Patrik Olterman
Crazy Monkeys in Malmö
Read more: Crazy Monkeys in MalmöMy good friend Mackan asked me if I would get him ready for a MMA (mixed Martial Arts) competition in Belgium in October and I could not resist the opportunity to do some ground fighting and to work on my standing game. And while my Fiore Abracare skills are up to specs, I am unsure…
Breaking the silence
Read more: Breaking the silenceWow, it has been a long time since I had time to sit down and write a blog post. Do I have time right now? Not really. Be that as it may, here I am writing. Since wrote last I have been to Boston where we had a fabulous SSG gathering and where I graded…
Preparations for Boston
Read more: Preparations for BostonIn the midst of our essay madness, apartment hunting and the girls getting ill it is time for another trip. I thought that Rent-A-Don was going to be my only Longsword event this year but as it turns out I will be going to another one. When asked to come to the get together in…
Kingdom
Read more: Kingdom“God has chosen to make known this great message, which had for long ages been a complete secret. It is an unprecedented, radically inclusive message. It is not just for the Jewish people but for people of all cultures. The secret is unspeakably rich and glorious, and here it is – The secret message ,…
New Testament essay
Read more: New Testament essayWriting my New Testament essay on the Kingdom of God, I fear the Kingdom may fully come before I finish.
Prayers needed
Read more: Prayers neededWe are moving to Malmö (as most of you know) and as it is we still have no place to live. We are looking for a place close to the corps as we are hoping to plant a new corps parallel with the old one in that building. It is not easy to find a…
A return to romance
Read more: A return to romanceChivalry was born in the romances, Gawain and the green Knight, Le Mort D’Artur and the other romances are filled with this over the top rose tinted chivalry. It was a response to the cold scientific light of the renaissance but also a remembrance of a time, that while it had it’s own flaws, when…
Rent-a-Don 2009
Read more: Rent-a-Don 2009Long time ago (I believe it was at Double wars 2004) I decided I must go to Rent-a-Don. Unfortunately it has never been possible, until now. I live in England what could possibly stop me from going to an event here. So last week I resolutely packed my bags and picked up my tickets (Sponsored…
Orders will be official tomorrow
Read more: Orders will be official tomorrowAfter a conversation with our CS I can now let you know that the long awaited post about our orders will be posted tomorrow at noon (GMT+1) So, soon and very soon ….
Thank You!
Read more: Thank You!I am deeply moved by all the kind words and prayers we are receiving on Facebook, and via email today as we are getting ready for maybe one of the most important meetings of our lives (well at least for the next couple of years!). Keep praying guys, we really need it! And all the…
Today is the day ….
Read more: Today is the day ….At two o’clock today we will commence our appointments consultation. Trying to be prepared is very hard as we do not know what to prepare for, so if you have the time, pray for us on this very important day. I have woken up every half hour through the night and Hanna has unfortunately contracted…
Reflecting on our upcoming appointment
Read more: Reflecting on our upcoming appointmentTomorrow is the day when we find out what the Salvation Army has planned for our future. People keep asking me if I have figured out where we are going (like there where only one or two possible choices). But at last glance in the dispo there where about 160 corps to choose from and…
Armylife impossible!
Read more: Armylife impossible!I have the theme tune of mission impossible playing in my mind constantly, and have all sorts of bizarre scenarios of what Saturdays consultation will be like. Most of them have some sort of feel of Mission Impossible or any other secret agent movie. I am reminded of the chapter in Brian Mclaren’s The Secret…
In preparation of our orders – Army life
Read more: In preparation of our orders – Army lifeSo having spent nearly two years being told that we are going to be told where to go, we are now given a consultation where we have to reply to our appointment. It is a scary thing to be responsable for such a big decision especially after you have been lulled into the false security…
Distractions – canon fodder
Read more: Distractions – canon fodderTrying to put my mind on essays is very hard right now as all I can think of is the upcoming appointment on Saturday. So I try to distract myself in any way I can. Enter Multiwinia. It is mindless stick-man slaughter, but in the age of post-modernism one has to ask what about stick-man…
Changed to bring change.
Read more: Changed to bring change.Found this clip on Brian Mclarens blog, listen enjoy and be changed!
Multiwinia THE mac game of the year.
Read more: Multiwinia THE mac game of the year.Every now and then I must post a geeky post. It is just not possible not to do it because I am a geek. So I was looking for a game to play and blow off some steam. I was delighted to find a port of Neverball for mac but as great as the game…
Update
Read more: UpdateThis blog has faded some as I have been concentrating on writing in Swedish over at the awakening heart (Need to brush up my Swedish for the upcoming move). We have now been in England for 18 months and will be returning to Sweden in August. We have been waiting for some time to receive…
My Swedish blog in YOUR language!
Read more: My Swedish blog in YOUR language!As Hanna and I are transitioning towards moving back home to Sweden, I have taken to writing on my Swedish blog, to the annoyance of many of my faithful readers. Well fear not, the internet is a wonderful and magical place. Now you can access my Swedish blog in your preferred language!! So bookmark the…
Patience
Read more: PatiencePa-tience [‘pā sh ens] noun. 1. The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble or suffering without getting angry or upset. 2. chiefly British term for solitaire As we are still waiting to find out about where we are going to be posted we find ourselves living in the twilight zone. It is a place…
Please pray for me
Read more: Please pray for meEvery now and then there has to be a post like this, and so here it is. When I was 13 I worked in a warehouse and hurt my back. Since then I get back pain every now and then paralysing me and rendering me unable to move for a few days. When I train…
Appointments
Read more: AppointmentsThe room was full of electric nervous energy. Not that anything was going to change… At the same time everything is about to change for the majority of the people in the room. It was a weird place to be as a spectator. I knew our appointments where not among the brown envelopes on the…
NCD Resources
Read more: NCD ResourcesAs many have been given their new appointments only to discover that their new appointments includes “Getting your head around NCD” I thought I would repost my NCD links and recourses for you to enjoy! If you are going to read one book on NCD, I would recommend you to start with Color your world…
Remember
Read more: RememberI lost my keys, again, I need to be writing an essay, I need to go to the library, and I must hurry to get my kids, and I cannot find my keys. Frantically I look through the flat, no luck…. Hang on a minute, what good is it to be a friend of an…
N.T. Wright on heaven and hell
Read more: N.T. Wright on heaven and hellI stumbled across some great N.T. Wright clips at: http://100huntley.com/browse.php?tag=theology great stuff!
