Bestimmung. | Purpose.

Diese Darstellung im Magazin 'Anthill' gefällt uns sehr - sie beschreibt auf wundervolle Art und Weise, was uns beide antreibt.

We love this illustration from Anthill Magazine - it explains well what drives the two of us.

Erneuere Dein Denken. | Renew your mind.

Liebe Familie, liebe Freunde, liebe Leser,

schon immer hat uns der Blick über den Tellerrand hinaus begeistert. Auch das Undenkbare zu denken bereitet uns wahre Freude. In diesem Zusammenhang haben wir es umso mehr genossen, uns auf die Reise mit unserer Vorstellungskraft und dieser interaktiven Anwendung zu begeben - und dabei dann doch alles logische Denken auszuschalten...seid geduldig, weil das Ganze mehrere Sekunden laden muß.

In Freude grüßen Euch

Rainer & Kerstin.

Dear family, dear friends, dear readers,

for many years, we have been impressed and touched by insights beyond the thinkable and measurable. In this context, we have even more felt the joy by being taken on a journey which allows us to step into a new dimension of scale and imagination. This application requires to switch off your brain and logical understanding. Be patient while it needs to load for several seconds.

Joyful greetings from

Rainer & Kerstin.

Blechlawine

Fokussiere Dich! | Focus!

In a mother’s womb were two babies. 

One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.”
“Nonsense” said the first. “There is no life after delivery. What kind of life would that be?”

The second said, “I don’t know, but there will be more light than here. Maybe we will walk with our legs and eat from our mouths. Maybe we will have other senses that we can’t understand now.”

The first replied, “That is absurd. Walking is impossible. And eating with our mouths? Ridiculous! The umbilical cord supplies nutrition and everything we need. But the umbilical cord is so short. Life after delivery is to be logically excluded.”

The second insisted, “Well I think there is something and maybe it’s different than it is here. Maybe we won’t need this physical cord anymore.”

The first replied, “Nonsense. And moreover if there is life, then why has no one has ever come back from there? Delivery is the end of life, and in the after-delivery there is nothing but darkness and silence and oblivion. It takes us nowhere.”

“Well, I don’t know,” said the second, “but certainly we will meet Mother and she will take care of us.”

The first replied “Mother? You actually believe in Mother? That’s laughable. If Mother exists then where is She now?”

The second said, “She is all around us. We are surrounded by her. We are of Her. It is in Her that we live. Without Her this world would not and could not exist.”

Said the first: “Well I don’t see Her, so it is only logical that She doesn’t exist.”

To which the second replied, “Sometimes, when you’re in silence and you focus and you really listen, you can perceive Her presence, and you can hear Her loving voice, calling down from above.” 

- Unknown -

Manifesto.

Fortsetzung folgt... | To be continued...

...ein Bild sagt mehr als 1000 Worte - ab April dürfen sich Loah und Noah auf ein weiteres Geschwisterchen freuen.

Inklusive all' unserer Kinder im Himmel wird dies dann das Sechste in unserer Familie sein.

Erwartungsvolle Grüße senden

Rainer & Kerstin.

...a picture is worth a thousand words - from April on, Loah and Noah are going to have another sibling.

Including all our children in Heaven, this will be the sixth one in our family.

Expectant greetings from

Rainer & Kerstin.

Kirche wie sie leibt und lebt. | Today's Church is livelier than ever.

...kaum zu glauben, daß wir seit 2006 diese Art von Kirche sein und bauen dürfen.



...hard to believe that we've been privileged to be and build that kind of Church since 2006.

Lebensgenuß-Tasten. | Keys to enjoy life.

3 Tasten befinden sich auf Deiner Computertastatur, 

die beim Genießen Deines Lebens behilflich sein können...:

CTRL = unterstelle Dich stetiger SelbstKONTROLLE.

ALT = Halte Ausschau nach ALTERNATIVEN Lösungsmöglichkeiten.

DEL = LÖSCHE Situationen, die Spannung und negative Energie in Dir hervorrufen.

Spaziergang im Park. | A walk in the park.

Liebe Familie, liebe Verwandte, Freunde und LeserInnen,

neulich durfte sich Noah bei seinen ersten 'Fotomodell'-Erfahrung ausprobieren.

Ohne Worte :-)

Ich liebe dieses Kerlchen von Tag zu Tag mehr und mehr.

Stolze Papa-Grüße sendet

Rainer.

Dear family, dear relatives, friends and readers,

a couple of days ago, Noah made his first experiences as a 'model' during a photo shoot.

No more words needed :-)

Fact is that I keep loving this cute, little man more and more - day by day.

Warmest greetings from a proud father sends

Rainer.

BuchBuch. | BookBook.

Alumni.

Liebe/r Leser/in,

wer in Verbindung mit dem veröffentlichten Artikel am 28. Februar 2014 weitere Informationen zu dem besagten Alumni-Netzwerk 'Bank...Verbindung' wünscht, der kann sich über den Internetauftritt 'Bank...Verbindung' schlau machen.

