Long time No blog
Well it's been a while since i've taken time to update the old blog, so on this St. Patricks day since i'm off, I thought i'd take the opportunity to jot down a few thoughts. Suppose the biggest event since my last post was celebrating my turning 1/4 of a century on 8th March. Not a great celebration as I sat an exam on my birthday, but went out the weekend before with Helen, so the big occassion didn't pass by un-noticed.
Works still taking up alot of time, but i'm finding some opportunities opening up for sharing my faith, especially in the course i'm doing as you get more time to get to know people, so i'm praying God will continue to open doors there.
Youth stuff's going well, planning already for easter events, and thinking ahead to Reachout in the summer, so plenty of meetings, prayer times and thoughts and ideas churning away. The importance of the scriptures has been on my heart alot recently, and has been the subject of our thoughts at bible class recently. I've been challenged to develop a passion for the scriptures in my life, to get addicted to Gods word, and for this to be infectious to those around me. The pace of life brings it's struggles in pursuing this, but I know God will help me by his Spirir, and continue to mould my life by it.
Anyway i'd better shoot on, get some stuff done for youth club and bible class.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Picked up a few books during the conference, some on recomendation, others out of interest. Will post some thoughts on them as I read them, A Generous Orthodoxy - Brian McClaren, Church Next - Eddie Gidds & Ian Coffey, Seizing Your Devine Moment - Erwin McManus.
Kingdom Come........more than words Conference
Challenging, refreshing, inspiring, educational, rewarding: these are all words I would use as I reflect on the few days I spent at the above conference. Sometimes you get bogged down doing "stuff" in church related activities, and you loose focus on who your serving and why your serving Him. And this week was just what I needed to challenge my own relationship with my Heavenly Father, and how this in turn affected the youth ministry in which I am engaged and also my mission-field of the wrkplace. It also helped to re-ignite my passion for serving the one who brought me into relationship with the Father, and by whose grace I am free to live and serve daily.
Some greatly gifted communicators led us from Gods word challenging us in our relationship with God, the gospel we proclaim and how we proclaim it in todays society. Brothers and sisters in Christ from every branch of the evangelical church in Ireland joined together to learn, discuss, worship and enjoy fellowship together.
I thank God for giving me the opportunity to learn more of him at this conference, for challenging areas of my life that needed dealt with, for re-igniting my passion to serve him, and for broadening my vision and seeing my role as a follower of Christ to see his KINGDOM COME
Challenging, refreshing, inspiring, educational, rewarding: these are all words I would use as I reflect on the few days I spent at the above conference. Sometimes you get bogged down doing "stuff" in church related activities, and you loose focus on who your serving and why your serving Him. And this week was just what I needed to challenge my own relationship with my Heavenly Father, and how this in turn affected the youth ministry in which I am engaged and also my mission-field of the wrkplace. It also helped to re-ignite my passion for serving the one who brought me into relationship with the Father, and by whose grace I am free to live and serve daily.
Some greatly gifted communicators led us from Gods word challenging us in our relationship with God, the gospel we proclaim and how we proclaim it in todays society. Brothers and sisters in Christ from every branch of the evangelical church in Ireland joined together to learn, discuss, worship and enjoy fellowship together.
I thank God for giving me the opportunity to learn more of him at this conference, for challenging areas of my life that needed dealt with, for re-igniting my passion to serve him, and for broadening my vision and seeing my role as a follower of Christ to see his KINGDOM COME
Monday, January 30, 2006
I'm taking a couple of days leave this week that I have to use up, and am going to the Kingdom Come conference. Really looking forward to it, insightful speakers, thought provoking topics and hopefully some good contacts will be made and interesting conversations had. Will post some thoughts along the way hopefully. Until then i'll shoot on here.... Adios!!!
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
First post of 06
First post of the year, it’s been a while (couple of months) since I posted anything, needless to say I’ve got caught up in the rat-race of life again and am getting dragged along at a somewhat crazy pace. One week rolls into the next and before you know it your half way through January and Christmas is but a fleeting memory.
This year started like last year finished, desperately trying to keep afloat while the tides of life sweep you onward wherever that may go. Don’t get me wrong I’m not complaining, I’m eternally grateful for my job, for the young people whose lives I seek to influence with the gospel of Christ, for my girlfriend, friends and family; it’s just nice sometimes to kick-back and chill out spending some time in the presence of almighty God – a privilege I often fail to avail of.
Don’t know what God has in store for me this year, but I take comfort that God has “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). And that’s good enough for me, I just pray that I will draw closer to Him this year and have a greater reality of His presence and guiding hand in every aspect of my life.
This year started like last year finished, desperately trying to keep afloat while the tides of life sweep you onward wherever that may go. Don’t get me wrong I’m not complaining, I’m eternally grateful for my job, for the young people whose lives I seek to influence with the gospel of Christ, for my girlfriend, friends and family; it’s just nice sometimes to kick-back and chill out spending some time in the presence of almighty God – a privilege I often fail to avail of.
Don’t know what God has in store for me this year, but I take comfort that God has “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). And that’s good enough for me, I just pray that I will draw closer to Him this year and have a greater reality of His presence and guiding hand in every aspect of my life.
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