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Der “ideale” Gottesdienst?
ByVik 2015-06-022019-05-10

Einige Gedankenanstösse als Diskussionsgrundlage Abklärung der Bedürfnisse Tradition vs. Innovation Lehre vs. Evangelisation Musikstil + Liedergut Technische Unterstützung Dekor Verschiedene Arten, zB Gäste-GD (Open-air? Neutraler Raum?), Kinder-GD, liturgischer GD ‘Professionell’ vs. breite Beteiligung Zeitpunkt + Dauer Altersgemischte oder zielgruppenoriente GDs, zB Samstag oder Sonntag Abend für Junge, Alleinstehende? Parallel laufendes Kinderprogramm Gemeinschaft bei Kaffee/Mahlzeit/Spiel Einzelgebet/Seelsorge/Praktische Hilfe Hindernisse,…

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English | Schöne Orte / Beautiful places

Chopping wood keeps one young!
ByVik 2014-08-092019-07-12

Or: One day of a summer project in Moldova Creeping between my sleeping comrades to the door, I slip into my sandals and enjoy the fresh air in the overgrown garden. In the farthest corner of the house we were lent stands the privy, decorated with cardboard and spider webs.

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Deutsch | Schöne Orte / Beautiful places

Holzspalten hält jung!
ByVik 2014-08-072019-05-10

Oder: Ein Tag eines Sommereinsatzes in Moldawien Schleichend zwischen den schlafenden Mitstreitern zum Eingang, schlüpfe ich in die Sandalen hinein und geniesse die frische Luft des überwachsenen Gartens. In der hintersten Ecke des uns zur Verfügung gestellten Hauses steht das mit Pappkarton und Spinnennetzen verzierte Plumpsklo.

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Berichte / Reports | English | Schöne Orte / Beautiful places

Panning for Gold
ByVik 2014-06-032019-07-12

I’ve just attended a very inspiring writers’ weekend with Adrian and Bridget Plass and Sheridan Voysey at Scargill House in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. The theme was Panning for Gold – identifying the really precious moments in our lives with a view to creating a personal memoir. A task we were assigned was to write…

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Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
ByVik 2013-08-022019-07-12

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel My rating: 2 of 5 stars I feel decidedly artless for not having appreciated this famous tome from highly acclaimed author Mantel, Hilary. I found it extremely difficult to read: first, because of the innumerable, intricately-related characters, many referred to with several names/titles, who weave themselves unannounced in and out…

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Why did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed cross the road? by Brian McLaren
ByVik 2012-08-272019-07-12

Even the first chapter has a good question: How do you think Jesus would treat Moses, Mohammed, and Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) if they came to a crosswalk together?

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Liars and Outliers by Bruce Schneier
ByVik 2012-07-072023-11-15

It took a while, but I’ve finished it now. I was a bit previous in my earlier judgement. Schneier has realized there are moral aspects to the question of trust. Nevertheless, I’m still rather disappointed in the book. There are a few penetrating insights and provocative assertions: Defectors are endemic to all complex systems (p. 32)…

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Knowing God by J. I. Packer
ByVik 2012-04-122019-07-12

I have listened to this as an audiobook and hardly dare to say anything which might sound negative about such a distinguished author or this book in particular. It is totally biblically based, expounding many passages very literally, but reinterpreting others metaphorically (e.g. “all things” in Rom. 8:32); I have trouble with that kind of ambivalence….

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Liars and Outliers [Kindle Edition] by Bruce Schneier
ByVik 2012-04-062019-07-12

Just started this. It’s about trust, especially as applied to security issues in the physical, social and digital worlds. Bruce Schneier is a very clever and thoughtful observer of society with an ability to not overlook the wood for the trees. He dares to ask fundamental questions and suggests answers. Which means I’m all the more surprised to…

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The King Jesus Gospel by Scott McKnight
ByVik 2012-04-062019-07-12

This is a good book for those who still believe the Gospel is just abut getting me to heaven. Based on a rather imaginative elaboration of Paul’ statement in 1.Cor. 15, Scott McKnight argues that the Gospel is in fact God’s story with Israel, culminating in the story of Jesus, who fulfilled his plan. The…

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Creative Suffering by Paul Tournier
ByVik 2012-02-182019-07-12

I’ve gone for an oldie again: a 30-year old book by Genevan doctor Paul Tournier. He’s a bit exasperating at times, because he lets himself get side-tracked and thinks laterally. But he has a great deal of experience through listening to countless patients and has acquired a lot of wisdom. Tournier made a name for himself through…

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Chrislam? Christian Palestinianism?
ByVik 2012-02-012019-07-12

A one-time dear friend of mine sent me the following links as “must watch!” They make me weep inwardly. 1. Christian Palestinianism from the 2011 Berean Call Conference Paul Wilkinson is a soft-spoken, gentle young English junior pastor of a small Church near Manchester. His voice and attitude is very compelling (although speaking in the US and dressed…

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