Archive for the “Cliff Life” category
God Is
by i.burgess on June 3, 2010
I wrote this at the start of my year, and it has proven to be more true than I had realised. God is the voice which beckons me to come and die God is the one who went before me and demonstrated it. God is the source of my being He who gives me the [...]
Cleaning my room
by i.burgess on May 26, 2010
You know that wobbly feeling in the bottom of your stomach? It’s probably not there right now, unless you’re having some sort of dietary issue, but it’s a feeling I think everyone gets, sometimes. I got it yesterday when I was cleaning out my room. My room at university is one of my favourite places. [...]
Mission Log #1
by i.burgess on March 19, 2010
Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD! (Psalm 117) God’s love for me doesn’t change. His relentless pursuit of my affection is unending. He has been far more faithful to me than I ever [...]
Pick me, miss
by i.burgess on February 25, 2010
I’m a drain on the taxpayer. And by that I mean I am a full time student. I study at Cliff College and enjoy my time doing so. Much of my week is taken up with lectures, and the nature of being in a small institution means there is a great deal of interactive learning. [...]
Near Death – a train-wreck
by i.burgess on February 23, 2010
Saturday I didn’t die. Granted, this is an assertion I can make about any day of the week, however this Saturday I can be more specific. I didn’t die in a train crash. Well, anyone who rides in a train and lives can make that claim. To clarify: I didn’t die when the train I [...]
Lessons in Honesty
by i.burgess on January 27, 2010
Struggling? Been praying for change? God has finally heard my cry. Here’s how it worked for me: “Hey dude, can we talk” “Sure” (Later) “I’ve been really struggling with X” “Thank you so much for sharing that, I’ve been really struggling with Y” “Can we talk about X and Y more often” “That would be [...]
Young, free and single #1
by i.burgess on December 8, 2009
This is the first of an occasional series as I reflect on what it means for me to be available to God. Living in the community I do, Cliff College, there are several amusing quirks. The food, the heating, the paper-thin walls. And the phenomenon of ‘cliff couples.’ One couple hold the record for fastest [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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