my best mate from uni joe just got engaged!!! i was totally freakd out, the whole marrige thing scares me, big time. and they are so young etc etc, but then i was thinking about what the bible has to say about it, and read eph5 below
eph 5 v25 -
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing[2] her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
this might sound a bit dramatic but i have never seen these verses lived out quite like Mare and Joe over the last year. i am obviously young naieve and dont have a clue about relationships but the leap of faith it takes to say yes i want to marry you while i am still young before we have lived together for 5 years and proved we can earn enough money to afford it etc etc strikes me as a great adventure, the sort of the thing that love illogical and wild as it is would prompt. so go for it you too i am privleged to be part of your best man double act, this is going to be beautiful
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
faster than a rocket,
i was in southampton at the weekend but i felt more like 30 mins or 1 hour
off the plane to michelles's for a cup of tea, on the big Chris's to watch the passion and pray for a couple of hours. rock up at 57 portswood (my old house mates new house) at 3:15am and the party starts or rather the rumble, 7 of us in a no shirts no shoes brawl, to bed around 5, up about 11 massive fry up, watch film supersize me (really good, fast food is a bad as whiskey for your liver!) off to the beach back, out by dinner, cook a massive stir fry for 12 with a little help from my friends, out to the UNABOMBERS in Sobar (quite good but never took their set anywhere) drunk far too much dancing, back to 57 another big ruckus, i got my boxers wedgied right off *ahh* up to bed up at 9am off to ELF for loads of great quality God stuff inc. prophecy over me, grab my crap get in the car straight to the airport....... whew
didnt see half the ppl i wanted to be but didnt see those i did for half the time i wanted to either. i think ill go for a week next time :)
since then been sitting under my tree, might get baptisted and met Brendan again, this old man who works for the gov. and UN and is really cool. talking away to him about faith stuff and he reckons i am here on a mission... head wreking to say the least
now i gotta fly
peace
(need some)
g
i was in southampton at the weekend but i felt more like 30 mins or 1 hour
off the plane to michelles's for a cup of tea, on the big Chris's to watch the passion and pray for a couple of hours. rock up at 57 portswood (my old house mates new house) at 3:15am and the party starts or rather the rumble, 7 of us in a no shirts no shoes brawl, to bed around 5, up about 11 massive fry up, watch film supersize me (really good, fast food is a bad as whiskey for your liver!) off to the beach back, out by dinner, cook a massive stir fry for 12 with a little help from my friends, out to the UNABOMBERS in Sobar (quite good but never took their set anywhere) drunk far too much dancing, back to 57 another big ruckus, i got my boxers wedgied right off *ahh* up to bed up at 9am off to ELF for loads of great quality God stuff inc. prophecy over me, grab my crap get in the car straight to the airport....... whew
didnt see half the ppl i wanted to be but didnt see those i did for half the time i wanted to either. i think ill go for a week next time :)
since then been sitting under my tree, might get baptisted and met Brendan again, this old man who works for the gov. and UN and is really cool. talking away to him about faith stuff and he reckons i am here on a mission... head wreking to say the least
now i gotta fly
peace
(need some)
g
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Monday, November 01, 2004
yo de mc yoderson
hows it goin
sorry for general lacking of posting or late
i have no real excuse seing i have all the time in the world, or used to anyway...
life has busied up a bit since the quietness of my first month or so. i keep going a different place each weekend which means monday is tiredness, and friday is going away after work so that only leaves 3 nights and i have waterpolo and a bible study on two of them but i am jacking the bible study for a pub quiz tomorrow... i really like the ppl at the bible study or most of them anyway but the vibe is a little old skool and i am cant avoid being influenced in a way that i am not feeling. ie its making me a self/works centered.
