I’m sorry to say that you probably won’t be getting any new posts from me for the next two weeks as I’m in London doing my alternative placement (as part of my degree)
So have a good few weeks without me and I’ll be back blogging soon
Use the comments thingy to chat amongst yourselves and to suggest future blog entries
Today is Good Friday…but what is so good about Jesus dying?
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:10
That’s what’s good
From looking around on the old interweb, I found a blog which absolutely cracked me up and is so right it’s unbelievable.
It’s called ‘Stuff White People Like’
and it’s genius!
As I read it, it is at times so me, Paul and Kev and very often it is Phil Brown and Tom but more than anyone else when reading it, almost every single entry applies to Mark, Rich (who I work with) and Dave Hannah
Check out the blog for the full list (there are like 90 and counting) but some personal favourites of things white people like are;
Read the blog and then use the comments dealy to say how white you think you are!
Whether you’re clever or dumb,
whether a uni student or a high school dropout,
whether white or asian,
whether single or not,
whether rich or poor,
whether you’re talented or not,
whether you can play a musical instrument or only play games,
whether a youth worker or a McDonalds worker,
whether you’re a success or a failure,
all are one in Christ
A poem by me based on Galatians 3:28
Sorry for the lack of posts recently from me, it’s been a really busy few weeks (although aren’t they all!) as I’ve had assignments due and journals as always to be doing. As of Monday morning the first of my assignments of the term was handed in, it was on subcultures and mission is the short version of explaining what it was about and next Tuesday I’ve got the second assignment due in and that is on Ethics, which is absolutely tons of fun (whoa sarcasm overload)
But anyway, that’s not what I’m posting about because that first bit was probably really boring for you, if you enjoyed it great, but don’t worry if you didn’t, I wasn’t expecting you to!
I’m not really fully sure what I want to blog about today, I’m mostly blogging now because I actually finally can for the first time in like two weeks and so this post may be rather ADHD (well because I am) and a bit all over the place and just rather random thoughts that I am having…hope you can keep up
Recently I have started loving watching a show on MTV called ‘Run’s House’, it’s a show about Reverend Run from Run DMC and his family and their lives. I know it’s cheesy and probably not cool to like it but anyways I love it. It’s hilarious and Run is a real legend! I usually watch it for a bit of a laugh whilst I have my dinner but last night when I watched it, I didn’t laugh. It was an episode where Run and hs wife’s baby dies just after she is born and it was really emotional and I’m not ashamed to say I cried watching it. Run and his missus are Chrispys and listening to him talk about God on that episode in the light of their loss was pretty amazing and watching him pray with his family in the hospital room was dam emotional
There are two new songs (they’re reasonably new to me, if you heard them ages ago, congratulations you are the coolest person alive, I hope you’re happy) that I am loving at the moment. First is a song called ‘Fascination’ by a Danish band called Alphabeat, it’s so good! Had a right laugh on Monday morning at college having a sing and a boogie with my mate’s Stanyer and the Cat (Watson you know that’s you!). I really like it because of the irony of me liking it…it’s weirdly funny that a depressed really insecure guy singing long and doing the Mark dance (he knows what it is) to an upbeat 80’s sounding fun tune! Second song is called ‘Misery Business’ by a band called Paramore, I really love this tune and also they have done a really nice cover of ‘My Hero’ by Foo Fighters and added to this, me and my mate Ryan were chatting about them in Starbucks on Tuesday morning and he told me that Paramore are Chrispys which is wicked and he then told me that he was going to marry the lead singer (she is a girl by the way! and quite hot too!). Unfortunately, (well wait and see) Ryan probably won’t be marrying her but the bit about them being Christians is true!
Also, finally, a question that I have been thinking about recently is one for you to think about too. If you were to fail at what you are doing (so like fail or drop out of uni or school or lose your job or whatever) who would still be there for you?
its my mates birthday on weds, his name is sam durdant hollamby, and he wants us to dress up as something beginning with s, d or h…. help on this matter would be appreciated as i have no idea…. thanks!
Phil Brown’s Birthday is today…whoop for him!
He is 20 years old today!
Go Phil!
I will think of something fun to do for his birthday soon…maybe a day of trying to parkour will be good when he comes home!
I love God! It’s only the second day of 10:ten…(continue to mock, but to make it interesting!) and already God is showing himself to be amazing! We did text a toastie last night and gave out 300 toasties each with a gospel, they were gratefully received and very yummy! There have been many opportunities to talk about God and his amazingness so far, and hopefully will continue to be! Thank you for all you’re prayers so far!
xx