If I had done as a child something stupid, it made me different creative for so long inside, to get my parents about it and told the unpleasant matter came to light. you know the intended. It was liberating, if it was known and forgiven was. In the past few days brought the unveiling platform Wikileaks also something to light that had gone stupid. Prior to the world were confidential, while critical comments of American diplomats to politicians in other countries brought to light. This in turn, not the same liberating effect I experienced as a child had. Why? How much transparency is helpful and constructive in what place? So for the second Advent over a column of light. But this time in connection with transparency. Normally, we expect that light brings clarity. Things are put in perspective. Deception is over. Is there an excess of light and transparency? Apparently so. Wikileaks does not just light in the dark, but transparent to the overkill. How much transparency is all this? That question was not the revelation platform. Hardly anyone denies that the recent disclosure of Wikileaks had destructive character. And that is because the relations and cooperation of individual states would probably not loaded, if not all the personal comments of the respective diplomats and intelligence services would become public. The relationship of trust was not present, so that such mistakes and errors could have been worked up. It is expected that the disclosure will complicate the cooperation of States. For transparency, we need people to think, what triggers a disclosure by the other. If a comparison is moved by a strong emotional confession, it must be done in a familiar framework. In particular, when such disclosures individuals represent critical or disparaging. If, in such situations, however, the public is looking for, aggravated most of the situation and a conflict can overboard. For personal life, I learn two things from the recent unveiling of history. First, help the question: Does it serve the good, if I bring this matter to light? And second, how can I create a framework of trust, which helps others to deal with a difficult thing when it comes to light? In most cases this does not happen in the world public, but in a small frame that does not merely the opposite. Wikileaks can thus be applied not just in personal life. This is particularly important for the holiday season. "Arise, and be light" can also mean my fellow man to protect and give him the necessary heat before I confront him with an uncomfortable truth.
the Congress of the "Lausanne Movement" in Cape Town I was tuned a very thoughtful presentation. A member of the Commission for Unity and Reconciliation in Rwanda, spoke about the recent history of the country. He reported that before the genocide by 1994 90% of the population identified as Christians. This fact could not prevent brothers and sisters are fighting to the death. Why? The Commission met with the work of reconciliation on four factors. The Christians knew the Bible only through rote learning. They turned the gospel in everyday life , and were not of Christian social action. Finally, foreign missionaries gave off a bad example by not lived what they preached. I immediately thought of my homeland, where still more than 80% of the population belong to a church (BE) and wondered: What about our use of the Bible? Not only in the secular environment, but deep in our churches there is a frightening Bibelanalphabetismus. And what about our application of the Gospel? I had to our sick and elderly lonely, think of marginalized residents and killed the unborn. What about our role models? I came the rich and powerful in the sense: CHF 21 billion, the amount by which the assets of the 300 richest Swiss is increased in one year. This alone is not objectionable. That some of them but threaten to exit, if the tax increase, instead of like others to focus on their social responsibility is very pushing. And our football gods will be conducted by corrupt officials who awarded the World Cup in countries such as Russia and Qatar, where human rights are violated. I draw to black? I will not paint the devil on the wall. But exactly that to us again and again sprinkled sand in the eye, and we must ask ourselves: How can I promote the interaction of people from different nations and cultures? Because Christianity does not mean Swiss-being, but ambassadors of God's love towards all people.
This man has understood the relationship between Hartz 4 and low wages, not only, but also articulates how the losers in society against each other are:
Germany a new economic policy needs: End of speculation and participation of people
20.Pleisweiler conversation with Heiner Flassbeck, in which he exposes the taboos of economics and shows the most common adverse functioning of financial markets. Highly Recommended!
call for the siege of parliament at 26.11. - Stop saving package!
call for the siege of parliament on 26.11.2010 - On this day, will the black money coalition of the passing of the bailout costs decide on the poorest through massive cuts in social spending.
long as we need to supply the de facto dictatorship of the financial casinos offer?
"Among Friends" takes the intentions of the finance lobby and the closing of ranks among financial lobbyists and financial leaders targeted. A film of WEED (World Economy, Ecology & Development) and left-vision.
In newspapers read: "During the Sunday night show have a church, gunmen in the Iraqi capital, stormed and took about 120 hostages. As an elite team wants to free them, the terrorists detonate their explosive belts and grenades. At least 58 hostages and security forces to die. " a tragic message of recent days among many? Not for me. Last week I was invited by an Iraqi family that has to this very church - the Assyrian-Catholic - was before she got asylum in Switzerland. Who knows what would have with them when they had not chosen to escape to Switzerland. This news from Baghdad is suddenly alive, immediate, and moving. It's just one of countless examples around the world in which people - are killed - simply because they are Christians. I know first hand what it means to live in Baghdad today as a Christian: "We were outsiders in our district. All other families were Muslims, and called us only the Christians'. "When it got dark, they did not venture more on the road. In the market they experience discrimination. And finally, the eldest son narrowly escapes a kidnapping attempt by Shiites. This is because ultimately also the drops, the last straw for the family brings to overflow. You decide to leave their homes. A trip into the unknown is, without a clear goal in mind. But do not stay longer where one's life is threatened because one lives the Christian faith. I am moved, I hear the fate of this family, and read the reports about Iraq since different. Worldwide, there are unfortunately many similar tragedies. Around 100 million Christians in over 50 countries are threatened because of their faith of maltreatment, imprisonment or death. 80 percent of people who are persecuted for their faith are Christians and belong to the largest world religion. commit this weekend many Churches "Sunday of the persecuted church." Inform you about the situations in different countries and pray for the persecuted brethren. If you want to do this, you can be here to help: www.verfolgung.ch I am convinced, then you too will read the paper differently!
