Author: Jonny N
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Loving conversation
A few thoughts are coming together here, but need to be fleshed out more. I’m thinking about how we love one another in the way we speak and converse. First from my brothers blog ‘reimagining science’: “…we have a tendency to think that when we speak, we are just transferring information. However, it’s all a lot…
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The person I become
The Next-Wave has an interesting interview with Todd Hunter this month. What stuck me about the quote below is how it fits other thoughts mentioned on this blog — such as Mother Teresa’s quote: “We are called to be faithful, not successful”. This though fits with a previous note — we are invited to ‘enter’ and ‘receive’…
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Reflection: Psalm139
You are there before me Each moment Is me arriving Into your present Into your Presence You are there before me As I pass from one moment to the next I constantly arrive in you I find myself again I find myself In you Each moment A newness in you You — before me And…
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… for we know not what we do
There’s a lot of nice viral video’s out now, tackfully ending with a logo that apparently endorses and funds ‘the viral’ – I guess its a new sort of art commissioning, particularly beneficial for graphic artists and film makers. This one is particularly good, and deserves a mention here. There’s a lot I could write…
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Reflection: Townships and shopping malls
The following is a poetic reflection on a recent visit to Cape Town. What struck me about the city was the how it seems to be the world shrunk into a city, with global culture and wealth, living next to extreme poverty. I would say, “rubbing shoulders with poverty” – but that would be an…
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Instead of…
I’ve mentioned and quoted Eugene Peterson’s talks on the Beatitudes a number of times already. (They can be purchaced online in mp3 format at Regent Bookstore). Early on in the series Peterson does a beautiful introduction to the Beatitudes – which he later expands upon. I’m taking them out of there context here, but there’s still…
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Fruit
From Henri Nouwen: Trusting in the Fruits We belong to a generation that wants to see the results of our work. We want to be productive and see with our own eyes what we have made. But that is not the way of God’s Kingdom. Often our witness for God does not lead to tangible…