LOVED the weekend in belfast, chilled on friday with parents in a really good we like each other kinda way(it has been a bit rock cause of me sitting on my ass for far too much of the summer) anyway its was cool. then saturday met Ben jamin then went out to cape town reunion, which was with church in summer 03, mainly the olds showed but they are really cool olds and funny aswell. after that i arrived at shines 9th birthday at about half 12 and the bouncers werent letting ppl with stamps back in! i had no ticket and wasnt that determined to get it... well thats what i had told myself walking down, hearing the tunes pumping through the concrete i decieded to take a walk round the back looking for an open door... eventually i saw an open window, on the 2nd floor, but there was a ladder up to a ledge i could pull myself up to the the first floor from. So tryign to get a 999 feeling out of my head i pulled myself up on a metal guttering and crawed across the top of the madella hall (which alter egos rocker was on - sweet) then pulled myself in a window with the help of a couple of the friend shiners and i was in :)
dj hell for 3hrs on halloween the sense of irony was not lost as for the first time i felt like i saw an angel who then opened the ceiling the let the Glory of God shine in :) a very beautiful and special moment.
i did later set off a speed camera driving someone up to get poppers for an after party (now theres a tricky decision, do i give my friend a lift if i know they are going to collect drugs?) so the night wasnt all a holy lovlyness but it was over all excellent.
I am totally re-affirmed that the clubs are dying for a massive move of God, that the dancefloor rather than the church meeting is where we are free to worship and dance as hard as we can(a la david) and that sitting around until its tomorrow is a great way to spend time with your friends.
i was also struck by the effort some of my friends put into getting "wapped" - totally druged up, there are normal ppl so to be risking a criminal conviction to buy the expensive stuff, and then be prepared to spend 9 or 10 hours plying your body with what you know is going to make you feel like absolute crap the next day, is a real commitment to the cause, it is a social thing but its personal too. Like at the end of the day, 24-7 rooms aside, are we prepared to get together with a few mates and seek God's face enjoy His presense and experience His Spirit(which we would(rightly) all claim to be a better feeling than any chemical high) for even a few hours knowing that will not in the least bit be hung over but rather probably be in the best form the next day?
maybe im ranting, and just sitting around looking for a high from God is not really what Jesus was about, but maybe there is room for a little more celebration, and generally as far as my limited understanding of history goes, was it not from these type of gatherings that God launched many a new move?
please comment or email me
hows it goin
sorry for general lacking of posting or late
i have no real excuse seing i have all the time in the world, or used to anyway...
life has busied up a bit since the quietness of my first month or so. i keep going a different place each weekend which means monday is tiredness, and friday is going away after work so that only leaves 3 nights and i have waterpolo and a bible study on two of them but i am jacking the bible study for a pub quiz tomorrow... i really like the ppl at the bible study or most of them anyway but the vibe is a little old skool and i am cant avoid being influenced in a way that i am not feeling. ie its making me a self/works centered.
LOVED the weekend in belfast, chilled on friday with parents in a really good we like each other kinda way(it has been a bit rock cause of me sitting on my ass for far too much of the summer) anyway its was cool. then saturday met Ben jamin then went out to cape town reunion, which was with church in summer 03, mainly the olds showed but they are really cool olds and funny aswell. after that i arrived at shines 9th birthday at about half 12 and the bouncers werent letting ppl with stamps back in! i had no ticket and wasnt that determined to get it... well thats what i had told myself walking down, hearing the tunes pumping through the concrete i decieded to take a walk round the back looking for an open door... eventually i saw an open window, on the 2nd floor, but there was a ladder up to a ledge i could pull myself up to the the first floor from. So tryign to get a 999 feeling out of my head i pulled myself up on a metal guttering and crawed across the top of the madella hall (which alter egos rocker was on - sweet) then pulled myself in a window with the help of a couple of the friend shiners and i was in :)
dj hell for 3hrs on halloween the sense of irony was not lost as for the first time i felt like i saw an angel who then opened the ceiling the let the Glory of God shine in :) a very beautiful and special moment.
i did later set off a speed camera driving someone up to get poppers for an after party (now theres a tricky decision, do i give my friend a lift if i know they are going to collect drugs?) so the night wasnt all a holy lovlyness but it was over all excellent.