export world champion? How German wage dumping the currency union destroyed
... and provoked by weak domestic market disruptive trade imbalances that threaten the world economy. In the following clip is shown clearly that the title is bought "export world champion" with a Wage dumping and low-wage sector, which is unique in its size to Western industrialized countries. While wages in Germany often rise even more slowly than inflation and certainly slower than the growth in productivity, German goods at the expense of workers and employees of foreign buyers become cheaper compared with the competition from other countries. A small class of ultra-rich profiteers in Germany not only endangered the social cohesion of Germany, but the cohesion and functioning of European Monetary Union. If Germany has always exorbitant trade surpluses, meaning elsewhere on the globe, logically, that there are trade deficits. If now the most euro countries only trade deficits with Germany, then where will the money come from to buy German goods in the long run? It is borrowed: for German banks, the deficit countries to give loans that can never repay it, as their deficits grow. In the end, must stand in the German taxpayer and save the deficit countries, as in the case of Greece. The taxpayers are the fools here - in two senses: first, they are victims of wage dumping, and later they need to support their tax dollars even the deficit countries in order to ward off insolvency for the time being. But instead of against it Wage dumping (politically supported by the allowance of temporary work, mini-jobs and the threat of social event on Hartz4 level) to fight, boasts the German Michel still entitled to be vice-world champion in exports to China. It is every time the German media to celebrate this title, a slap in the face of workers and employees in this country.
What can this state to terminate the deal by most EU states, the U.S. and other countries that are niederkonkurriert by our wage dumping unfairly? minimum wages and a total of strong wage increases would help to increase consumer purchasing power. This would most Germans more goods and buy from other countries and help by increased imports into Germany, to reduce global trade imbalances and stabilize the world economy in the long run.
Although Merkel as recently emphasized at the G20 summit in Seoul, the importance of free trade in Germany and spoke out against protectionism, it forces the morbidly-sided export fixation literally growing protectionism of other countries, having no other choice for you if Germany still continues with this neo-mercantilist Economic Policy from past centuries.
all candidates for council were Thun - asked the same questions - except the last.
Why should the people choose just what you are qualified for this office? I will bring the political experience as a Grand Council and I know the education and social care as teacher and pastor at close range. In the cantonal judicial commission and church bodies I have gained leadership experience also.
What would you use on your election to the council first? for a functioning social services consistent with sound urban finances.
Where would you invest? public transport and slow traffic. The traffic problem is not solved yet.
Where would you start saving the pen? first it is necessary to build practical and simple. Then I would save some cultural projects. Cultural workers are also in business and private sponsors.
suffers tuna What policy? The same as the cantonal and national policy: secure the political left and right blocks. It takes a solution-oriented approach from the middle, unrealistic and populist initiatives.
What do you bring to cheer? Beautiful football and my children's progress in their development.
Who is for you Erin tuna or tuna of the year 2010? all who get up every day at a time when I was still deep sleep: The newspaper contracts, the baker, the bus driver, hospital staff etc ...
Thun What do you want to shoot at the moon? irresponsible road users that race with massively excessive speed through residential or school districts.
What dream you want to achieve? I am an inveterate do-gooder, so I dream that our generation characterizes children who do not think only of himself, but risk their lives for others.
final question: they got to the Governing Council elections, a good result. Was that just a test run for the Thun executive? No. When I was in the spring ready to take over in the cantonal government responsibility, I have even now the goal to become council. (Thun Tagblatt)
Merkel, the madam of the economy hookers: Priol and Schramm in Stuttgart Monday demonstration
It always pays to the performances of the genius of George Carlin and Urban Priol, which is a very special relationship Chancellor has to be seen. Spoke at the demonstration on 25.10.10 Priol and Schramm again eloquently against "our" government and its Saudi Arabian democracy.
Priol about the dangerous situation when the trough is smaller and the number of pigs kept constant and the correct assessment that Merkel and Westerwelle, the madam of the economy hookers:
Schramm (the revolutionary comedian in fur) - Merkel and Westerwelle are not evil, they are the boil on the ass of evil:
While watching television on Sunday, I watched a church in Atlanta honoring one of its senior pastors who had been retired many years. He was 92 years old and I wondered why the church even bothered to ask the old gentleman to preach at that age.
