It's become known at Moore college (amongst 2nd year anyway) that I won a dance off competition at an NBL game last year. Some guy in the crowd caught the whole thing on his video phone. Now it's on Y-tube for all to see.
Something like this video was shown at the recent second year weekend away (thanks Stan), and I've also been encouraged to make a link possible. I've gone on better and added this vid to my blog. Have fun at my expense, and enjoy laugh!
Thursday, 26 March 2009
What are we to think about inerrancy?
I'm trying to get my head around the doctrine of inerrancy, and so I've just picked up a book by G.K Beale, called "the erosion of inerrancy in evangelicalism." (Amazing how you can read things other than what you are supposed to read at college!)
I've read a chapter so far, and it seems to a fair treatment and interaction with one evangelical scholar's attempts to view the Old testament as not inerrant, and not actually history (parts of it anyway).
These kinds of comments make me nervous. At the moment I think I'm an inerrantist in my view of th doctrine of scripture. And I'm trying to come to terms with those in evangelical circles who are not. I desire to love my brothers and sisters in Christ in this regard, but also come to some conclusion on the issue.
I guess the big thing for me in this regard is that God is a God of truth and doesn't lie (Titus 1:2), so what am I to think?
trying to struggle with th issue...
I've read a chapter so far, and it seems to a fair treatment and interaction with one evangelical scholar's attempts to view the Old testament as not inerrant, and not actually history (parts of it anyway).
These kinds of comments make me nervous. At the moment I think I'm an inerrantist in my view of th doctrine of scripture. And I'm trying to come to terms with those in evangelical circles who are not. I desire to love my brothers and sisters in Christ in this regard, but also come to some conclusion on the issue.
I guess the big thing for me in this regard is that God is a God of truth and doesn't lie (Titus 1:2), so what am I to think?
trying to struggle with th issue...
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Hello stranger.
After much encouragement from my wife Robyn, and also others (like Micheal Jensen), I'm back on board. This has been the first post in long time. A very long time.
I hope to use this to put out there a lot more reflections while I'm at college. And my thinking on different issues.
And hey, there will be the random post on the wonderful world of guinea pigs, life, and of course coffee! (Although as I thought about that last one what can really be said?)
Peace out
I hope to use this to put out there a lot more reflections while I'm at college. And my thinking on different issues.
And hey, there will be the random post on the wonderful world of guinea pigs, life, and of course coffee! (Although as I thought about that last one what can really be said?)
Peace out
Monday, 27 August 2007
Woooo Hooooo
Well I'm officially on holidays for two weeks. I'm really pumped. This will be the first time that I have gone to Adelaide. Really looking forward to this thing man.
Robyn is really pumped as well. She was counting down the days.
"2 more days till I have Ben all to myself!"
Well I'll hope to post some photo's of Adelaide on this when I get back, maybe.
Robyn is really pumped as well. She was counting down the days.
"2 more days till I have Ben all to myself!"
Well I'll hope to post some photo's of Adelaide on this when I get back, maybe.
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Words, Words, Words!
I haven't written in this for a while. So I thought that I'd post a short note on where things are up to.
Robyn is still awaiting the operation. We've had the date moved 3 times now. Frustrating but this is life. We've been comforted by the Scriptures more and more. It's amazing how that happens!
Not that we are Ok all the time. Don't get me wrong we often feel down. But we are reminded of how great a slavation we have in Christ. Even as I type this post, I have a song from Sovereign Grace Music playing - "Let you Kingdom Come"...It's a great song!!! In spite of what we are going through focused on God's kingdom. These are words that I love to have in my head!
Robyn is still awaiting the operation. We've had the date moved 3 times now. Frustrating but this is life. We've been comforted by the Scriptures more and more. It's amazing how that happens!
Not that we are Ok all the time. Don't get me wrong we often feel down. But we are reminded of how great a slavation we have in Christ. Even as I type this post, I have a song from Sovereign Grace Music playing - "Let you Kingdom Come"...It's a great song!!! In spite of what we are going through focused on God's kingdom. These are words that I love to have in my head!
Saturday, 16 June 2007
A quote from John Owen
I reading this book from John Owen at the moment, and I came across this quote (below). John Owen was a puritan preacher in England in the 1700's .
It was something that really hit home to me. And upon reflecting on it more, I longed for heaven all the more. I longed for the time when I can using the lanuage of John Owen, behold the glory of Christ by sight, and not just by faith. In other words, I long for the day when I get to see Jesus, my great God and Saviour, him who poured out his blood, dying and taking the punishment for me, that I may have life eternal!
