Scribbles

30.12.14
– Are passion & balance opposites, or are they just 2 sides of the same coin?
– Complementarity & incompatibility
Synonyms or antonyms?
– Can you remain a Christian if the Bible and the Church are no longer an integral part of your life?
– What is the difference between church and Church?
– Distinguish:
Stress
&
Busyness
– To feel that you are getting somewhere is essential to being comfortable with where you are now, & to be fully in the present is essential to getting the most out of life as a whole.
– Not all people who seem to be shallow are completely shallow, & not all people who seem to be deep are really deep.
– Compare (GOD & me)
Master-slave
King-people
Father-son
Husband-wife
Mentor-friend
– “Knocking at the Open Door”
– What to tolerate and what to condemn: that is the question!
– Monetary, fiscal & financial policies
What is the difference??
– Earn, spend, save, invest & owe
– Learn, unlearn & relearn
– History is neither purely linear nor cyclical, but a spiral!
– Consistent & dynamic
– Averments
Gainsay
– Unflagging
Indefatigable
– Vidwan
– A minister’s minister
– Awards season
Public persona
– Distinguish:
Success
&
Status
– Salvation/perfection/enlightenment:
To be everything,
To want only one thing,
And to do nothing!
– Man-made weather hazards
– Imagination, insight & industry
– Teacher-education

2.1.15
– What needs to continually change (the inner life) remains stagnant, and what must be relatively stable (external environment) is in constant flux!
Is it advisable to live rightside up in an upside down world?
– You don’t have to run away from the social structures which seem to suffocate you, if you can find a way to breathe underwater!
Give-&-take
Compromise
Negotiation
Distinguishing the negotiable – can be sacrificed for the sake of relational harmony – from the non-negotiable – should be zealously protected as one’s own soul – is absolutely vital!
– What is the quantity & quality of your investment in your own personal growth?
– Spiritual evolution
Sexual revolution
Political reformation
– Knowing when to attack & when to defend is the essence of the game. Placing – attacking without taking too much risk – & counter-attack are other weapons. ALL of them are necessary to win!
NEVER mix game practice & match-play.
– FUCK happiness/comfort/safety!
LOVE wisdom/growth/joy!  ☺

5.1.15
– Consciousness shift – the center/ground from which you live needs to shift from the future-past (self/ego) to the eternal-present (GOD/Life)!
– Serials:
“The Sopranos” (Season 1)
So are his parents to be blamed for what he has become? The previous generation has become the haunting death-dealing ghost (like Adam) instead of the progressive life-giving spirit (like Christ)! How can one get out of this vicious cycle??
– Movies:
“The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies”
We live in a time of war – the only way to save your soul, is to fight, but for the right cause – i.e. not just for yourself!

6.1.15
– Movies:
“Holy Motors”
Imagination + finitude = philosophy
“Point Break”
Break-point!

7.1.15
– Negative value
– Talent + discipline = skill
Passion + focus = character
– Holiness >> joy >> love
– The perennial question:
What is the meaning, purpose & value of this/my life?
– Can I do ministry without any formal structure or programme??
Is it worth trying?
But I am afraid!
– Is there a secret way (that I don’t know yet) to resurrect myself?
– Power-signs – I don’t want a life that is full of miracles! Instead I wish to live full of wonder…
– My dog is dead!
– What is a man without a cause?
– Who I am > what I am + whose I am
– This world is mine, yours, ours & GOD’S
So what about the other species?
– He died, because he forgot (how) to breathe!
But (how) is that possible?
– If your work involves a lot of reading, observing & listening (student), then make your devotional time full of music, silence & writing.
– Spirit vs. Flesh
Spirit in flesh
Spirit with flesh
Spirit through flesh
Spirit over flesh
Spirit for flesh!
– What does fear of GOD have to do with fear of death? Exo. 20:18-20
– Remember/memorialize
Observe/revere
Sanctify/consecrate
Liturgy-ritual – rooted in the past.
Everyday life – immersed in the present.
Working hours – moving toward the future.
Community ~ tradition
– Learn ~ follow
– Word ~ message
– Image – Adam-Eve
Idol – Golden Calf
Icon – Jesus
– Exo. 20:11 & Deut. 5:15
Exodus ~ Sabbath ~ Resurrection!
– Decalogue – why is the commandment about coveting the neighbour’s wife given separately from the prohibition against adultery?
– Deut. 5:29 – “If only……….”
You wish!
– Right ~ correct ~ best

29.12.14

Try this weekly rhythm:
Sabbath day => 2 working days => freak day => 2 working days => contemplation day

All the problems one has with other people & the world are just symptoms of deeper conflicts within the self!

Being/contemplation > doing/work > wanting/relax – in priority
2 > 1 > 3 – in duration

30.12.14

Nautical

Distinguish:
Discount
&
Markup

2.1.15

Difficulty + opportunity = challenge!

The special & the ordinary – NOT apart from/contrary to/above & beyond, BUT in & through/among/by way of!

But if I have love, and no knowledge, what good can I do??

Christmas is mystery – a poor baby, who is the ultimate solution to the world’s predicament!
Hope (for the future) requires faith (in this past event)…

Noel
“Feliz Navidad”
“In exelcis deo”
Do you know what these mean?

Never underestimate the cumulative effect of a lot of small things!

“It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in the retrospect.”

Fire-eater
Hothead

Off-License

I miss you:
Do you just feel my absence or is it also painful?

The past – the initiation of salvation
The present – the progress of salvation
The future – the consummation of salvation!

1Cor. 15:45 + Rom. 6:5 = we will become life-giving spirits, not remain as living persons, just like Him!

Bio-mathematician

7.1.15

Art of living:
Know when to dance,
When to play,
And when to fight.

The inadequacy of identity labels!