I am totally re-affirmed that the clubs are dying for a massive move of God, that the dancefloor rather than the church meeting is where we are free to worship and dance as hard as we can(a la david) and that sitting around until its tomorrow is a great way to spend time with your friends.
i was also struck by the effort some of my friends put into getting "wapped" - totally druged up, there are normal ppl so to be risking a criminal conviction to buy the expensive stuff, and then be prepared to spend 9 or 10 hours plying your body with what you know is going to make you feel like absolute crap the next day, is a real commitment to the cause, it is a social thing but its personal too. Like at the end of the day, 24-7 rooms aside, are we prepared to get together with a few mates and seek God's face enjoy His presense and experience His Spirit(which we would(rightly) all claim to be a better feeling than any chemical high) for even a few hours knowing that will not in the least bit be hung over but rather probably be in the best form the next day?
maybe im ranting, and just sitting around looking for a high from God is not really what Jesus was about, but maybe there is room for a little more celebration, and generally as far as my limited understanding of history goes, was it not from these type of gatherings that God launched many a new move?
please comment or email me
Friday, October 08, 2004
strange,
good, indifferent,
its kinda wierd being here at the minute, i have quite a lot of free time, but i keep catching myself running round trying to fill it like a mad man. and then i just chill with Him and its pretty awesome. i feel a little isolated, i have met some cool christians but their blend aint quite the same. i was at an awesome bible study last night and its was all about temptation, which couldnt have been more appropriate seeing as i have had to go back to day 30 of my course because was a wanker. anyway it was great and there were some really mature christains there (both in age and walk well like a couple were 40 ish but some ppl my age too) but they seemed to talk through some stuff i would have felt a bit more comfortable praying about. not really as part of the bible study but after, there were talking about a monthly christian event they put on. it sounds really cool and 100 ppl were at it at the weekend, which is pretty cool seeing as they as a cell sorta thing just decided to do it. but someone had said they should do some prayer ministry and they chatted about it but never made a definate decision. but they were really cool and welcoming. but like i say still feeling a little isolated havent met anyone of the 24/7 vibe just yet.
did meet a really cool old lady with a hunch back called irene who was on the way to a healing mass - legend. the diversity of roman catholasism (cant spell) has confirmed my feelings that it is a legendary denmonination and i might not agree with all the doctrine but then i definately dont agree with all the doctrine of the presbyterian church i grew up in or city life for that matter :) so i am chilling and a peace with God but need accountability, trist was chatting about doin it over email, which is a possiblity but i would at least like a mentor of something. i would really like to be chilling with a prophet, but then he probably already knows that :) maybe
its also a bit wierd to be working and living alone, its not really real because its for the year but i never thought id like to do this; like be a nice christian guy living on his own for the rest of well who knows. probably just an irrational fear but there we go
so thats all i have to say at the minute
peace
actually pray for the american elections in 1 month, a baby with a tumor at the top of its spine, two kids 12 and 14 whos single mum just dropped dead, and my ryan air flight to be on time so i can go to elf next monday night.
good, indifferent,
its kinda wierd being here at the minute, i have quite a lot of free time, but i keep catching myself running round trying to fill it like a mad man. and then i just chill with Him and its pretty awesome. i feel a little isolated, i have met some cool christians but their blend aint quite the same. i was at an awesome bible study last night and its was all about temptation, which couldnt have been more appropriate seeing as i have had to go back to day 30 of my course because was a wanker. anyway it was great and there were some really mature christains there (both in age and walk well like a couple were 40 ish but some ppl my age too) but they seemed to talk through some stuff i would have felt a bit more comfortable praying about. not really as part of the bible study but after, there were talking about a monthly christian event they put on. it sounds really cool and 100 ppl were at it at the weekend, which is pretty cool seeing as they as a cell sorta thing just decided to do it. but someone had said they should do some prayer ministry and they chatted about it but never made a definate decision. but they were really cool and welcoming. but like i say still feeling a little isolated havent met anyone of the 24/7 vibe just yet.
did meet a really cool old lady with a hunch back called irene who was on the way to a healing mass - legend. the diversity of roman catholasism (cant spell) has confirmed my feelings that it is a legendary denmonination and i might not agree with all the doctrine but then i definately dont agree with all the doctrine of the presbyterian church i grew up in or city life for that matter :) so i am chilling and a peace with God but need accountability, trist was chatting about doin it over email, which is a possiblity but i would at least like a mentor of something. i would really like to be chilling with a prophet, but then he probably already knows that :) maybe
its also a bit wierd to be working and living alone, its not really real because its for the year but i never thought id like to do this; like be a nice christian guy living on his own for the rest of well who knows. probably just an irrational fear but there we go
so thats all i have to say at the minute
peace
actually pray for the american elections in 1 month, a baby with a tumor at the top of its spine, two kids 12 and 14 whos single mum just dropped dead, and my ryan air flight to be on time so i can go to elf next monday night.
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