After a warm introduction of this speaker, he rose from his high back chair and walked slowly, with great effort and a sliding gait to the podium. Without a note or written paper of any kind, he placed both hands on the pulpit to steady himself and then quietly and slowly he began to speak.
"When I was asked to come here today and talk to you, your pastor asked me to tell you what was the greatest lesson ever learned in my 50-odd years of preaching. I thought about it for a few days and boiled it down to just one thing that made the most difference in my life and sustained me through all my trials. The one thing that I could always rely on when tears and heartbreak and pain and fear and sorrow paralyzed me, the only thing that would comfort was this verse:
"Jesus loves me this I know. For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong, We are weak but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so."
When he finished, the church was quiet. You actually could hear his footsteps as he shuffled back to his chair.
A pastor once stated, "I always noticed that it was the adults who chose the children's hymn 'Jesus Loves Me 'during a hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang the loudest because I could see they knew it the best. "
the end of Matthew's Gospel, a speech by Jesus is quoted to me again and again deeply moved and disturbed. Jesus says there to the meeting that he shall himself at the end of time all people of the world into two groups will, as a shepherd separates sheep from goats, and the "sheep" he would say. "Come, ye blessed of my Father! ... For I was hungry and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I had nothing to wear, and ye clothed me: I was . ill, and did you looked after me: I was in prison and you visited me "?. Then, the questions raised: When is was the" we can not recall the answer of Jesus: "I tell you: whatever you did for one of my brothers - and he would still have been taken so small, you did for me, "
Then he will turn to those on the other side -. in the parable the goats - and say, "Depart from me, ye cursed," and then mentioned in negative form, which they have not done him. The parties ask again: When should it be done? And the answer of Jesus: "I say to you: Whatever you have failed to do in one of my brothers - and he would still have been taken so small - that you have failed me over."
It is the culmination of charity par Excellence what puts this parable. And Jesus also points out that our Behavior toward the weakest on earth will have consequences to God. Are not these stark words? Yes, and at the same time - if there is a just God, he will demand that his creatures justice.
10:10:10 On Sunday the world are Christian churches with the "stop poverty-Sunday" think of the billion people living on our planet live in poverty. They have less than a dollar a day to live. The eschatological parable of Jesus in our time more challenging, because we experienced in a globalized and mobile world every day countless hardships from anywhere. How can we do justice to the claim of Jesus be? How can we meet all of necessity in the required way? Are we not simply overpowering, even when we want it?
God knows us. He has made us and knows our capabilities and limitations. He looks at the heart of the individual. And if we have taken in the heart of the decision that we do care as other people, for example in the Southern Hemisphere goes, we will deal with the needy and the weak fundamentally different. And it certainly is a help, if we take this to heart what Jesus says in this parable: If we help a man in his weakness, so it is as if we meet God. In this sense: Do not be a goat, but a sheep and listen to the voice of the shepherd, so you meet him in your neighbor!
published in daily paper Thun, Bernese Oberland of 9 October 2010
"The global poverty has made me angry," Lonely and alone
Marc Jost for his commitment to "Interaction" and for effective development assistance
a billion people worldwide go hungry. As the new CEO of the Association's Fund "Interaction" of the Grand Council and Pastor Thun Marc Jost politicians just want to make the seriousness of the situation. But also to the many fellow Christians. And he wants to show that Effectively using rewards.
FROM: ANDREA VONLANTHEN
"range": As what you are actually born as a priest, a politician or as an aid worker?
Marc Jost: The three offices very much in common. It's always about the people and their needs. To me it is a concern to help the individual holistically. I can combine the policy with "Interaction" is now doing very well.
What did you once dreamed of seven years?
I wanted to be a carpenter. Designing with wood that has me fascinated.
And with twenty?
At that time I was encouraged a youth leader, to take on more leadership responsibility. He had the impression that God would prepare me for greater responsibility. Then I decided to be God was available, and has led me step by step into new leadership responsibilities. My dream is to take responsibility there, where God wants it.
On 1 October, you took up your position as CEO of "Interaction". The Protestant community work in tuna loses a gifted preacher?
The departure also hurt already. My wife and I, we have decided to switch because the request of the association at the very moment came when we were wondering if I work in the proper place. Bill Hybels writes in a book that God wants us to often use there, where we are most pressing need. He goes so far that we can make some angry. This happened to me with world poverty.
Was there a key event that opened their eyes to the poverty?
A key was our time in 2001 and 2002 as a couple in South America. In Peru it was the poverty of the people who moved us, and in Colombia, there was chaos in a totally corrupt and violence-dominated state. There we went to the eye, what a privilege it is to have been born in Switzerland. This experience of grace, to live in a functioning democracy, the rule of law and prosperity, not me, ultimately politicized for Switzerland.
What do you get now with "interaction"?
The association wants to do with the campaign against the inside "StopArmut 2015" the concerns of developing cooperation among the 250,000 Christians in the environment of the Evangelical Alliance, known and awareness of the MDGs. Against the outside we want to lobbying as a Christian relief organizations in the context of the SEA with one voice to decision makers and the quality of our work in public places transparent.
is "Interaction" to the religious competition of "Bread for All" and "fast offerings"?
