2010
Aftermath
Read more: AftermathI am home now, the “old normal” is fighting to take over the “new normal” the memories are fading and it seems very far of all the important things that happened long time ago (yesterday) in a galaxy far far away (well a remote corner of another continent anyways). No new agreements have snuck in,…
Warrior princess
Read more: Warrior princessJesus is not good at just doing his job. At the wedding in Canaan he doesn’t just make a few bottles of wine, he miraculously produces 600 litres. When feeding the five thousand with a boys lunchbox he also goes the extra mile and there are 12 baskets of left overs afterwards. So I am…
Victorious Battle Brother
Read more: Victorious Battle BrotherI wake up Sunday morning, close my eyes in prayer and see a beautiful lake at the foot of a beautiful mountain with snow covered peaks piercing the clouds. My vision is back! I can feel peace and a quiet strength inside as I walk to the last session of the weekend. We worship and…
Battle ground
Read more: Battle groundWhat started as a nice, calm trip into the mountains (with a great stop at Dorothy’s for hot tamales) and a great first meeting on the thursday night quickly turned into a nightmare. I don’t know why it surprised me. I should have been more than ready for this to be a battle of epic proportions.…
Advanced Bootcamp 2010
Read more: Advanced Bootcamp 2010I look at the calendar, it’s the first of December!? Really? You have got to be kidding me! Where did the time go? I am on my way to Colorado for Advanced. Yet again I feel rushed, not ready. I was going to prepare, read some books, pray, ask God for advance words. Instead I…
Jesus came to save that which was lost
Read more: Jesus came to save that which was lostThe question is, do you know what you have lost? Have you like me settled for what is? Yesterday in the stress of coming home, getting ready, and (for me) getting ready for a trans-continental trip. Tempers flared as the kids acted up testing our patience and our love. After a long silence I found…
That's what it means to have Jesus in your heart
Read more: That's what it means to have Jesus in your heartToday we had the last training with our bullyproof group. It has been a great term and we have seen some of the kids grow tremendously in confidence and prowess. We had the pleasure of grading four students (which means that we put a black stripe on their white belts to signify progress.) Both Anja…
God and the art of building snowmen
Read more: God and the art of building snowmenphoto © 2008 Lauren Manning | more info (via: Wylio) I am rolling the snow ball in the thickest layer of powder snow, it should be growing and becoming a large round body for our snowman. I have no idea why it’s not growing, I mutter mostly to my self. Ask God, Angelina shouts, I…
Bullyproof as initiation
Read more: Bullyproof as initiationI have now completed lesson three wit the girls and I have watched much more of the Bullyproof DVD collection to stay ahead. One thing that strikes me right away is what an awesome system to raise young cowboys and warriors. This system is designed first of all to create a bond between parent and…
Starting Bullyproof
Read more: Starting BullyproofSo last week I started training Gracie Jiu-jitsu with my girls. Anja is four and Angelina is six years old (Angelina has been cheating by doing a term of Judo first). I signed the girls up at Graciekids and started with the first free sample lesson from the gracie games (crazy horse) and the girls…
The greatest honour
Read more: The greatest honourFirst I read it on facebook, then I read it on twitter, and then a whole blog post describing how I got beaten in the Schola at my own game (ground fighting). I get a bit bewildered at this, what’s the big deal? But I realise that I have been there to, when you are…
Sir Colin "Gabriel" Hatcher recognised as Magistro of Schola Saint George
Read more: Sir Colin "Gabriel" Hatcher recognised as Magistro of Schola Saint GeorgeAt the latest symposium in Atlanta, Schola Saint George instructor, and my mentor was finally recognized as Magistro (the highest rank available in SSG). Here is an excerpt from the SSG website. On May 30, the SSG was proud to make a long-overdue recognition. Colin Hatcher, who was present in the first SSG class in…
The Father Wound
Read more: The Father WoundIt’s always there isn’t it! Today my father was in town and there was talk of them coming by our Sunday service. I spent all the extra energy to make it a spectacular service, after all my dad has never seen me lead a service nor preach, and I was so happy that he would…
Shrek forever after, A fairy tale that echoes into real life
Read more: Shrek forever after, A fairy tale that echoes into real lifeOn Friday I took the girls to see Shrek – Forever after. The girls where excited about going to the movies and even more so how the glasses they where wearing would make Fiona come right into the movie theatre (3D is a marvellous thing) The movie starts with this beautiful family day and Fiona…
Faith, Trust and Pixie dust
Read more: Faith, Trust and Pixie dustDo you need faith in god to be a knight? The question was asked on my youtube channel. The simple answer is yes and no! You must have faith to be a knight! Faith is one of the Knightly virtues and there can be no Knighthood without faith. How will you be able to believe…
Initiation and the importance of ritual
Read more: Initiation and the importance of ritualI have long tried to envision the day when I finally arrive at the starting blocks. When I can finally say that I have come to the first step of my journey onwards. When you begin with the Martial arts it is a common misconception that the black-belt is the goal of any given art.…
Why transparency is NOT a chivalric virtue!
Read more: Why transparency is NOT a chivalric virtue!Transparency is a buzzword in todays world and especially in the emergent circles. As a church we need to be transparent and as Christians we need to be transparent so that people can know that we are what we say we are and of course to battle all prejudice against both Christian faith and Christian…
Honour and reputation
Read more: Honour and reputationA little while ago I posted this video on youtube: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnvmXFjXLo4[/youtube] And I got many interesting responses including this insightful comment from my friend and mentor Colin: This is the difference between honour and reputation. A traitor knight has a fine reputation but he has no honour. He cultivates his reputation, which governs all of…
What's in a name?
Read more: What's in a name?Names are powerful things especially when they describe you well. In the Bible names where given to reflect the parents hope or their expectations. In all sorts of warrior cultures names where given to describe a warriors prowess and aptitude or a name was given for the warrior to grow into. In the Guardian Angels…
The Warriors Path
Read more: The Warriors PathI have long been peeking at Crazy Monkey Defence, as any faithful reader of this blog will know. I am attracted to CMD as a martial system not only due to it’s effectiveness but mostly due to its philosophy. The founder of CMD, Rodney King have just posted this article on the way of the…
What was stolen.
Read more: What was stolen.It is Saturday night, I am standing at the camp fire talking to some men about how it came to be that I went to Bootcamp. I tell the story of how I came by the book (“Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul” (John Eldredge)) quite by accident and how God…
Wild at heart: Bootcamp UK 2010
Read more: Wild at heart: Bootcamp UK 2010I was just a little bit nervous as I set out on the journey to Wales. I was not prepared, I hadn’t prayed much leading up to this trip, I hadn’t read anything to prepare me. I was a mess. At the same time I knew that whatever I was in for I already knew…
Reviving the quest.
Read more: Reviving the quest.It has again been a long time since i updated this site. This is not due to lost interest in things chivalrous or that I have abandoned the quest for knighthood. This has been a time of facing up to the latest challenge, stepping out into my calling, my purpose, my dream to create a…
Please pray for Angelina's school application
Read more: Please pray for Angelina's school applicationThe time has come for Angelina to start school in Sweden, as we do not live in the right neighbourhood where the corps is she will have trouble getting in to the same school as her friends from pre-school. Please pray that the impossible becomes possible for Angelina and that she will be allowed to…
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