time'
" i suppose it acts as a good fitness programme... not simply doing 10 press ups, but offering a framework to build healthy habits and lives" (Lings - encounters on the edge no 29. p20)
communal discipline - everyone doing the same thing (eg daily office) everyone singing from the same Tim hughes sheet/scriptues/devotional thoughts/books etc.
Gives a sense of 'together'. also learning 'together' hearing from God 'together' . worshiping 'together' (in the full sense of the word, not the 'singing songs to jesus'
(possible) Actions
Imposed structure in unstructured lives - we would never get around to the important things
Like we need weekly 'church', small group, daily 'quiet time'
" i suppose it acts as a good fitness programme... not simply doing 10 press ups, but offering a framework to build healthy habits and lives" (Lings - encounters on the edge no 29. p20)
communal discipline - everyone doing the same thing (eg daily office) everyone singing from the same Tim hughes sheet/scriptues/devotional thoughts/books etc.
Gives a sense of 'together'. also learning 'together' hearing from God 'together' . worshiping 'together' (in the full sense of the word, not the 'singing songs to jesus'
(possible) Actions
- Meet at set, regular intervals for prayer worship....
- Find a way of doing communal acts on whilst being apart eg: use a version of the office (invite Ricky gervais) to pray at agreed times in the day
- use the same bible reading plan
- read the same books
- go to gatherings together
- taking action together (eg disciples in acts)
Relationship
Concept
Passages like John 17 seem to make it pretty clear that we are supposed to do this following jesus in strong relationship groups.
Stronger Together.
i am my brothers keeper (nothing to do with Promise keepers!)
share one anothers burdens
confess your sins one to another
if you see a brother sin and haul him back...
knowing someone else knows
knowing someone else understands
spurring one another on
Action
praying for each other
meeting together
looking out for one another
asking the 'hard' question
Passages like John 17 seem to make it pretty clear that we are supposed to do this following jesus in strong relationship groups.
Stronger Together.
i am my brothers keeper (nothing to do with Promise keepers!)
share one anothers burdens
confess your sins one to another
if you see a brother sin and haul him back...
knowing someone else knows
knowing someone else understands
spurring one another on
Action
praying for each other
meeting together
looking out for one another
asking the 'hard' question
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