I read some hilarious things in the Times T2 section today. They were remarks apprently made in American courts that were recoreded word for word by court reporters.
1. Q: Are you sexually active?
A: No, I just lie there
2. Q: All your responses must be oral, ok? What school did you go to?
A: Oral
3. Q: How was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?
4. Q: Now Doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
A: Did you actually pass the Bar exam?
How I laughed!
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Biology Smart Crowd
I am taking part in an online conference at school this week that is looking at the use of technology in education. There have been some wonderfully interesting papers submitted. One such paper was about how different technologies can create smart crowds. This is a group of people that interact in some way (blog or forum etc) and each contributes some of their own knowledge, information or learning. The central blog then becomes a source of great info and knowledge as more and more people share this creating a smarter crowd.
So I thought this was such a great idea I set a biology blog up to develop such a smart crowd (especially in my A-Level students!).
See here for the blog!
So I thought this was such a great idea I set a biology blog up to develop such a smart crowd (especially in my A-Level students!).
See here for the blog!
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
India on my Mind
Just a quick post to say that God is keeping India on my mind. I was surfing the net and checking out the Order of the Mustard Seed site and found a link from there to the Operation World Site who have a daily bit about a given part of the world for prayer. Anyway today it was coincidentally not only India that was on there but the very region of India that I have been to and have on my heart, the Himachal Pradesh. Unbelievable!
Monday, June 06, 2005
What things to change?
Thinking about my last post I was wondering what sort of things I want to change in my life. There are probably many. However it is usually beneficial to focus on one or two areas.
In no particular order these for me would be:
1. Financial skills and budgeting
2. Diet and fitness
3. Maturity in Christ (stepping up to the next level)
In no particular order these for me would be:
1. Financial skills and budgeting
2. Diet and fitness
3. Maturity in Christ (stepping up to the next level)
Time to make a difference
I believe that we are in a particular season, a kairos season. This season is all about having grace and mercy in order to achieve something or to put it another way this is a "time to make a difference".
The number 5 is the number of grace (see here). This is 2005. The recent UK elections were held on the 5th day of the 5th month. (Incidentally I believe that Labour got in by the grace of God and only on order that they complete the things God has set for them to do. It seemed as even though the electorate were giving Blair a "bloddy nose" they still wanted more of Labour).
The other major sign is the G8 summit and all the press that surrounds it. Many significant people are calling out for 2005 to be the year that we made a difference for world poverty. (see here). The number 8 is significant here. The G8 summit and Live8. The number 8 in the bible is all about new life or a new beginning.
So I believe that this is a time of grace in order that we can make a difference and to create a new beginning.
This means individually, corporately, nationally and internationally.
There are things that the world can achieve at this time (I think particularly of the chance to change trade rules etc).
Nationally there are things that we can see happen as Tony Blair pushes into an historic third term.
Corporately we can see breakthrough in our churches (I sense that this is a key year of decision for many people about the new emerging church and accompanying theology maybe ending with a recognised new beginning in terms of the way many of us see and do church.)
Individually we have the chance in this season to change some things.
This is a time of grace in order that we can make a difference.
The number 5 is the number of grace (see here). This is 2005. The recent UK elections were held on the 5th day of the 5th month. (Incidentally I believe that Labour got in by the grace of God and only on order that they complete the things God has set for them to do. It seemed as even though the electorate were giving Blair a "bloddy nose" they still wanted more of Labour).
The other major sign is the G8 summit and all the press that surrounds it. Many significant people are calling out for 2005 to be the year that we made a difference for world poverty. (see here). The number 8 is significant here. The G8 summit and Live8. The number 8 in the bible is all about new life or a new beginning.
So I believe that this is a time of grace in order that we can make a difference and to create a new beginning.
This means individually, corporately, nationally and internationally.
There are things that the world can achieve at this time (I think particularly of the chance to change trade rules etc).
Nationally there are things that we can see happen as Tony Blair pushes into an historic third term.
Corporately we can see breakthrough in our churches (I sense that this is a key year of decision for many people about the new emerging church and accompanying theology maybe ending with a recognised new beginning in terms of the way many of us see and do church.)
Individually we have the chance in this season to change some things.
This is a time of grace in order that we can make a difference.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Dangerous Places
We had a great party yesterday as Esther and Helen celebrated their birthdays aloha style! At our church meeting this morning Chris was talking about Luke 5. (Download the teaching here - a password is needed!) One thing he said really caught my heart and that was this:
When do we put ourselves in situations where, if God does not step in, we would look totally stupid? The dude who was lowered from the roof by his mates would have been so embarrased and gutted if Jesus did not step in and heal him (after forgiving him!). In fact Jesus loved the faith that they had just to even try and get away with that!
I am sure that Jesus loves it when our faith takes us in to some dangerous places. Maybe they are not physically dangerous but they are ego damagingly dangerous!
My friend Andy Frost sets himself the challenge to scare himself once a week (in terms of exercising his faith). Maybe I should try to get in to some of these dangerous places myself?
When do we put ourselves in situations where, if God does not step in, we would look totally stupid? The dude who was lowered from the roof by his mates would have been so embarrased and gutted if Jesus did not step in and heal him (after forgiving him!). In fact Jesus loved the faith that they had just to even try and get away with that!
I am sure that Jesus loves it when our faith takes us in to some dangerous places. Maybe they are not physically dangerous but they are ego damagingly dangerous!
My friend Andy Frost sets himself the challenge to scare himself once a week (in terms of exercising his faith). Maybe I should try to get in to some of these dangerous places myself?
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