"This vision is not in the least liable unto any weakening from internal
defects, nor any assaults from temptations, as is the sight of faith in this
life. No doubts or fears, no disturbing darts or injections, shall there have
any place. There shall no habit, no quality, no inclination or disposition
remain in our souls, but what shall eternally lead us unto the contemplation
of the glory of Christ with delight and complacency. Nor will there be any
defect in the gracious powers of our souls, as unto a perpetual exercise of
them; and as to all other opposing enemies, we shall be in a perpetual
triumph over them, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57. The mouth of iniquity shall
be stopped for ever, and the voice of the self-avenger shall be heard no
more.
Wherefore, the vision which we shall have in heaven of the glory of Christ
is serene, — always the same, always new and indeficient, wherein nothing
can disturb the mind in the most perfect operations of a blessed life. And
when all the faculties of the soul can, without any internal weakness or
external hindrances, exercise their most perfect operations on the most
perfect object, — therein lies all the blessedness which our nature is
capable of.
Wherefore, whenever in this life we attain any comfortable, refreshing view
of the glory of Christ by the exercise of faith on the revelation of it, with a
sense of our interest therein, we cannot but long after, and desire to come
unto, this more perfect, abiding, invariable aspect of it."Works of John Owen, Volume 1 - Meditations and Discourses: Concerning the Glory of Christ page 164
It was something that really hit home to me. And upon reflecting on it more, I longed for heaven all the more. I longed for the time when I can using the lanuage of John Owen, behold the glory of Christ by sight, and not just by faith. In other words, I long for the day when I get to see Jesus, my great God and Saviour, him who poured out his blood, dying and taking the punishment for me, that I may have life eternal!
"This vision is not in the least liable unto any weakening from internal
defects, nor any assaults from temptations, as is the sight of faith in this
life. No doubts or fears, no disturbing darts or injections, shall there have
any place. There shall no habit, no quality, no inclination or disposition
remain in our souls, but what shall eternally lead us unto the contemplation
of the glory of Christ with delight and complacency. Nor will there be any
defect in the gracious powers of our souls, as unto a perpetual exercise of
them; and as to all other opposing enemies, we shall be in a perpetual
triumph over them, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57. The mouth of iniquity shall
be stopped for ever, and the voice of the self-avenger shall be heard no
more.
Wherefore, the vision which we shall have in heaven of the glory of Christ
is serene, — always the same, always new and indeficient, wherein nothing
can disturb the mind in the most perfect operations of a blessed life. And
when all the faculties of the soul can, without any internal weakness or
external hindrances, exercise their most perfect operations on the most
perfect object, — therein lies all the blessedness which our nature is
capable of.
Wherefore, whenever in this life we attain any comfortable, refreshing view
of the glory of Christ by the exercise of faith on the revelation of it, with a
sense of our interest therein, we cannot but long after, and desire to come
unto, this more perfect, abiding, invariable aspect of it."Works of John Owen, Volume 1 - Meditations and Discourses: Concerning the Glory of Christ page 164
What a week!
This week has been a weird one. For one, the part of the coast we live in had a huge storm. And it resulted in our place loosing power from mid Friday - late Wednesday night. We totally survived on canned food (which incidentally had a rather negative affect on my bowls...I couldn't stop letting off!) candles, and torches.
People at church were extremely generous, lending us camping equipment, and also allowing us to go to there houses and use their showers... after a couple of days a hot shower was such a blessing.
I felt like one of my hero's of old, working by candle light! It was fun for about 1 day, then it just got depressing. So on Sunday we decided to go and do the "pop in" on some friends. They were excellent about it.
But on top of that, we also got bad news again. Robyn's surgery was delayed again. We weren't as bummed this time, but it still sucked! We consciously prepared ourselves this time for a let down. This time however, the hospital didn't give us a date at all. Which is a bit of a worry.
For those that do know us personally, please continue to pray for us. Thanks for those who do!
People at church were extremely generous, lending us camping equipment, and also allowing us to go to there houses and use their showers... after a couple of days a hot shower was such a blessing.
I felt like one of my hero's of old, working by candle light! It was fun for about 1 day, then it just got depressing. So on Sunday we decided to go and do the "pop in" on some friends. They were excellent about it.
But on top of that, we also got bad news again. Robyn's surgery was delayed again. We weren't as bummed this time, but it still sucked! We consciously prepared ourselves this time for a let down. This time however, the hospital didn't give us a date at all. Which is a bit of a worry.
For those that do know us personally, please continue to pray for us. Thanks for those who do!
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