An association that is committed to genuine and heart for the poor, will welcome more involvement by others and work with them!
We are getting richer in the West - why does not the world the problem of poverty in control?
As a pastor I say: This has the to do the human heart. We are afraid to go short and have to overcome to share, let alone to do without. As a politician, I say: The problem is the connection between money and political power. Rich interest groups have more resources for campaign and a more substantial political influence, be it national or international. As CEO of "Interaction" I say that the policy has not yet realized the seriousness of the situation of a billion hungry people. Migration and the difficulties of it in industrialized countries, only a direct consequence of the unjust distribution of wealth.
in politics is increasingly warning against dubious foreign aid. A lot of money only country in the swamp of corruption ...
This is a serious problem. At the same time one has recognized this challenge and packed. Many agencies do not work directly with governments, but with local NGOs. But ultimately the question remains: Should people pay no relief, just because they are ruled by a tyrant?
What the donor recognizes the serious, deserving Fund?
advance: small states and known not always better! The ratio of administrative and practical assistance decreases, for example, the greater the work is. But works great need for more controlling. For the donor labels such as the code of honor of the SEA or the approval of Zewo are a help or something and be responsible for serious work.
What help achieve impact?
I think of projects that a participatory approach, have local roots and are holistic, that is: also involve spirituality. The principle of self-help and the partnership are central. Microcredit embody, for example, much of it.
How can this effect consider competent?
The effect of the relief is fairly obvious. Each survivor is a living proof of the effect! But just because it is about life and death, is a good evaluation of great importance. In development cooperation, it is very demanding. A help is certainly the focus on the Millennium Development Goals of the UN in education, agriculture or health. Then of course there impact reports, which measure the input, output and the so-called outcomes (medium-term effects) or the impact (long-term effects). The numerous external factors, some of which are outside the influence of a project to make, but a precise measurement of impacts difficult.
What help is especially Not?
addition to the Fact that over one billion people live on less than a dollar a day, is certainly the HIV / AIDS in Africa is one of the greatest hardships, which also affects many children. 2010 there will be 20 million new AIDS orphans, including 18 million in Africa!
paid what the state today and what to pay for private Swiss development aid?
The federal government is now around 0.4 percent of gross national income (GNI), a. Private donations make up about 0.1 percent of GNI. We are still well below the promised 0.7 per cent of the UN, which should account for public assistance. After all, Parliament has now signals given towards 0.5 percent. That would make current 350 francs per Swiss.
What should be the goal of state and private aid?
must make clear about the evidence provided by maladministration of humanity itself, that would indeed be enough food there, but which is unfairly distributed to correct. By 2015, poverty will be halved, "stop poverty" and the UN say. A very ambitious goal!
you want for four years as a Grand Council with one foot in politics. How the pulpit and the political life have tolerated each other?
Better than I previously had adopted. For me, however, party politics from the pulpit was a taboo. Maybe we had settled the whole political issue almost better than elsewhere, where the pastors have indeed attached a political label, but contribute their views on the more subliminal. Even the political opponents of pastoral care for me was not a problem. The important thing is transparency, objectivity and trust.
Now look next to your Grand Council mandate a new political commitment in your town by running for the council. Why do you just aspire to the social welfare department?
I can gather as a parish priest in this area rich experience. On the other hand, I might as social chairman authorities, churches and private institutions in promoting their cooperation. I could imagine but as a former teacher and the Ministry of Education.
How are your election chances?
you are intact. The combined list of EPP, EDU and CVP could actually get in the proportional elections to the executive a mandate. However, I find three other candidates of the Christian parties have ambitions.
cantonal parliament, council, development workers, family man: No fear of major trade-offs?
Should I actually council be, I would give up the seat in the Grand Council of the Judicial Commission. But we must not forget that policy and advocacy for the poor also add a little.
your vision for your life?
"Keep doing your best and pray that it? S blessed. And the Lord takes care of the rest. "What God has placed in me, is the most effective way other people are too good.
your vision for Switzerland?
Back to the roots! Henry Dunant's vision with the Red Cross, Switzerland should record again similar as in the holistic Infancy. Not only our system of government may be copied quiet, our prosperity must come to other countries well. And finally, the cross was not chosen at random as a symbol of the merciful help.
What you now have preached at your farewell church service?
almost through all generations I keep hearing the sigh:" I often feel very lonely " Sometimes it is the elderly also expressed less directly. They say: "We would love to once again with ... But no one seems to have time. "But younger people feel isolated and alone. And they have them.
loneliness is common, and this at a time when anything seems possible. It has never been simpler to make contact with other human contact. Why do we still remain alone? Of course, various factors play a role: the living conditions of individuals, media consumption and information overload, overload of work or family stress. Very often I meet but the fact that the lonely man has not even tried to break his loneliness. Instead, he waits out the neighbors, relatives or community members contact him and invite him. He himself is not willing to take a step.
is Psalm 68.7: "The lonely, he creates a family, he leads the prisoners in freedom and happiness, but the rebels have to live among rocks." God is a concern that we live in community and non-prisoners remain our own. And sometimes it is true that we teach our rebellious heart and must overcome, as we (once again) take a step on others and look for the community. Be that as we take the access to a small group or try to connect friends to build and maintain. Do something, the first step!
