Ice Hockey

Posted on September 30, 2007
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We’ve had a good day today. We went to the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London to watch the Stanley Cup champions, the Anaheim Ducks, take on the LA Kings in the opener to the NHL season. We also stood five feet away from the Stanley Cup, and it is massive! The Ducks won the game 4-1, but we left early as I’ve got a cold which is making me feel quite groggy. I’ve got my dissertation due in in four days, so pray I get it finished on time!

I’m so pleased it’s hockey time again - that and the rugby on at the moment is keeping me well entertained!

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Moving on

Posted on September 26, 2007
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I will start this post with an apology, because I’m bound to upset someone! You know I am not always the biggest fan of what Mark Driscoll has to say, but why is it everyone is having a good old Mark bash again?  He has been critical of fellow Christians, so now many Christians are being publicly critical of him.  Is this how Jesus would encourage us to handle things?  Now there is the “wink” thing going around as well.  It all seems really un-Christian and immature to me.  I do not condone or agree with what Mark has said about some of the emerging  church’s leaders, and I don’t think he should have publicly done this,  but maybe we should all just leave him and the people he spoke about to air their issues in private.

I have read about how people feel Mark is quiet about things, then he says stuff to get a reaction.  Why do people respond to this?  He’s got a reaction again.  If people didn’t respond and react to him, then he wouldn’t be in the lime light  - folks we’re putting him there (me included by writing this post).  I really don’t think we are here to point fingers amongst each other.  It is just the enemy’s way of causing disunity amongst Christians - and let’s face it there is enough of that!  Let’s leave this to one side now and get on with looking at the important issues in life which we should be tackling and inputting on.  Just my $0.02.

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Giving

Posted on September 24, 2007
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I’m quite interested in reading Bill Clinton’s new book “Giving”

Here is what Amazon says about it:

Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. Giving is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations—and by individuals—to solve problems and save lives both “down the street and around the world.” Then it urges us to seek out what each of us, “regardless of income, available time, age, and skills,” can do to help, to give people a chance to live out their dreams.

Bill Clinton shares his own experiences and those of other givers, representing a global flood tide of nongovernmental, nonprofit activity. These remarkable stories demonstrate that gifts of time, skills, things, and ideas are as important and effective as contributions of money. From Bill and Melinda Gates to a six-year-old California girl named McKenzie Steiner, who organized and supervised drives to clean up the beach in her community, Clinton introduces us to both well-known and unknown heroes of giving.

Clinton writes about men and women who traded in their corporate careers, and the fulfillment they now experience through giving. He writes about energy-efficient practices, about progressive companies going green, about promoting fair wages and decent working conditions around the world. He shows us how one of the most important ways of giving can be an effort to change, improve, or protect a government policy. He outlines what we as individuals can do, the steps we can take, how much we should consider giving, and why our giving is so important.

Has anyone read it?  Christians quite often take notice of what people such as U2, Bob Geldoff etc have to say about giving and poverty.  What can we learn from Bill?

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World Car free day

Posted on September 21, 2007
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Tomorrow (Sat 22 Sept) is World Car Free Day. It is an international celebration where people use and showcase alternatives to using their cars. Please visit their website linked to above.

Why not have a car free day tomorrow yourself and help save on some of those carbon emissions which are harming the earth. It is another great way to be good stewards to this world which God has entrusted us to take care of.

H/T Rick Meigs

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You are the beggar

Posted on September 20, 2007
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The following is by Cheryl Lawrie who writes at Hold This Space, it’s based on Luke 16:19-31 and Amos 6:1-7.  Cheryl has a wonderful creative gift with words and reflections.  I really like this.

you are the beggar sitting outside our gate

the awkwardness at the edge of our experience

the provocation that challenges our perception of the world

the discomfort that urges us to action

the anger that confuses our theology

the shadow in the corner of our eye that defies us to deviate from our path

the pain that cripples our indulgence

the melancholy that interferes with the party

the discomfort that disturbs our assuredness

the dream that interrupts our sleep

the grief that halts our play

the sorrow that pervades our celebrations

the anxiety that will not let us be complacent

the silence that confounds our judgement

the void that undermines our confidence

the disruption that will not leave us in peace…

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