…you stepped down into darkness, opened my eyes let me see…

Beautiful song, almost could be used as a interpretive psalm of Phillipians 2….

Interesting aspect is that in Matthew 5 it is actually us, the church, who are the ‘light of the world’…a though echoed in Ephesians 1.
We are the reflected light of Jesus, called to not hide our light under a bushel.
Thats an amazing thought.
All this time, I thought in that verse in Matthew, Jesus said He is the light of the world. In fact in this context, the context of the beattitudes, we are. As we become like Christ in our attitude, we display the light of Christ to the world…amazing.

The media are like a pack of seagulls around trade week. There is so much blatant gamesmanship going on.
Port Coach Mark Williams has said publicly they dont really know if they want Josh Carr. After seeing him be part of tearing apart the Eagles in the 2nd derby, I dont think anyone believes him.

And Carlton offering pick 24 for Warnock…sheesh.
I just hope Freo are able to get something good for him, he is a great ‘bet’ in terms of becoming a very influential player.

By the way, one of the key searches that brings people to this blog is “West Coast Eagles Jokes”…well they are…jokes that is!!! 🙂

As per usual, Driscoll does not flinch from what he believes.
With all the namby pamby ‘lets water down the bible’ types around at the moment, I admire him for that.

I reckon if you are a lazy bum husband/father…who just cant be bothered providing for your family, you probably need a kick in the pants.

However there are many situations where grace and understanding is needed.

I can also think of plenty of fathers who for a whole raft of reasons look after their kids while their wife works. Me for 1!! Melinda has always chosen to work part time, and I generally look after the kids one day a week, have done from birth…and I love it. It is a privilege and a joy to be a part of their lives.

Melinda and I went up to the Kalamunda Markets on Saturday. They are great markets.
Lots of interesting stalls…delicious and varied ethnic foods….etc etc…

One interesting stall had this sign up, which I should have taken a picture of….

“Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand”

Today I told the story, as I spoke about the John the Baptist story….
Of course…no one ‘non churched’ knows what this means, it probably does exactly the opposite of what the intent is….

However…

They were there, they did have good intentions ( I presume)….good on them for that!

just some thing I have been thinking about.

“We have failed to address our own souls and our own sense of self. We have pointed the finger – analysed and critiqued church patterns, missional models and Christian culture, but have remained naive to the way in which we ourselves as individuals have co-opted by contemporary culture. For we carry within us viruses. Parasitical organisms which are capable of ruining all of our plans, of wounding, weakening and even destroying our movements, churches, communities, ministries”

Sayers

Exactly.
How many of those who seek reform within the church, do so from the frings, occaisionally throwing stones, occaisionally asking the church to support them financially, all the while…what we really need are those who commit themselves to the Body of Christ…fight for Her, protect Her….restore Her….seek for Her best and Her growth….
It may only take one of those within a local church to stick around and commit themselves..and earn the respect of those within it…to see Her rise up and take hold of what God lays before us. The fields are white for harvest…..

Prayer…………..God….that I would see this happen. Those far from God would find joy in Jesus, bring gifts and work to protect his name.

Its an interesting phenomen that I am a part of.

Like any electronic medium, it has its communication issues. Nothing beats a face to face conversation for understanding. Everything else falls short. God has designed us with the innate ability to read body language, tonal inflections, eye contact….or lack of…the ability to discern a whole raft of emotions….from sarcasm to spite.

However I do like the network aspect of it. To be able to be a part of peoples lives on a level you are comfortable with.

Someone commented that the only people on Facebook are pastors and women…I dont know what that said….but stacks of my mates are on Facebook…but a heck of a lot of them are pastors. I reckon Pastors are big on communication, connnection and networking.