Single: for God's sake
by i.burgess on November 30, 2009
Today I had a conversation with a wise man at the College. I was talking to him about some of the stuff that was really bothering me, sharing the hurts. Specifically, I was being open about how sometimes I feel a bit forgotten, especially now all my friends seem to be meeting their life-partners right [...]
On the fourth day…
by i.burgess on November 30, 2009
‘On the third day, he rose again’ But what about the fourth day? What are we supposed to do now? Work, study, play, rest. Life goes on Talk to God, now Dear Lord, your resurrection has seemed so real to me sometimes. I remember when I first knew you, I was living in the third [...]
On the third day… (Remembering God's grace)
by i.burgess on November 29, 2009
Sunday has been a very significant day for Christians. The reason we have traditionally held church worship on this day is because it is the day of Jesus’ resurrection. New life and new hope came on Sunday. So from now on I shall list here, every Sunday the ways in which God has been good [...]
Jesus, I am yours (A short prayer)
by i.burgess on November 24, 2009
Dear God, This night, remember that my body is tired and my mind requires rest. Please give me peace to know you are in control of all the things which occupy my attention. Jesus, I abandon myself to you, the pursuit of your glory and the experience of your presence. May it not be in [...]
Blinded by the king to see the emperor (A refelction on Paul)
by i.burgess on November 23, 2009
Over the past week or so I have been reading through the Acts of the Apostles. It is a book of the history of the first generation of Christians and starts chronologically straight after Jesus was raised from the dead and ascended into heaven. It starts in Jerusalem, the city where Jesus died, and then [...]
Night Prayer
by i.burgess on November 22, 2009
Dear God Through bad and good, best and worst I have come And sometimes it’s difficult to know you are there in any of it Possibly Related Posts: A New Year Prayer Everlasting Gaze Fear Not The Toilsome Path I Love The Machine Lead, Kindly Light
You Win
by i.burgess on November 19, 2009
Dear God You win I relent Have your way I’m done with running Possibly Related Posts: A New Year Prayer Everlasting Gaze Fear Not The Toilsome Path I Love The Machine Lead, Kindly Light
An exercise in meaningless narcissism (Or rather, another blog post from me)
by i.burgess on November 17, 2009
Tonight there was a celebration at Cliff College. We celebrate every 2 weeks, the work God has been accomplishing in us and through us. We gather and sing, think, reflect and encounter God together. Tonight, a student at college preached on St Paul, and talked about how the message we proclaim is meaningless unless it [...]
The Laws of God are not rules
by i.burgess on November 13, 2009
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, 3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! 4 You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. 5 Oh that [...]
A night with the kids
by i.burgess on November 11, 2009
Shouting; noisy; smelly; beatutiful Rage; boredom; nowhere; kind Hopeless; abandon; forsaken; loved On the yellow-lit streets on a freezing November evening, there are some young people who like to meet their friends at the crossroads where there are shops. People do not like this. They see ‘gang’ and ‘yobs’ and ‘knife-crime’. Spend an hour, spend [...]
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