DAY 30-31 Okay, so this one is more for me than anyone else reading and following, but maybe you can figure out your own that relates, so forgive me my self-ness... Task: Take a break from the somewhat stressful task of creating 40 Lent Observance posts in a row. i think i just need a bit of a breather and on a Saturday when i remarkably don't have anything to plan for tomorrow it feels [...]
DAY 29 The Bible mentions seven things that Jesus says while hanging on the cross. I found this online site that looks at each statement [calling each one a 'word'] and thought it would be a great resource for us as we head towards Easter. Task: Meditate and reflect on ‘The third word of Jesus.’ The third word is based on Jesus’ words in John 19:25-27. Spend some time of reflection on the elements of this 6 page [...]
DAY 28 So great to see my good mate Bruce Collins blog-posting again [so great i couldn't help but dive in and steal what he wrote] and so i hope you enjoy this prayer to meditate on from his Thanksgiving Series post 1 and i really hope you will head across to his page and subscribe so you can follow the rest of them. Task: Read and reflect on this prayer which is definitely so relevant [...]
DAY 27 The Bible mentions seven things that Jesus says while hanging on the cross. I found this online site that looks at each statement [calling each one a 'word'] and thought it would be a great resource for us as we head towards Easter. Task: Meditate and reflect on ‘The second word of Jesus.’ The second word is based on Jesus' words in Luke 23:39-43: 'Truly, I tell you, today you will be with Me [...]
A story of a woman who pours expensive perfume on Jesus' feet to the obstination of those around Him and yet Jesus responds by calling the act beautiful and saying that what she did will be retold as long as the story of the gospel is being told [like now! it's like He knew!] and also a little p.s. though on the idea of creating space for interruption which seems to be something Jesus did [...]
i am not a big fan of April Fool's Day. i know, i know, shoot me down. And i'm not sure i can say what i want to say here without being labelled judgmental, so go ahead if you need to. But it was brought to light to me why i am such a big fan of not being a fan of April Fool's Day when i read my friend James' description of it as 'Happy International [...]
DAY 26 Today has been a really hard day for me for two reasons. One has been physical and one has been mental/emotional/spiritual. Physically i have had a huge splitting headache for most of the day and that is not normal for me, nor has it been fun. Mentally/emotionally/spiritually today was probably my worst day on Facebook [and maybe being in pain already didn't help] as i got into an exchange with two people professing [...]
i was sitting innocently in our church, Re:Generation, evening service last nite, when suddenly a shot rang out... it wasn't fired from a gun. but it still felt like it hit me between the eyes. and there was nothing i could do about it. a woman called Andrea, from an organisation called 'Disarm the Dark' was invited to share a little about the work she is doing in anti-trafficking. one line she said really just [...]
DAY25 The Bible mentions seven things that Jesus says while hanging on the cross. I found this online site that looks at each statement [calling each one a 'word'] and thought it would be a great resource for us as we head towards Easter. Task: Meditate and reflect on 'The first word of Jesus.' But first take a read of these words by the famous English mystic, Julian of Norwich: Suddenly it came into [...]
More cynical greatness from Stephan Pastis and the Pearls before Swine strip... Not gonna lie, i'm a hand wave guy - you gotta do the wave! [For Pearls before Swine and a shark, click here] [For Pearls before Swine and a big fat pun, click here]