Selbstverständlich geben wir auch auf direktem Wege Auskünfte zu individuellen Fragen.

In Kürze stehen schon die nächsten Treffen an verschiedensten Orten im Süden der Republik an.

Mit allerbesten Grüßen in die Wochenmitte von

Rainer.

Dear readers,

for the ones of you who is keen on having further information regarding the alumni association mentioned in our article of 28 February 2014, please feel free to jump to their website 'Bank...Verbindung'.

In addition, we are most willing to answer your questions individually, too.

Short in time, there'll be a lot of gatherings and hangouts happening all around the Southern part of Germany.

All the best wishes into the middle of your week from

Rainer.

Freundschaft. | Friendship.

Adam Grant is the Wharton Class of 1965 Professor of Management and Psychology, and the bestselling author of 'Give & Take'. This is what he has recently written:

"Recently, someone I’ve never met introduced me in an email as “my good friend Adam.” A few days later, a virtual stranger who has emailed me a few times posted an article by “my friend Adam.” Then a student from a one-day workshop that I taught listed me as a job reference, and when asked to describe our relationship, wrote “professor and friend.” After I endorsed a book, a reporter referred to the author as “a friend of Adam’s,” when our interactions have consisted of a series of work emails and one phone call.

I like all of these people, but I wouldn’t describe any of them as my friends—I think that misrepresents how well we know each other and the kind of the bond between us. In the Facebook era, the boundaries on friendship have expanded dramatically. Someone recently called my brother-in-law a “dear friend” but didn’t bother to attend his wedding. Judging from recent friend requests, my friends apparently include a person who ignored me in grad school, a second cousin’s high school classmate, a colleague’s mentee, a peewee soccer teammate I vaguely remember, and some guy who sat at a table near me at a restaurant once.

If you want to avoid committing the faux pas of describing a colleague or an acquaintance as a friend, here are some rules for when it’s fair game to use the term:

1. You’ve actually met in person

From the caption of a famous New Yorker cartoon: “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” If you’ve only connected by email or phone, even if they are a real person, there’s no substitute for the trust that can be developed from meeting face-to-face.

2. You know embarrassing things about each other that don’t show up in a Google search

Studies consistently show that self-disclosure—opening up and making yourself vulnerable—is one of the strongest drivers of close relationships. My friends know that I have questionable taste in music, and refrain from dissing Bryan Adams. They accept the fact that I read the first Twilight book, cover to cover (my wife made me do it) and the rest of them (that was my doing).

3. You can call each other without scheduling a conversation

Unless the person in question is a head of state, if you have to get an appointment on someone’s calendar to talk, you haven’t cleared the friendship bar.

4. You never discuss the weather

When you ask a friend “How are you doing?” you don’t have to follow up with “No, really, how are you doing?” Friends don’t bother with small talk. They can go months without talking, and pick up as if they’ve never skipped a beat. They dive right into deep conversations about love, life, and that exasperating conclusion of Lost where nothing was resolved.

5. You help each other without keeping score

In professional relationships, I find that most people follow the norm of reciprocity: when we do someone a favor, we expect an equal one back. In friendships, the norm shifts from reciprocity to generosity. We focus on what our friends need, not what we can get back from them. Instead of keeping tallies of credits and debts, friends give whenever they can. As Jack Handey says, “If you wear a toupee, why not let your friends try it on for a while? Come on, we’re not going to hurt it.”

6. You’ve had meaningful experiences together

Men and women alike expect friendships to involve mutual activities and shared memories. If you’ve never gone to a movie or shopping together, played a sport or game together, attended a party together, or decorated someone’s car with shaving cream together, you’re probably not friends.

7. You give the critical feedback that we don’t want to hear, but need to hear

Friendships have what the organizational scholars Jane Dutton and Emily Heaphy call tensility—the carrying capacity to withstand criticism and bounce back from strain. “We wouldn’t want to assume that compassion is always gentle,” George Saunders observes. “A harsh truth can be compassionate… if a friend is wearing something ridiculous, you can say, ‘You look like an idiot,’ and maybe that will save him.”

If you’re reading this post on a social network, you’re probably not my friend. Because if you were my friend, you would know better than to read my content."

Bereit für Olympia? | Ready for olympics?

Liebe Freunde, liebe LeserInnen,

inzwischen wisst Ihr vermutlich, wofür unsere Herzen schlagen und wofür wir die meiste Leidenschaft aufbringen. In Kürze wird dies wieder live und in Farbe greifbar:
Die Plätze für das nächste Trainingslager 'Value' vom 24. September bis 12. November sind ab jetzt buchbar - wenn Du mit Deinem Ehepartner zu sportlichen Höchstleistungen heranwachsen willst, dann hole Dir jetzt die Startnummer für Euch als Team! 

In Vorfreude auf Eure Rückmeldungen, Anmeldungen bzw. Teilnahme grüßen

Rainer & Kerstin.

