Thoughts From Just Another Passer By

Clearing out my laptop sharing the poem and thoughts - mostly half finished so they're gone from my computer but not lost forever. * Find the soul of the lost Taste the hour that eclipses Know that tomorrows walk will add blisters on to blisters Time shall not bear easy on you Nor shall the road be smooth Fight for tooth and nail upon the rocky path For tomorrow will not be easier But maybe it won't be harder * You have called me All that I am Put me here in this moment Standing with the lamb You gave me a map And You ask me to pray To work with you on my direction Everyday You ask me to intercess For my fellow travellors For their paths and directions Are important to you to For we all serve your glory The glory of the king Our direction faces into you To you our praise we sing. * To the glory of your name I bring to you my life in praise. How can you accept us? I’ve seen the work our hands have done Crazy shameful moments Time was...

When all is said and done, Don't let this world wear you down. x.X.x One day you may wonder how you changed the world? Turn round and take a look at the laugher you have shared, Those tear shed side by side. The silence that was companionable, And the love you gave to all. One day you may wonder how you changed the world? So do not twist your today with hate, As then the picture skews. Forgive so you may love better And hope in all you do. One day you may wonder how you changed the world? But spare a moment to, To think about how this world has also changed you. Thank God for all the people who travelled by your side, who lived and loved and laughed with you in all seasons of your life.

Okay so its this time of the year agian where he head off on Easter mission with college... and last year at this point I was freaking out. This year the only difference I really want to go. I know how important missions are. I'm looking forward to working as part of a team. I really hope they're excited and inspired and encouraged and absolutely terrified as well. When ever we go out preaching we're always told the day your not nervous you go home, why is mission not the same, its still done in the reverence of God. For his Glory. Please pray for the Cliff college teams going out on mission on Friday, also pray for Northern Ireland, Newham, Northallerton and Berkhamstead.... As they've all got teams visiting them!

Okay so I have had one major, major, major problem this year. One major theological query, one thing that has caused me more sleepless nights than attempting to sleep in a lions cage, brought me to more tears, more smiles and more laughs more than anything. One of the hardest things ever. And probably at the core of mission, the core of evangelism, the core of LIFE. Loving people.  I've struggled and wrestled with theology; you name it predestination, the trinity, feminism, female leaders within the church, young leaders in the church, relational evangelism, children's spirituality, 1 Peter 2v4-10, old testament covenants and their relation to today, Islamic culture,the wesleyan quadrilateral and the fact there is only 7 days in a week, 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour (etc.) and its still not enough time sometimes, and to much at others. I have wrestled with work; academic - meaning many thousands of words on the above topics. But also the stuff that allows me to...

Does not  matter if you feel God. He is still there.

Spiritual Formation was a rather brilliant non-assessed class in my first year here at  Cliff . But what is Spiritual Formation?  For me the image that supports spiritual formation is that of a master potter.  This is image is one that has biblical support which would of course get me brownie points in my essays here, but is also a pretty good basis to life. The image of the potter is God building us up forming us and our spirituality out of clay, building us up and breaking us down, leaving his finger print, and moulding us into a masterpiece where he has left something of himself. This work is not clean or clear cut but rather, rather messy. What is spiritual formation? A spiritual hunger for more than spiritual junk food. A development of our relationship with God moving us to spiritual maturity. A process for individuals and communities. Moving towards a Christ-likeness. A journey of faith. Painful and pleasing. Uncomforting and comfortable. Towards a spiritual iden...

The consistency of Jesus. This term keeps cropping up amongst our lectures. Why did people follow Jesus... he was consistent. Why do we use his approach to spirituality he was consistent. The Gospel a biographical piece of work, not much character development, but rather, consistent. Jesus was consistent. Wow, not sure if I was to right down my top three reason to why everyone should follow Christ that consistent would be up there. Or would it? Consistent what does it mean? the definition straight off my mac: consistent  |kənˈsistənt| adjective (of a person, behavior, or process) unchanging in achievement or effect over a period of time  : manufacturing processes require a consistent approach. •  compatible or in agreement with something  : the injuries are  consistent with  falling from a great height. •  (of an argument or set of ideas) not containing any logical contradictions  : a consistent explanation. Jesus the Consistent. We often tal...