Super awesome video from Charity: Water. Really well done too.
love this. love the creativity. love the message.
geography doesn’t make you a missionary,
the mission you are on makes you a missionary
Squashed: I called the Christian radio station today
While my Christian credentials are pretty solid—I also self-identify as a post-modernist, which is a combination that’s liable to confuse the Christian Broadcaster type. After all, postmodern thought is supposed to be an element of “the culture” which Christianity (in their view) is supposed to…
One of the people who’s blog I follow here on Tumblre posted the above today. I really like what he has to say.. I think there is a very real need for Christians to get uncomfortable, really live what they believe, not just talk about it in their neatly segregated gatherings. I know some do, I also know I don’t do it nearly enough, if at all. Someting to mull over for a while.. (not too longs though, we don want to get to the ‘action’ part sooner rather than later!)
counting down?
So, it’s just 5 months ‘till 2011 starts. A scary thought really. Made me think about what I’ve done with this year so far. Have I achieved anything? Anything of significance? How do I make the next five months count? Am I thinking too much?
Incidentally, today, on daytime television (it’s true what they say, there really isn’t anything on, I checked…) I came across the first Christmas related commercial of the year. A record, to my (probably not so extensive as I’d like to think) knowledge. A sad record at that. (Just in case you’d like to know, I like Christmas to be Christmas, and would prefer it to remain well within it’s designated season. You know, the joy of anticipation starting towards the end of November, really kicking off Scandinavian-style on December first. But that may be entirely beside the point.)
logical faith
So. Ever thought that common sense would rank second in sound decision making processes? That is, rational, practical common sense.
Rationally, practically speaking, I’d say that most of the time these attributes are invaluable when deciing on something of slightly greater importance than which socks to wear that day or what novel to read next.
But then again, gut feeling was lost in that equation, as was faith. Two different things, perhaps, but is one not a symptom of another sometimes?
I made a decision earlier this week.. more on that some other time… What I will say at this point, however, is that it was one of those that defies all logic, but feels so so right. Not that I’m not the teeniest bit scared, you know, just in case my rock solid faith turns out to be unfounded… or lands me in serious trouble. But sometimes you’ve just got to take that leap of faith, especialy when all else just doesn’t seem to fit…
one liners
Last week I was asked whether I had ever considered doing stand-up comedy. Apparently I produce the odd amusing one liner every now and again.
I can’t honestly say that I’ve ever considered any career moves in this direction. Frankly, the phrase ‘stand-up comedy’ makes me want to sit on a chair and have a rest! So. Most probably a ‘no go’ I’m thinking.
Besides, I’m a bit of a scatter brain at times, and have trouble remembering verbatim quotes, the lead up to punch lines, and the like. I did hear a particularly good one recently though, that I’ll share with you as it stands out quite clearly in my mind at the moment.
On Saturday morning I joined my Catholic friend, Alice, for Adoration and Mass at her church, which was a great and new experience for me. The half hour of Adoration especially touched me. Not that I felt anything in particular, like God’s presence, which I was half expecting, but in the silence of the church, only the sound of cars rushing by on the ring road outside to distract me, I kept hearing “be still, and know that I am God”. It even came to me in the first line of a song that seemed to be looped in my head. Over, and over, and over, and over again.
So. Perhaps it’s not the most amusing one liner ever, if speaking in terms of laughter provoking material. But it instilled in me a sense of much needed peace that I carry with me even now. I’d say it’s probably as profound as they come.
