My computer has a ‘virus’. I say virus because I am computer illiterate and have no idea what particular type of disease it has – Holly mentioned Trojans and worms yesterday. I assume by Trojan it refers to the horse tactic rather than an army of sword wielding actual Trojans… or a real horse for [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 18, 2008
Amazing Grace
Have been feeling really low, but am listening to Chris Tomlin’s version of Amazing Grace. It is so beautiful; the power, passion and awe of the original hymn with the wonderful refrain: “My chains are gone: I’ve been set free. For God my Saviour has ransomed me. And like a flood, His mercy brings, Unending [...]
February 18, 2008
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I’m feeling really miserable today; one of those day when I literally crawled into bed in the afternoon and slept so I couldn’t think about stuff. Everything in my life seems so complicated and I have no idea what to do. On top of all the thinking (which is going in circles at the moment) [...]
February 13, 2008
Putting the “rat” in Pirate!
This for everyone who recognises the above quote and whose immediate reaction is “I love Rizzo”. Also for those of you who can hear someone talking about battlefield archaeology, and hear that a lot of musket balls have teeth marks on them, immediately is taken back to reading Treasure Island, and the amazing Dr Livsey [...]
February 12, 2008
Beacons of hope
Matthew 25 has the story Jesus told of how the sheep would be separated from the goats. It’s a well known and well loved passage (at least for those of us who are passionate about social justice…), but I noticed something new today. The stuff Jesus picks out as fundamental to the reality of following [...]
February 12, 2008
Recovering control freaks
“Throughout this process, I kept repeating that I never wanted to be a person known for making safe choices. Instead, I want to take leaps of faith when God says, “Jump!” I never want to sacrifice His will for my comfort. I think we miss so many jaw-dropping, life-changing, breath-taking moments by settling for security, [...]
February 11, 2008
Flowers in the desert
Moment
Let him wish his life
For the sorrows of a stone
Never knowing the first thread
Of these
Never knowing the pain of ice
As its crystals slowly grow
Needles pressing in on the heart
To live forever
And never feel a thing
To wait a million lifetimes
Only to erode and become sand
Wish not for the stone
But for the fire
Last only moments
But change everything
Oh [...]
February 11, 2008
Challenging…
From http://asbojesus.wordpress.com/. Simple and profound – sums up a lot of my thinking nowdays….
