Patrik Olterman
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…
Apologetics study bible
Read more: Apologetics study bibleThe Apologetics Study Bible by Norm Geisler My rating: 1 of 5 stars This Study Bible while filled with a lot of amazing facts is a very biased book, it promotes a very specific strain of theology and therefore, in my opinion is a poor study bible for the serious bible student or scholar. View…
Beta testing bumptop
Read more: Beta testing bumptopA lot of geeky posts right now, for that I appologize. But beta testing is fun. It is even more fun when people are doing old things in new and exciting ways. I have had my eyes on bumptop for quite a while. And now the mac alpha version has come out and I have…
Nobody wants a google wave invite?!
Read more: Nobody wants a google wave invite?!Yesterday I posted about my 6 remaining Google wave invites. So far I have not had a single reply. I make one more try. I am looking for people interested in the emergent comversation or churchplanting. If I can find none, then I will randomly select people randomly from my adress book. If you want…
Google wave invites
Read more: Google wave invitesI have now received some invites for google wave. This has been something I have been longing for as the wave is quite boring until you have people to collaborate with. However, it is proving harder than I thought to choose who to invite. Therefore I will extend invites to people who can be beneficial…
Follow my reading …
Read more: Follow my reading …As a Salvation Army Officer, pastor, public speaker, thinker, theologian and human being, I read a lot. And as I do I find some really cool quotes and interesting thoughts. I have decided to keep publishing these quotes and uplifting/provocative thoughts in a separate forum so that those who do not lie to read wordy…
Beta testing
Read more: Beta testingI have done some beta testing in the past, mostly games (Anarchy Online, Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft) but now I am having loads of fun beta testing some other stuff. Google Wave So I finally got a google wave invite. Wave looks very promising but it is extremely booring. Having a wave account…
A random geekpost
Read more: A random geekpostI haven’t posted a tech/geek post in a very long time but now I just feel I have to. As many of you know, I switched to Mac a while back and I must say I am fairly happy with the switch. Together with the switch to mac and getting an iPod came the switch…
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 ….
