Long time no blogging
Hey all...yes, yes i know corny title but yeah. take it or leave it, thats all i can come up with for now :P hmm ok...time for an update...Well i've pretty much been in the same ol' routine of uni, work, youthgroup and church. The weeks just seem to be flying by...cant believe its only a few weeks until exams begin! Will have to start studying sooner rather than later esp. because my exams are early on...my last one is on 15th June which is great...coz that means i have 5 weeks off for inter-semester break! =) and thatll be a proper holiday too.
The other week i had a little 5 yr old start learning piano/keyboard. Man dont let 5 yr olds start learning the piano! This little boy isn't too bad but like most 5 yr olds his attention span isnt for very long...i dont blame him esp. when he has an hour lesson to endure! I need to talk to Ken about making it just half an hour lesson - usually what happens is each lesson is an hour and yeah u can have anywhere from 1-4 kids each hour (its just done in 3hr blocks after school).
Fun Funky Foooosballll
Yes the foosball games continue each Sun nite at the flat. Im doin my very best to try and beat a certain person too....working on my attack techniques etc and *prepare yourself* less trial and error! =p hahaha. I also just discovered that there is gonna be none other than a foosball championship at TSCF conference! yay. SO my Sun nite practise will be good training 4 it so i can kick everyone @ it at the conference hehehe.
In light of...
...the recent Global Day of Prayer and also the 40 Days of Prayer challenge for EU that i've taken up i thought i'd post the lyrics to this cool song...take some time out to read them:
What if the armies of the Lord
Picked up and dusted off their swords
Vowed to set the captives free
And not let satan have one more
What if the church, for heaven's sake
Finally stepped up to the plate
Took a stand upon God's promise
And stormed hell's rusty gates
Chorus:
What if His people prayed
And THOSE who bare His name
Would humbly seek His face
And Turn from their own way
And what would happen if we prayed
For those raised up to lead the way
Then maybe kids in school could pray
And unborn children see light of day
What if the life that we pursue
Came from a hunger for the truth
What if the family turned to Jesus
Stopped asking Oprah what to do
Chorus:What if His people prayed
And THOSE who bare His name
Would humbly seek His face
And Turn from their own way
He said that they would hear
His promise has been made
He'll answer loud and clear
if only we would pray
If My people called by My name
If they'll humble themselves and pray
If My people called by My name
If they'll humble themselves and pray....
~ 'What if His People Prayed', Casting Crowns
Random gripes:
*Wet weather...why is it that it always seems to pour down (like it did today) when you change classes yet when you're inside it begins to clear up?!
*Culture shock? Lately i've seen a few people that have been dressed in muslim clothing walking round uni (and i'm meaning like only have a slit for their eyes). Now i know they are muslims and that they have regulations on what they dress and religious rules etc etc, but really...do they need to continue to wear their kind of clothing when they're living here and not in their own country? Correct me if i'm wrong, but not all muslims here do. Would it hurt them if they became a bit more westernised? I know im probably being harsh here but yeah when Westerners go over to Muslim/islamic countries they are expected to have respect for the locals and their culture and to dress a little like them so that they don't offend anyone. So why shouldnt they do that here? Any thoughts on this fellow readers??
4 Comments:
My young padawan. Some instructions to further your fooseball education.
1. Defence.
2. Defence.
3. Aim.
4. Defence.
Scott i think you forgot to add 'defence' into there.
oh and 'aim'
Just in response to your question - are you implying that westerners are offended at muslims?
I had thought that in general, the west doesn't care what other people wear, so why should we care specifically about muslims? They can do what they want.
One could even that our dress standard is so low, what they wear is probably an improvement on what westerners wear....
Nathan: Yes i see where ya comin from and ur right, majority of Westerners, or in this case NZers, couldnt care less whether they wore that kind of clothin or not. But maybe we shud be...i think it pretty much just goes to show how PC our society is these days, and also shows the growing presence of Muslims. All i was really pointin out i guess is that why shouldnt they confrom to our culture (despite its shortcomings esp. when it comes to clothes...but then i would say Muslim clothing would be ultra conservative, almost too far the other way) when people who visit Muslim countries are expected to pretty much conform to theirs? Unless they hold the same kinda thing us Christians do: to be in the world and not of the world, and have applied it to all aspects of their lives. I dunno....
Scott/Jono: u forgot to add one of the most important things in that list...to win! :P
Lou: Yeah i really want to get their CD too :) I think Jenny has it. their songs are real good
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