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Harnessing our collective intelligence
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Church as truly a neutral 3rd place?
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Profile Information
- Introduction
- I love my home and garden and when not entertaining friends (or on the internet) I'm likely to have my head in a book!
- Name
- Jean
- Age and Gender
- A female person of mature years!
- City
- Edinburgh
- State:
- Scotland
- Country:
- UK
- Where are you from?
- Scotland
- My VOXTROPOLIS blog
- http://jean.voxtropolis.com/wp-admin/
- My Website:
- http://jeanfaith.blogspot.com/
- My other Website
- http://www.newingtonedinburgh.co.uk/index.html
- Mac or PC
- PC
- Religious Preferences:
- Disciple of Jesus
- Political Tendencies:
- Scottish Liberal Democrat
- What is your "cover" (occupation)?
- Retired University Lecturer
- What is your vocation (passion)?
- New ways of being church
- What are you working on now (mission)?
- Spiritual formation; Christian listening
- If you could live anywhere in the world, what city would be your "Gotham"?
- No city! Iona or Dorset
- Favorite Movies
- Local Hero: Babettes Feast; (Olivier's) Henry v
- What book(s) are you reading right now?
- Andres Marr THE BATTLE FOR SCOTLAND
Green mM& Cottrell T Eds. LET MY PEOPLE GROW (making disciples who make a difference in today's world)
Ruth Padel THE POEM AND THE JOURNEY
Joyce Huggett OPEN TO GOD
Robert Winston THE HUMAN MIND
- Favorite Authors
- Alison Morgan. Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, CS Lewis, PD James Tom Wright, Ian Rankin, Gerard Hughes. Jim Wallis, Stuart Murray, Elizabeth Goudge,, Susan Howatch, Henri Nouwen, Jane Austen, Sally Vickers, David Guterson; Tolkien;-
- Favorite Books
- Cry the Beloved Country
John's Gospel
To Kill a Mocking Bird
A Town like Alice
Mister God, this is Anna ++
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Antiques Roadshow; Cranford; Coast
- What's your MBTI?
- INTP
- More About Me:
- I enjoy having a post-graduate student sharing my home. I now have contacts in all the continents and have visited friends in Peru, Uganda, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, -
Currently my lodger is a Chinese Christian - so maybe one day I'll visit China!
- Relationship Status:
- Single
Jean's Blog
Being filled with the Spirit
Jesus did not begin his ministry until after he had been baptized in the Holy Spirit. (Luke 3:21-23). Jesus himself explained how he operated “If I by the Spirit of God do cast out demons then has the Kingdom of God come upon you” (Matthew 12:28). He told us we could do the same. “Anyone one who believes in me will do what I have been doing – and greater things.”(John l:12). And he told us how it could be done. “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you” (Acts 1:8). That powe
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As a friend in Christ, it is possible to say that, and what a blessing that is. To be a friend, and to be 'in Christ'.
Ron
I took a look at that website you suggested, and found it very interesting. The interview with Dallas Willard in particular, where he talks about faith and works reminds me of another qute I read recently "What is grace if not Heaven begun on earth?"
Oh...., I just love Edinburgh! Scotland in general is just sooo beautiful. My family and I lived there for 13 months back in the early 90's. I quite miss it. Welcome to the "M"!
IHL,
Richie
Welcome and thanks for the comment! Maybe the answer to finding a small group of like mind could be to "nudge" one we are already a part of in that diretion. " and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh"
Heb 10:23-25 (ASV)
Your idea of goal setting is great, I need to un-pack that. Could you give me a couple examples?