Dear friends, dear readers,

meanwhile, you probably all know what fulfills our hearts and by what passion the two of us are driven.
In a short while, this will be getting real and touchable again to experience live and in colour:

The next bootcamp 'Value' starting 24 September until 12 November will be on soon - if you and your spouse would like to get challenged for reaching the olympic level, get your team ticket which you can order from now on!

We are looking forward to your responses, sign-ups and attendance!

Rainer & Kerstin.

...wenn die Kirche ins Kino kommt. | ...once the Church goes cinema.

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Die Kunst der Ehe. | The Art of Marriage.

A good marriage must be created.

In the art of marriage the little things are the big things…

It is never being too old to hold hands.

It is remembering to say, “I love you for...” at least once a day.

It is never going to sleep angry.

It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives;

It is standing together facing the world.

It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude

       in thoughtful ways.

It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.

It is in giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.

It is finding room for the things of the Spirit

It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.

It is not only marrying the right partner,

It is being the right partner.                        

                                                                

                                                                        Author Wilfred A. Peterson

Fundament.

Feiern, was gefeiert werden muß - alle Jahre wieder...und immer mehr. 

Unser Hochzeitstag jährt sich heute zum 9. Mal - und: wir lieben Gottes' Erfindung mehr denn je.

Ach ja, unsere Gratulationsworte lesen wir Euch gerne auf persönlichem Wege vor ;-)

Wer erinnert sich an unseren Trauspruch?

Rainer & Kerstin.

Celebrating which has to be celebrated - year by year...more and more often.

Our wedding anniversary is on for the 9th time today - and:
 we do love God's invention more than ever before.

By the way, the words we have been writing to each other are shared on a personal level ;-)

Who remembers the scripture we chose?

Rainer & Kerstin. 

Supergeil.

Liebe Leser,

stellt Euch vor, wir loben und ermutigen unsere Ehepartner wie in diesem Video - oder so ähnlich.

Seid großzügig mit Lob und Komplimenten - es liegt so viel Kraft darin. Dies ist nicht irgendeine Idee, sondern Gottes' Wunsch für uns - lese nur mal das Buch 'Sprüche' (z. B. Kapitel 10 ff.) und Du weißt, warum dies unserem Erfinder so wichtig ist.

In diesem Sinne: Seid "supergeil" erbauend zu den Euch anvertrauten Menschen.

Von ganzem Herzen und mit ganzer Überzeugung grüßen

Rainer & Kerstin.

Dear readers,

unfortunately, the clip is in German language - but anyways:
Imagine we cheered on our spouses in an encouraging, complimenting and uplifting way - again and again. Day by day. This is not any idea, but God's wish for us - just read the book of 'Proverbs' (e.g. chapter 10 following) and you know why this matters so much to our Creator.

With all our hearts and convictions,

Rainer & Kerstin.

Der Kreis schließt sich. | The circle closes.

Werte "Leserschaft",

...und wieder schließt sich der Kreis...früher brachte Rainer seine Zeit im Siemens-Konzern ein, heute baut er mit Kerstin und anderen Helden die lokale und globale Kirche. 

Beim heutigen Betrachten des aktuellen CNN-Beitrages tauchte diese Werbeanzeige darunter auf: http://hil.so/ac360

Begeisterte Grüße in die erste Juni-Woche schicken

Rainer & Kerstin.

Dear readers,

...and the circle closes again...Rainer used to invest his time in Siemens, meanwhile he is building the Church with Kerstin and further heroes. 

Today, when watching this latest news on CNN, we have seen this ad underneath: http://hil.so/ac360

Excited greetings into the first week of June from

Rainer & Kerstin.

Vatertag. | Father's Day.

Auf dem Heimweg vom Trainingslager... | On our way home from the boot camp...

Muttertag. | Mother's Day.

Zum heutigen Muttertag widme ich dieses Lied dankend meiner Mutter Hertha.

Sie hat mein Leben lang hinter mir gestanden, stets an mich geglaubt, mich angefeuert, leckerst bekocht und aus jeglichen Schlamasseln rausgezogen.

Nach allen Möglichkeiten hat sie mit ihrer mütterlichen Liebe, ihren Worten, Gebeten und Taten in mich investiert und wird dadurch - auch durch ihren unermüdlichen Kampfgeist bei gleichzeitiger Demut - immer eine vorbildhafte Heldin für mich bleiben.

Mit aller Sohn-gegebenen LIEBE,

Rainer.

In regards to today's Mother's Day, I dedicate this song to my mother Hertha.

All my life she has backed me up, has always believed in me, cheered me on, served meals with an indescribable delicious taste and helped getting me out of any troubles I have had elsewhere.

Based on all opportunities and possibilities she invested with a mother's heart and love, her words, prayers and actions into my life and therefore she will always be - also because of her endless, inner strength and her humility at the same time - my role-model and hero.

With all of a son's LOVE,

Rainer.