andi's perspective

WHAT'S IN A WORD: "GEN"

Ever wondered about the depth of the simple syllable "gen"?

As in

• gen-eral
• gen-eric
• gen-ius / gen-ial
• gen-e / gen-etic / gen-uine
• gen-us / gen-der / gen-era
• gen-esis
• gen-au [DE]
• gen-esen [DE]
• ge - né = ge-boren ?
• gen - esse = [lat?]

There seems to be some notion of depth, width and comprehensiveness in this little syllable.

Wonder where it comes from etymologically.

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Sprache erkennen » French

IDENTITY

IDENTITY is an exercise in turning

• freedom into security,
•  movement into arrival,
• liquid into fixed state,
• medium into form,
•  action into structure,
•  negotiation into institution,
• possibilities into constraints,
• eternity into world,
• potential into life. 

Identity is contingent.

Inevitable.

Essential.

Missionarisch, missional oder ganz normal?

"Es geht gar nicht um die Einladung der Menschen in eine evangelikale Welt, sondern um die Einladung des Königs in einen erfüllten und bedeutungsvollen Alltag."

Wurde angefragt, einen biografischen Artikel über das Konzept "missional" zu schreiben.

Habe das hiermit getan.

Nachzulesen bei www.oora.de im aktuellen Heft.

Sogar nachzuhören.

Emberek

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Sprache erkennen » Hungarian

TRACKED

Funny to make iphone reveal its hidden tracking of my last 6 months travel. It truthfully pictures my regular travel route Berlin - Magdeburg - Switzerland (with excursions to Munich, Brighton, Vienna and Zagreb), even plays a timeline.

Many complain, I don't mind. If the precision was higher, I could get rid of an extra GPS receiver :)

Download the iphone tracker win (no iphone app!) here.

MOBILISING ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION

Every one can make a change for good. 

We might come a good way if we built (old and new) relationships around two simple questions:

• What are you called to do?
• How can I help you do it?

TWITTER

my spiritual journey on: @andiwolf

my business journey on: @awolf_md

THE INVISIBLE KINGDOM

Imagine we would find wisdom for re-creating societal structures from vicious into virtuous cycles.

That is to say, tangible conversion mechanisms for our age old "Thy kingdom come!" prayer.

Imagine people in your street setting up / impacted by social enterprises making a living by "doing good" (Mal.6). Living God's business principles without calling it anything religious.

Sounds like a plan to me.

DO NOT RUSH! (preaching to myself)

the world is moving fast

we cannot keep pace

 

the real things in life

and the really important decisions

always take their time.

they are born out of silence,

spontaneity, intuitivity, and inner conviction.

 

what is important cannot be rushed.

 

good news for the christian to have all the time of all the worlds to come!

so no need to rush.

 

just a need for patience.

for continence. and for a temporary letting-go.

difficult enough.

IN MEMORY OF WARREN CARTER

For the last decade I went to probably dozens of missions conferences. I came to know many excellent persons and won a number of good friends. There was, however, noone who personally impressed me more by his unassuming and sensitive shepherd heart than Warren Carter.

Warren, American missionary to Austria and Central Europe for the last 25 years (from Bible smuggling times onward that is), was silent and strong at the same time - a true man of prayer. He would find me, ask for my well-being, pray for me and (much to my surprise) I could sense he honestly cared.

He was a man of utmost sensitivity to the young and the weak, but of fearless ruthlessness when it came to confronting leaders who acted below the quality of character that could be expected of them.  You would hardly notice him, but suddenly a fatherly hug could embrace your shoulders. I knew that whatever happened, this would be a man to run to in times of highest need whenever it would come to this.

Warren died last week, February 14th, in a most unlikely ski accident, while teaching ski to a group of kids, his teenage son among them. The world of Warren's friends, rocked and shocked, but confident in the Lord's prevision, flocked to his yesterday's memorial service in Vienna, physically as well as virtually. And friends Warren had many!

I had the privilege of adding a few words to a remarkably joyous and confident gathering. Incredibly impressive the faith and strength of Warren's wife Leanne whose white robes seemed to me the ideal expression of the hope eternal that was celebrated there.

I lost a friend that - though not having had many times together - I felt deeply connected to. I gained a powerful memory: a surprisingly emotional awareness of what Warren had meant for me. I think this is, because in him I saw Christ in action - just in front of my eyes, not far in time, place or culture. I went home with a commitment to try to follow Warren's example - just as he followed Christ's. Somehow through his death he came even closer - hard to describe...

Here is one of the very few online videos available from Warren. The memorial service will also be uploaded to youtube soon. It should be linked from here.

peace to us who remain behind

TWITTER AGAIN

Started to twitter again:

Find me on @awolf_md.

This will be a business tweet avoiding kingdom speak.