I sit at 11 clock in the morning in the office on the computer and will create a simple programming table. Since the cell phone vibrates. Aha, a notice of a teenager. What does he want? The meeting move. I look in the online calendar. And then I met another date and reminds me that I should prepare to have some more. Where I have the material? The phone rings. One employee tells me that a church member is in hospital. When can I visit? Again, I consult calendar and make me an entry. As my eyes fall on the screen: 12 new emails. Whether because something urgent has come? In fact, with Mr. P. I should call. But where I was stuck really gone? Yes, just in the planning table. It's half past twelve, if I can still do before lunch? Many technical machines control our daily lives more than we would like. I was so clear when I read the book "Payback" by Frank Schirrmacher. He writes: "The modern workplace has become a place of external and internal immobility competitive sports: the average office people constantly changes between 12 different projects, which he has pursued, is just beginning or still need to finish. " entirely new challenges to the human condition are provided to us. During the first man struggled to his work with thistles and thorns, I am dealing with distractions and alleged are operated by the technology. Here I risk not only my memory, but stand in danger of losing control over labor. I am reminded of a biblical passage, where are the "fruits of the Spirit" listed (Gal 5:22). The last is: self-control. It is more relevant than ever. Who controls me? Is it me? Is it my laptop or my i-Phone? Or has God's spirit influence my decisions? A practical help for my self-control is the following tip: Before 11 and after 23 clock no Internet.
A professional colleague is on the cemetery holds the grave issue. Around him is only around the coffin with the dead and the undertaker. The grave speech, he keeps to himself. There is yawning emptiness. A strange situation, which is why no one came to the funeral? In discussions with members of the priest finds out that the deceased was a man who had been concerned almost exclusively to its own needs and the older it was, was all the more bitter was. The way he lived had, he was dead: alone with himself. In another burst funeral chapel at the seams, and it was at a loss up to the pastor what to do with the many other mourners should do now. Even at the grave was simply not enough room for all who would take leave of the deceased. What was different? Looking back over the life of the person could see it: All the people were not published because the deceased wanted to take much of the world, but because he had given so much. What was entrusted to him, he passed on other people. He invested his talents and gave them. Out of gratitude, and great memories of that generosity of people attended the funeral service. "It is more blessed than to receive." To quote Luke, the author of Acts, Jesus in the 20th Chapter. "Blessed," which means that - beyond the number of visitors to my funeral? Luke uses the same word Jesus used in the Sermon on the Beatitudes. And various Bible translations speak there of "blessed" or "happy", is who is doing this or that ... So short and pious: "Who is there is so much blessed." Or something popular, "Who gives more than he does, lives happier." A sociologist wanted to go to the bottom of this thesis and made surveys. About 200 old people who but happy with, he has interviewed to find out what it might be because that fits their lives. And lo! One element that seemed always was, the generous giving: "When we listened to the people that others had described us as happy and wise, we realized that the one who gives the most, the largest size reap in joy." "Give more than you take" is therefore actually a Promising Prompt. Interestingly, it would certainly be to ask an economist what he thinks of this principle. Had the Bible said "It is more blessed to give than" maybe even something for the financial world? Anyway, it's amazing that many people say that they will be richly rewarded if they continue to give generously. Now it is so good and right that we want to be happy and that we stimulate the corresponding amount of share. At the same time it is always nice to see how pleased the recipient or the recipient of the gift itself. It is not just about the number of visitors to my funeral, but also that my fellow human being is blessed.
In the last decade the concern of the church social service and social responsibility in the evangelical church landscape repeatedly addressed the issue and encouraged. And rightly so! life is still too many Christians with a dual world view: We are the ambassadors and evangelists make pagans to Christianity. This is our most important service in this world. The others, the secular and non-religious contemporaries can take care of the earthly things: for social work, education and general information for the common good in public office. is made
that with the separation and prioritization of these two contracts the longer the longer end is high time. That is however only in relatively recent past, the holistic mission of Jesus seen again, surprises me. For, since my birth year with the "Lausanne Covenant" 36 years ago held also for the global "Protestant community": "failure to respect human dignity, exploitation and the global social ills" must be denounced. An ongoing issue for over a generation might say. Unfortunately not.
