The Chronicles Of…

And what’s with the crazy Medieval music that starts playing on our site after about 90 seconds?

Drives me nuts!

This server company we’re with are rubbish! What’s their name? HostSo or something…?

I’m blaming them for my lack of blogging over the last month… I mean, how can I spend all this time writing profound blogs on a regular basis if HostSo are going to crash the server and lose all the data?

I need security. Is there a Jesus server somewhere?

At least he’s got a garage…

There were some there who wanted to stop the boats of refugees coming in Australia so Jesus told them this parable:

Jesus said “There was once an orphanage that housed many children. Some orphans would find a new family in a new place if they went through the official adoption process that took many years.”

Jesus continued “One day the orphanage came under new management by evil men. One night the new managers set fire to the orphanage saying ‘we will destroy the building, kill the children and rebuild’. And there was a great and terrible fire. That night the children tried to flee the flames and seek shelter with a new family in a new place. Many children perished but some managed to escape and reached a new place of shelter that was open and spacious with many empty rooms, but the people who lived in that place said to themselves ‘Who are all these children? They have not come to us through the official adoption process. Surely they will fill up our empty rooms and spacious grounds! We must turn them back from here and ill treat them that they may warn others not to come to our land.’

So the people of that place turned some of the children around and sent them back into the fire where they perished. Others they locked in small cages for many years before also sending them back into the great fire where they too perished.”

Those standing near by were outraged by this and said “Teacher, why tell us this parable? This is a terrible and monstrous act! May the Lord bring judgment upon those wicked men and the people of that land for this injustice!”

Jesus said “Truly I tell you, you are the people of that land! You brood of vipers, you evil snakes! You enjoy this spacious land with many empty rooms!”

If you like this parable why not email it to Tony.Abbott.MP@aph.gov.au and Julia.Gillard.MP@aph.gov.au

This one is from the AFL on the weekend. This is a hit and a half!

I got sent this one on email. Nice mega church service satire. I think you’ll like them both!

“Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.

You’re that guy… Who is too busy twittering, Facebooking, & texting on your mobile device to engage with people face to face.

You’re that guy.. who drag races people and drives like a tool just so you can be the first to the next red light.

Psalm 3: Complaint.

Theme: Battling against the odds, outnumbered, being picked on… a zipper in a world of velcro.

v5. stands out for me… the quiet calm amongst the turmoil. Assailants on every side, many are against you, many have written you off… but “I lie down to sleep and wake up again because YHWH sustains me”. Where there should be sleepless anxiety, there is a restful calm and trust in YHWH’s protection (v.3).

v7. Anger. Vindication. “Fight for me!” “punch them in the face YHWH!”. When your backed into a corner with the odds against you, this would be my prayer.

Feelings: anxious urgency and yet quiet comfort.

This looks interesting.

So in January 2008 I decided to read a psalm a day in order to teach myself to pray, and to pray more regularly… [This Post]

Well… you will notice that the “psalms” category on the right has only 4 posts… in fact I only did Psalm 1 and 2 before I fell off the wagon…

Where was the accountability eh people?!

Well, I’m starting again. I always love the Psalms, and given that I’ve been doing the Psalms course at college with Andy Stirrup I’m enthused once again to regularly reflect on a psalm daily in order to pray more godly prayers and be more prayerful.

Maybe you could take up the challenge with me? And you fellow bloggers out there might like to blog your reflections too.

This is the structure that I’m going for as i reflect on the psalms:

• What type of psalm do I think this is?
• What particularly connects with me in this psalm?(What does this psalm do to me? How does it make me feel?)
• How does the imagery help me express myself to God?
• In what situations would I find this psalm as a useful prayer?

Here is a psalm chart I made some time ago to help me think about the different types of psalms. I’ve been updating it as I go, so it’s a work in progress. If you find it useful and want to start from scratch with a blank chart, use this one.

this is amazing!