by emma | May 10, 2007 | Faith, Uni
“The essence of all pantheism, evolutionism, and modern cosmic religion is really in this proposition: that Nature is our mother… The point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister…”
[GK Chesterton]
I’ve been doing a fair bit of research on climate change lately as it’s been a focus for us as social action team at GUCU. I put together a short powerpoint-type thing with some of the biblical basis for why we should care about which we showed at CU last night, and then gave out some flyers with practical steps we can take. Thought I’d post the flyer up here, click for a larger image.
Sign up at icount for some more ideas, and check out Tearfunds stuff… they have a really good booklet called For Tomorrow Too which I used a lot.
“The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.”
[Rom 8:19-22]
by emma | May 8, 2007 | Everything Else
It’s been pretty incredible to see how much atiG has grown in the last few years, even in these last 6 months or so to be honest, everything just seems to have gone crazy with them. It wasn’t that long ago Philip was leaving SOAP, and off to be Fernando’s tour manager for a while. Not that long ago that Ally was still only engaged and not married.
Fast forward 6 months…
Ally and Cherry are making a wee home together in the ‘mena.
Philip is galavanting all around the show, such as recently attending the Dove awards (what?!?).
The Casting Crowns gig in June sold out ages ago.
Chris Tomlin tickets for Aug go on sale soon. I havee no doubt they will also sell out early… so go buy some!
In other words… I’m so chauffed for these guys, I love that they are prospering and getting more well-known artists into Northern Ireland as well as still supporting and nurturing lesser-known local talent.
by emma | May 7, 2007 | Faith, Photography
“If our lives are easy, we must be doing something wrong… Following Jesus is simple, but not easy. Love until it hurts, and then love more.“
by emma | May 6, 2007 | Everything Else
Off to Perth for a couple of days with my family. A suprise trip!
by emma | May 4, 2007 | Words
“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
[Marlene Dietrich]
by emma | May 3, 2007 | Books
This is a story about a family and, as there is a ghost involved, you might call it a ghost story. Not every family is a ghost story. The dead sit at our tables long after they have gone…
Have you ever lost someone you love and wanted one more conversation, one more chance to make up for the time when you thought they would be here forever? If so, then you know you can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back.
What if you got it back?
Recently read “For One More Day” by Mitch Albom. Wow what an incredible book! I’ve had him recommeneded and keep meaning to read his other stuff, but wow this book blew me away. It even made me cry at a few points… go read it, its a powerful story of a mothers love.
“Maybe it’s like my old man said: You can be a mama’s boy or a daddy’s boy, but you can’t be both. So you cling to the one you think you might lose…“
by emma | May 2, 2007 | Everything Else
I feel so weak right now. There have been so many deaths recently (in the last week), not of people I knew, but of close friends of my close friends. What do you say? There are no words.
I sat on the phone with a wonderful Godly woman who has been a driving force for good, an inspiration in my life, tonight, and attempted to comfort her while she cried. That’s the one that broke me. It’s usually the other way around with us.
Deliver me out of the sadness
Deliver me from all the madness
Deliver me courage to guide me
Deliver me Your strength inside me
[Deliver Me – David Crowder Band]
by emma | May 1, 2007 | Faith, Uni
I listened to an incredible sermon by Rob Bell yesterday, on Matt 28. (Find it here)
Most of you know I’ve ended up leading/guiding the social action team we have in CU this year. One of the things we want to see happen is for Christians to begin to understand that there is no real distinction between social justice and evangelism… the one is the other, and vice versa.
Rob was sharing about their new missions focus XYZ at an information evening one night when someone asked him a question,
“I think serving the poor is fantastic, but I am a little concerned. We need to be sure to tell them about Jesus. When is it that we are going to tell them about Jesus?”
Rob thought about it for a minute, then realised the answer was, we already are. He came to the realization that the question is not when do we teach them about Jesus, but what are we teaching them about Jesus. By the way we live out our lives and interact with others we are teaching them something about the nature of who Jesus is and what he is about. We are actually “telling others about Jesus” in a myriad of other ways, all the time.
“If Christians do not lead the way in caring for the earth, in stewarding our environment, then we have said to the world, we dont care about our environment. If we dont care for the environment, we are saying to the world we know our book has said one of its first commands is to take care of the earth, but we just dont really take that seriously.”
The gospel is not just something we verbally tell people. It is a way of life. If we only ever “share the gospel” through our words alone, it gets disembodied. It is meant to be lived out in the way we spend our money, love our neighboor, do our washing, take out our rubbish… everything.
I wish more people would get this.
HT: Mike
by emma | Apr 30, 2007 | Photography
I’m having my first photography exhibition!! I’m rather excited…
Offshore Coffee
3 – 5 Gibson St, Glasgow
19th May – 29th June
Please pass the word around if you could, use the flyer, whatever… come along, I’d love to see ya there sometime!
by emma | Apr 30, 2007 | Exodus
I spent the weekend out in Paisley with our Exodus team… much fun! We had a lot of time to just chill out and get to know each other.
On Saturday we helped Davy out on the streets of Paisley town center, giving out free ballons, sweets and drinks. Davy and his wife Ann are in the process of planting Paisley Vineyard, so we offered to help them out Saturday. I’m not sure who had more fun… us giving away the stuff or the people receiving it! I for one loved it.
We spent some time praying and sharing together as a team on Saturday night, along with Reuben (our main prayer partner) who came to join us for the evening/Sunday. Sunday included a visit to Paisley Elim church… a very welcoming place. When members come to talk to you as a visitor, it actually feels like they really want to talk to you! Which is a lovely feeling.
A wee gift we had in our rooms when we arrived… yummy scones!
Team bonding… Twister style!
Pretty knackered after all that… I’m off to bed…!
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