Obviously it the way I heard recently Dominik Klenk, the director of "offensive young Christians" (OJC): "A mission statement on paper is of no use, it must be \u0026lt;inkarniert> . Diakonia is indeed an antiquated and is not just since 1974, but at least since Moses and God's instructions to his people. This old pigtail must not be cut, but much tend to be broken up and deployed. Only when Diakonia to> \u0026lt;Fleisch, the gospel is brought to bear. "
For about seven years, I keep a diary. In fact, it is not a diary, I write because that is not into it daily. I write in the morning and then out my thoughts into it. It is possible that this few days in a row happens. It was also already there, that I did not have an entry for a month. The diary is really for me a prayer book. They are my thoughts on God, my feelings, I want to express to Him in words. I try to write down experiences, they make me very grateful. I jot down experiences where I have experienced God's intervention. And I write to concerns, questions and problems that have tormented me. On the cover I wrote: «If you're God, please open" I think that so far no one watched, my conversation with God, or has read. Why I write because of all this? Basically it is a thoroughly selfish thing I do well myself. When writing, I come to rest. I arrange my thoughts and often find peace for my soul which is disturbed now and then right. Then again, I had some time a question or a thought for the times listed, and I am encouraged by the fact that has an answer or result confirms the direction taken. It also happens that I have a question or concern always make notes. I do not think this is a problem for God. Rather, it shows me where I appear to myself have a problem. Some suddenly dissolves and disappears. Another remains unresolved, with me still unsolved. Either way I would not miss this diary and the time of writing and reading. It is through this book for me were the following words of Psalm very understandable: "Peace and quiet is my heart, like a rich child in the mother's arm - still like a little child I've become." Psalm 131.2
In the opening pages of "scriptures" of the Old Testament, we encounter the first mother of mankind: Eva, her name means the life-giving. One could also say she is the mother of all mothers. From their mothers can - but not only them - to learn a lot. Already in the first creation story in the Bible it occurs: ". God created man in His own image, He created man and woman," women were not so from the start off second choice (!). On the contrary, the human equivalent according to the Bible then mostly to the image of his Creator, when husband and wife are together and form one unit. Only then can a woman be a mother. In the second account of creation will then go we learn some more details about Eva: It fits very well with the other person (Adam): "Finally someone like me"! It belongs to me ("flesh of my flesh")! It is a help (literally rescue!), Which corresponds to her husband. It is for the man the reason everything and leave and live with her (1 Moses 2:24). The term "aid" for Eva by the way used elsewhere in the Bible for God himself (!). Husbands and children can understand determines that the Bible is the act of a mother with that of God himself compares. Of course, as well as the other side. Eva is it then that the life forfeited in paradise with her husband: she wants to be like God and their own lives in your hand. Their distrust of God has finally the result that their life is difficult as a parent, be it in terms of pregnancy or the relationship with the husband (1 Moses 3:16). From now on, mankind lives in the harsh reality of an uncertain world. Eva grieves with her husband and the lost paradise, and must therefore be ready to live in a world of shame, pain and scolding. Good thing the EVA-ngelium is also descended from the mother of all mothers! Berner Oberland, 8 May 2010
"The Ultimate Gift": This film has me once again made aware that Christians should strive for more wealth. Before the profile should now know, you, what this movie is.
A billionaire dies and his inheritance is distributed. The grandson thinks to go out empty, but then surprised. After all the rest have received only part of the duty, he should first meet a variety of tasks before he can assume his heritage. The spoiled snob who has never had to work, becomes involved in the venture and is totally changed. He makes himself the first time his hands dirty, learning what it means to have true friends and will by necessity, he meets motivated, invest in the future, all his gifts and presents for other people. Finally he is ready for the two-billion-heir. It gets the assets of his grandfather and sets it for a better world.
It is true that money is power and has the potential to idols. It is therefore but to condemn in principle, would be just as wrong as he was becoming deaf. Christians who are prepared both professionally and spiritually to deal with large sums of money are a blessing for society. Those who like the young man in the film acknowledges that ultimately everything is a gift we are to pass in an appropriate way, to and for others, has good prospects of a rich young man become, like the God. Who is also involved in a binding Christian community, will stay long term, be saved from abuse the wealth stubborn. So why not train Christian investment banker? In this sense: Get rich! idea spectrum 4/7/2010
The EPP with Marc and Patrick Jost Gsteiger sends two candidates in the race. Both want to take the pre-Christian values in government. Both would find it also important that the political center would be represented. With an EPP-Government, says Marc Jost, could win the executive branch of the canton of Bern in credibility and acceptance. For if the middle shown in the government would be, "would stop the eternal bickering between left and right," says the 36-year-old, who calls "the type used as an intermediary." Jost prides itself on its homepage as a bridge builder. He politicized by any scheme in solutions he would be in the foreground, and that means sometimes containing also to compromise. Jost sits for four years for the EPP in the Great Council, the father of three lives with his family in tuna and works as a pastor in the Evangelical community work. In politics, he wants to for "financial flexibility" of the family as a "core unit of society" use, will create incentives to save energy and solidarity between young and old foster.
