A church I'd join...
04 June 2006
Sojourn colors outside of lines and conforms to nothing but God's will.
we are a family on an authentic, radical journey with, and to, God.
we are poets and musicians, carpenters and accountants.
we are students and we are social workers.
we are shop owners, IT specialists, and retail clerks.
we are actors, graphic designers, and home-makers.
most of all, we are brothers and sisters,passionate about prayer, driven to know God,
and thrilled to tell others what He's done, and doing, with and for us.
one other thing:
sometimes we suck. Occasionally, we really, really suck.
we sit down on the path and get complacent, or we wander off the path entirely.
we don't care for each other, much less those outside of our family.
we don't feed the hungry or clothe the poor.
we talk too much and listen too little.
we hoard our resources and our love.
we even hoard the hope we've found in Christ.
we commit, or permit, all kinds of evil in His name, and this is blasphemy.
forgive us. we're on the journey, but we are not there yet. we pray that the recognition of our own fallenness always leads to repentance and an acceptance of the grace that God showers upon us, which spurs us into doing His work, and letting His Will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
tags christian, church, thinking
Address Change 4 MSN Messenger
For those not aware I have changed my address for MSN Messenger. It is
now the same as my email address. jollym(at)gmail.com.
Interesting facts
I have 108 contacts altogether (sorted into groups)
Christian 24
Crossroads 34
Non Christian 21
Mainland 23
Family 3
Unsorted 3
tags shameless self promotion, update
You go girl
An interesting critique of so called "Princess Theology" in Pentecostalism. (see here)
tags christian, linkage, thinking
Another one bites the dust
My old school mate Sam celebrated his 25th Birthday tonight... he also announced his engagement to Beck joining the long trail of married sellouts. I'm very happy for both of them they'll make a great couple.
My boots... a little experiment
03 June 2006
I just got my blunnie work boots back from being re-glued. In celebration I have just cleaned them... but with a twist I cleaned the left boot with Nikwax and the Right boot with Sno Seal to see which sealing agent is best and most effective. Which will be better?
Now if I had written this on a piece of paper I would surely have lost into a black hole that exsists somewhere in my room. But if I blog about it I'll never forget.
tags pictures, review, windows
Sunrise
I promised Bron I'd upload these. It was one degree on Wednesday morning when I started work. I took these snaps with my little camera from my bedroom window just b4 I started work.
tags friends, pictures, windows
Two long years
02 June 2006
I just realized it’s been two years. Two years is a long time. It was this time two years ago that I was going to get married to Ex number 2. The first Saturday of swot vac. I still feel the hurt. More than is probably healthy.
Part of the reason for this is that I don’t know if she is still a Christian or not. I have doubts. The other reason is that she won’t talk to me at all. What hurts more is that she’s quite happy to talk to my friends especially recently. I still blame myself for the whole breakdown although blame was really shared. Even though I’ve apologized a thousand times it’d be great to smooth things over and talk.
For those who know E please pray for her that she is able to forgive me and find peace with God as her savior.
Jonny's advice #1
My single mate Jonny and I always eat take away and fast food. A more expensive but easier option for the single life.
Jonny: I had a talk with Prof. Frank Bullen
Me: Sorry man I'm cooking atm.
Jonny: I am so sorry. I didn't know you were that poor!
Me: rofl
tags friends
Window Cleaning FAQ #2
"How tall are you?" Asks a short round lady. I can tell she's a bank teller by her uniform and the embroidered logo.
"Um six foot four and a bit." I reply, using imperial measurement which based on my perception of her age she'll understand.
"Wow that must be a really helpful in being able to reach up to the top of windows."
Um yes... the fact that I have a good reach hasn't escaped me. (Why is it that people feel they need to point out the bleeding obvious. I don't mean to be rude infact I welcome the chance for conversation but bleeding heck it's like they think I live in some deluded fairy land where I'm totally oblivious to being tall).
"Yes." I say.
"Do you play any sports?" she continues.
"I've been known to play quite a few." I find these conversations quite boring mostly because I've answered them so many times. I decide to mix things up.
"I used to play cricket. I raced mountain bikes for while but I gave it up cause I was busy with church stuff." She looks a little surprised and confused. "Yeah I'm a Christian.” I add pushing my point home.
"Being a Christian was more important to me than any of the sports that I played," I finish casually.
"Fair enough" she says. I can see the conversation is dying and I don't want her to think I'm some kind of ascetic.
"I played mixed netball most recently but a girl broke two of my ribs," I offer.
"I thought it was a non-contact sport?” she says sounding surprised.
"So did I. I stopped playing a little while after that when my mate who ran the team moved away."
"Have a good day" she says, suddenly realizing she’s putting my work schedule behind. She’s not getting away quite yet.
"I’m Mike," I offer my hand, "Thanks for chatting."
She smiles "I’m Enid".
tags friends, rant, thinking, windows
Never underestimate the power of smell
01 June 2006
While looking on the back of my Lynx deodorant bottle this morning I noticed the following little picture (which I'll have to describe).
A small picture of shower and Lynx shower gel, a "plus" sign, a man spraying Lynx deodorant on, an "equals" sign and a girl in bikini icon with flowing hair.
I suddenly realised the problem. Clearly all this time I've been only wearing half the equation. I'm going to buy some of the shower gel this weekend. I'll keep you posted if anything happens.
tags linkage, pictures, stupid award, thinking
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