As he packs up his few possessions an old friend approaches and asks, ‘Where are you going?’ Without looking up, the traveller quietly replies, ‘Away from here.’ After a short pause his friend repeats the question, and again the traveller responds by saying, ‘I am going away from here.’ Finally the friend exclaims, ‘I already [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Where are you going?
Posted in life, ponderings on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Christian Show
Posted in musings on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What is church all about anyway? Sometimes it begins to feel like little more than an extravagantly pointless weekly show. The minister labours to put together an original script and appropriate singing, and the congregation arrive at the appointed hour to act as audience.
Keeping this show going is not cheap. The minister must be paid, [...]
There are some things I do not feel like doing.
Posted in church, ponderings on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are some things I do not feel like doing. But I force myself to do them anyway.
I try to go to the gym twice a week at the moment. Aside from the predictable health benefits, it’s good to get out the house, and it’s good to go and challenge yourself on a regular basis.
I [...]
The Fidelity of Betrayal
Posted in musings, quotes, review on April 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The masterful teachers show us what we have always seen, and then take us to a new viewpoint or a new detail, and subvert what we believe we have seen and thought we have known to give us deeper insight. One such master is Pete Rollins, his book, How (not) to speak of God, grabs [...]
Just because it’s the best in the world…
Posted in life, musings on April 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today I went for a walk and a bit of culture. I’m in Edinburgh, so I got a train up to Burntisland, and had a short wander around before heading down the fife coastal path to Aberdour. I did a wee tour of Aberdour castle before escaping the rain to jump back on a train [...]
Quote: Hope
Posted in quotes on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Oscar Wilde
Luke 7:36-50 (1)
Posted in musings, theology on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I suppose I didn’t know what to do, and that was why I did it. Ever had one of those moments, when you just had to do whatever you could, anything, to try and show how you really felt.
So, I’d heard Jesus was in town, having dinner with Simon. If you ask me, Simon’s, well, [...]
Cyclist. On Road. On my commute.
Posted in life on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cyclist on the road, not moving, on your commuting route is not a good sight.
I have been cycling to work at my current job. Not so much just at the moment, I’ve got a back problem which sometimes gets worse when I cycle, but I’m still trying to travel that way a couple of times [...]