If the Thun EPP Grossrat Marc Jost says, he needs to ever records from the Bible to be humorous puns.
that he drives around now in tuna with an electric car and on the advertising for him, he commented thus: ". I am dedicated to the environment due to us is the Flood" The 36-year-old pastor of the Evangelical Community work is working and has studied at the Theological Seminary of St. Chrischona in Basel, no problem sees this, than to Regierungsrat be theologian. Not even if he should take over the police department. A cracking down cross-pastor is that possible? Marc Jost finds Laws are there to be met - or, unless required to change it. His political focus but not on security, but rather about the issue of environment. In particular, his support measures for renewable energies are important. The father of three children but it also makes happy family policy. He wants parents, the children can look after foreign, and parents who do this themselves, the same tax position. Jost is also "the moment" against further tax cuts and indeed advance, because his education is a major concern as a qualified primary school teacher. And good education, find Jost, must not cost anything. (Gum) (The Bund)
few months ago was on the blog of a photo the speech, which was circulated on some conservative websites. Since George W. Bush waved and said, "Miss me yet?"
A few days of this image appeared on a billboard on a highway in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The clients do not (yet not) be seen. According to research by Fox News is a group of small entrepreneurs.
Conservative Jeffrey Scott Shapiro has published on this billboard a small article on FoxNews.com . Shapiro sees the billboard is a sign of "hope and change". The Bush fans dared after a year of Obama therefore return to the attack to express without hesitation: "We do miss President Bush, and we will never forget what he did for America and the world, not now, not ever."
Last night German time gave Barack Obama his first State of the Nation. While speaking of the 44th President of the United States already has twice before Congress, these speeches were not as a formal speech on the state of the nation.
Total Barack Obama showed once again that he is the best Telemprompter-meter reader in the world. The speech was certainly not bad. Very good is also something else entirely. Hard to believe that Obama is tonight managed to get his poll numbers in the long run from the basement. Especially ultimately include deeds anyway. And that's it the 44th President of the United States as we know not. The mood among the delegates was quite biased. The most common picture: Democrats with standing ovations, Republicans who remain sitting silent. On some issues, according to a commentator on CNN and many petrified faces were seen among the Democrats.
Here are some observations on this year's speech:
addition to the president himself, are always two other people in a special way at a Glance: The Vice-President, who sits in his capacity as President of the Senate, right behind the President and the Speaker, the next behind the President sits. The current combination is Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, which in itself is already a serious reason, this question does not even inflict. Joe and Nancy seemed to have adjusted their clothes to each other: he with purple striped tie, with her purple costume. were particularly disgusting Joe's eyes fell on his head, paired with a permanent stupid grin and constant nod. How one wishes there back the days when Dick Cheney was trying hard not to fall asleep, or gleefully sucked a few sweets. Nancy Pelosi has let her jump up and applaud not hysterical this time, did not happen quite as bad as earlier Nevertheless, the events of this kind popping Pelosi would once again have been a good opportunity for drinking games.
The beginning of the speech was very much in the American pathos with which Obama tried to never be supplying the U.S. Summon Spirit, and to award the country in these difficult times, courage. This caused first standing ovation from both camps. Obama: "we do not we give up, do not quit!" is absolutely boring the constant complaining about the partisan atmosphere in Washington. Yes, we have heard - and Barack will change that. Especially since he's part of every day helps.
But then followed the first impulse switch, or equal to go to bed, as Barry O. began hacking away at the banks and Wall Street. There are first clear differences among the delegates to recognize: The Democrats can hardly keep enthusiasm, Republicans sit on their hands. The same reaction is seen as Obama lists as his government has responded to the financial crisis. He speaks of tax cuts that brought his administration on its way. When the Republicans do not react on it, he says jokingly: "I thought that I would get on this side of applause." Since even the grin should top Republicans in the House of Representatives, John Boehner.
The same split Reaction is seen as Obama on the stimulus (the stimulus bill) speaks. Obama counts on individual cases where the law has created jobs. Its negative consequences are expected to be swept under the carpet. Judging by the standing ovations are after, but Democrats and Republicans agree that the creation of jobs have the highest priority needs. Obama speaks of a "Jobs Bill" that he wants to see adopted soon. The Republicans seem overly enthusiastic.
side Nancy Pelosi still confuse other Democrats, the chamber of the House with a gym: Some Democrats Jump to frantically at every little applause and celebrate their favorite.
then begins with each Loyal Bushie finally the nausea: No Obama speech without the familiar game "Blame Bush". The last decade of Obama economically called "lost decade". You can not believe his ears.
in areas such as environmental technologies and education policies, countries like India and Germany are identified as role models. Aahh, that's what Americans like to hear - especially those outside of Los Angeles or New York.
Then finally one reason U.S. policy in general may again: Barack calls for the construction of new nuclear power plants! So we commend our European Vacation. Otherwise brings the issue of environmental protection again very divided Reactions among the delegates out: When Obama calls for a comprehensive environmental law, show the Republicans fixed expressions. Applause, the President of them gets only when he mentioned that some doubt on climate change. Well, in spirit - literally Obama says that some of "the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change" (ha ha, do you laugh?) Question.
Eingermaßen is bearable again only when Obama is shown as a supporter of free trade. George Bush will be this evening for the first time been proud of his successor.
Then came the issue: The health reform. Obama is quite appealing initial flirtation with the difficulties and political consequences that this project last year brought with it - this especially for him. Then Obama, however, the advantages are of such a reform - that is from his subjective point of view of course. If you would believe all that, Barack had actually found the perfect health care reform and the question is, how can ever be just a congressman about it. It implies : Better some reform than none. Well, some botch will also help anyone.
