4Ü #262
I Thou
30 November 2006
- WASSUP - N O W
- INSIGHT OUT - I Thou
- OUTSIGHT IN - Leaders of hope
- SEE YA SUNDAY - God's unstoppable plan
- LAST WORD - Courage
WASSUP - N O W
Another reality TV programme
I was hooked even before it started
The title
No Opportunity Wasted
Forget the TV, live your own reality show
How many days pass?
How many opportunities wasted?
Go for it
NOW!
INSIGHT OUT - I Thou
The following words are inspired by the writings of Jewish Philosopher Martin Burber
It it
Stones in a tin can
Objects clashing with object
I it
I hit the can and the can hits me
Impressions of usury
I thou
Living being touching soul
Communion of heat, soul and mind
Thou thou
Soul touched by God
To breathe sacred breath
And you ask me why we live in a world of violence? Go figure!
Why do words kill rather than heal?
Why do people hide behind their cosmetic mask?
Why do we have so much talk and so little communion?
OUTSIGHT IN - Leaders of hope
As a leader, I owe you a respect and an understanding that you're legitimate in that relationship, that I cannot do very much without you. I also owe you a perceivable level of fairness. I'm going to make promises over time. You as a follower have to see those promises kept. The leader owes the follower productive conversations about the gifts that the follower brings to the organization and the kind of contributions the follower wishes to make - so that tasks can be designed to give that person hope. In organizations that work, hope is a very functional force and understanding the function of hope in an organization is essential.
Max De Pree
A conversation with Max De Pree www.pfdf.org
How do you lead with hope?
Is hope alive and well in your workplace?
In what ways is hope destroyed?
SEE YA SUNDAY - God's unstoppable plan
This Sunday morning 8.30 & 10.30 am
Super Kids live - what better way to kick off the Christmas season than to celebrate with the children of St Columba.
Bread & Wine - 9.45am - Weekly Communion
Christmas is coming!
We have an awesome line up of Christmas services planned for the next few weeks
Your nativity story
- 10th Dec am Morning services 8.30 &10.30 - Say "YES!"
- 17th Dec am Morning services 8.30 &10.30 - Break through
- 24th Dec am Christmas Eve (day) 8.30 & 10.30 - Risk
- 24th Dec pm Christmas Eve 6.30 - Shine (pyjama service)
- 24th Dec pm Christmas Eve 11.00 - Shine
- 25th Dec am Christmas Day 9.30 - A place called home
Thanks for this time to chat.
Andrew
St Columba
Where Life and Faith Meet
andrew.norton@stcolumba.org.nz
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LAST WORD - Courage
It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais Nin