C.S. Lewis on Love…

November 22, 2006  |  Quotes, Resources  |  No Comments

If you asked twenty good men what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply ‘Unselfishness’.  But if you asked almost any of the great Christians of old he would have replied, ‘Love’.  You see what has happened?  A negative term has been substituted for a positive, and this is of more than philosophical importance.  The negative ideal of Unselfishness carries with it the suggestion not primarily of securing good things for others, but of going without them ourselves, as if our abstinence and not their happiness was the important point.  I do not think this is the Christian virtue of Love.

C.S. Lewis – The Weight Of Glory 

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Rules of Engagement 2

November 21, 2006  |  Misc  |  1 Comment

For those who are interested, the ring has arrived and the pictures are now available.

The Happy Couple

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Love At Any Cost…

November 12, 2006  |  Misc, Quotes  |  No Comments

“For Christians it should not be ‘peace at any price’, but rather ‘love at any cost’.” – Rev. Roy Freestone

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” – Matthew 5:9

The Touch of God…

November 9, 2006  |  Quotes  |  No Comments

We are apt to forget the mystic supernatural touch of God which comes with his call. If a man can tell you how he got the call of God and all about it, it is questionable whether he ever had the call. A call to be a professional man may come in that explicit way, but the call of God is much more supernatural. The realisation of the call of God in a man’s life may come with a sudden thunder clap or by a gradual dawning, but in whatever way it comes, it comes with the under-current of the supernatural, almost the uncanny. It is always accompanied with a glow – something that cannot be put into words. We need to keep the atmosphere of our mind prepared by the Holy Spirit lest we forget the surprise of the touch of God on our lives.

Oswald Chambers

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  • Extreme blending…the “Will it Blend” video series is divided into two sections, “Try This At Home” and “Don’t Try This At Home”. Make sure you view all of them…
  • I think proper English would suggest that the title be changed to “Deceptive Pictures” – but hey. Tagging these so I can find them again later for a talk/sermon.

Rules of Engagement

November 1, 2006  |  Misc  |  12 Comments

On the morning of Saturday 28th October, 2006, my girlfriend and I paid a visit to Stowe Landscape Gardens, near Buckingham. After wandering around the gardens and enjoying the scenery and each others company, we stopped for a rest in the West Lake Pavillion.  After some time spent taking more pictures, talking and watching the world go by, I proposed, and she said “yes”.

Saturday afternoon was mostly spent informing family, and the evening was spent entertaining our mutual friends who had introduced us (just ten weeks earlier).  Due to a lack of time on Saturday, we called into the shopping centre on Sunday after Church and ordered the ring together.