The topic of state deficit appears and that is: "Blame Bush" time!! The Republicans let the few sentences bored endure. Barack grad finds even the size, take at least one trillion U.S. dollars in the deficit on his cap. Pooh, as we are but relieved. Then something from the category: What interests me my talk from yesterday (or from the campaign)? Obama calls 2011 a three-year partial budget freeze. How nice that McCain has called for the election campaign, while Obama was strongly opposed. Furthermore künidgt Obama the formation of a "Fiscal Commission" to. So the principle: "If you do not know more, form a committee". Such a Fiscal Commission was yesterday rejected by the Senate. Obama announced this vote with an executive order (Executive Order to circumvent ") When Bush did such things, he was practically the overthrow accused of democracy, but what the heck
Speaking of Bush:.. Was the already long since carved into the pan so there you go with the following section.: "From some on the right, I expect we'll hear a different argument - that if we just make fewer investments in our people, extend tax cuts for wealthiest Americans, eliminate more regulations, and maintain the status quo on health care, our deficits will go away. The problem is, that's what we did for eight years. That's what helped lead us into this crisis. It's what helped lead to these deficits. And we can not do it again look. " time when Obama invokes the next time to let bygones be bygones.
Then Obama says one of them again, re-invent the wheel in Washington to do: less partisan, more transparency, restore confidence among the citizens and so on and so forth. Yawn! When Obama on the so-called "Earmarks," scolded, so government spending by individual members to hide in any laws, the hypocrisy is outrageous. Who signs for permanent legislation, the full of this stuff is? While excited about this hypocrisy yet, you could even laugh at the joke of the day, was announced as Barack "I'm not naive." was beautiful, at least, that Obama said in this section on the behavior of politicians in Washington that he was speaking here on both sides, even to the Democrats. This was sorely needed, because what he criticized at this point, the Democrats have made nonstop from 2001 to 2009.
did in this part of the speech Obama something that is very unusual: it took the Supreme Court targeted. He had tipped a few days ago a law on campaign financing and the decision Barack obviously fit at all. Today is heard widely in the media and read that the conservative judge Samuel Alito his displeasure with Obama's talk was free running, shaking his head and muttered things like "not true" to herself. A knotless Supreme Court line-up, Mr. Bush.
For a foreign policy expert like me, then came the best part: Foreign and security policy. When Obama speaks of America's security and their welfare, I call my last year in memory and in my mind trying to find even a measure Obama, they would have geholften. No way! I remember when all of his "I apologize-for-me-my-country-and-his-many-mistakes" tour, as Barry O. says he has strengthened the partnerships with countries from the Pacific Ocean, on South Asia to the Arabian Peninsula. The subject is dealt with Afghanistan, virtually in one sentence: Again, the U.S. withdrawal in 2011 announced. You can hear the motorcades of the Taliban in Kabul, almost.
Then comes Obama to Iraq and talk to my disgust, shaking his head yes shocked almost caused a whiplash: Obama played himself as the Stop the War on Iraq that led U.S. troops to glorious victory. Appropriate it would have been to provide the address of George Bush with a request to send the thank-you note to please there. Reminder: When it came, to leave Iraq in shame and leave the terrorists, or stand up and fight one last time, was Barack for option A, while Bush had his ass in the pants to order Option B.
Then the obligatory and well justified praise to the troops, the deal provoked a standing ovation on both sides.
Next topic: nuclear weapons. Barack speaks again of his (stupid) dream of a nuclear-free world. North Korea and Iran are mentioned in passing. Well, what to say to Barack, where he has since achieved nothing yet! He announced Iran after all "growing consequences" on. Ahmadinejad can certainly hold no fear. Or before Laugh. The issue of Guantanamo
Obama mentioned (probably for safety reasons) with no word. Thus we had at least spared a further apology. Maybe even Obama has now strapped that the Americans not particularly well received.
So I was easy, or shall we say, massively irritated because Barack seemed to be the subject of foreign and security policy. After felt five minutes. Ääähh is, there is not this little thing called "war on terror"? Landing in Detroit or something? Ring a bell what? Or at least a couple of significant announcements on the bin Laden's of this world? Something like "we will get you and first with our soldiers and then with democracy and freedom to break open an ass "? without words.
America has more important problems than this, because instead of the actual requirement was for the abolition of the principle" do not ask, do not tell "in the U.S. .. Military Republicans with a petrified expression
Then we come full circle Obama ended his speech with the same tenor, which he started it And you have to just love these American pathos -... no matter who it comes from Obama conjures America's ideals and values, talks about his promise to change. That is probably the most anticipated part where he tries rumzureißen his personal bike.'m a tearful "I never said that it would be easy, "he can not resist. There is amazing silence in the room. Pelosi and the Democrats still do not even jump when Obama his" change we can believe in "repeatedly.
clock at 4.20 German time Obama spoke the words: "God bless America"
