Relevance: 05/04/2010
For far too long much of what the Church has had to offer has been a tad irrelevant in my view. Not the mesaage - that stands the test of time - but the means to communicate the message has been far too dry and dusty. Enter Rob Bell, offering little new in terms of gimmics but dlivering a sound way way of communicate an age old message. Check out some of hi Nooma samples here. He's a guy with a truly prophetoic edge (in a non cheesy use of the term). Check out his latest offerring on Youtube below. Add Comment The final Bell: 31/08/2009
 In terms of speakers there were some great ones there. Many of you wil have heard of Rob Bell -he's a fav of mine and he was there. They had speaking on 3 times at the event. The first session we all queued for about an hour or so. They had put him on at a venue for 2000 people when at least 5-6000 were queing I reckon. We queued and queued and got right to the door to get to see the wonderful Rob and....they stopped the queue right at Sarah and I and announced 'the auditorium is full' - literally at us!! Gutted!! We did, however manage to catch him briefly the next day. | About the blogger:
Dave started blogging when, as a family, we went to live in India for 3.5 months in '08. You'll find out all about that story by going to our old blog here.
Dave overdid it a bit on the old blog in India with posts going up most days, so since returning to the UK, he has taken a bit of a break but feels now it's time to blog again! (July '09). Blogging is a weird thing and a bit voyeristic at times (!) so why do it? Surely life blogging in the UK will never be as exciting for people as it was in India? Well, the main reason for beginning to blog again is that we are pretty naff at the normal kind of communication! We have a number of good friends that do not live in the UK too and this is just one way we feel we can touch base with them. Feedback is that they are happy (ish) with that too! The final good reason for starting again is that the one person who has hassled me back to blogging is my older brother in China who runs a great blog about his bizzare life in China which you can view here. I guess if I am honest it's him I have in my mind when I blog so, for his sake (as I know he will read it!), if for no one elses...here goes.... Dave ;-) Categories:All ArchivesJanuary 2012 Life mantra:
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away." One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social thought. |
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