Friday Frivolity: Best Wedding Video Ever!
Seriously, I don’t find this stuff – it finds me.
Author: pilgrim
Philippians Study
One of the reasons I haven’t done much proper writing on this blog recently is that I have been preparing our next study in the JP2 Group. In an effort to increase people’s confidence in approaching the Bible, we are going to be working through one of the shorter books of the New Testament in its entirety.
After selecting two books, I put it to a vote and the winner was Paul’s letter to the Philippians. I love this letter of Paul’s, it’s just so beautiful and upbeat.
It’s going to be a work-in-progress, but I’ve decided to put my notes for this study up on this blog. I’ll be updating them as we go through the text. So far I’ve got the first session completed, up to verse eleven of the first chapter.
There’s a permanent link to these notes in this blog’s side panel, but you can also get to the completed sections by clicking on the links below:
Baptism Anniversary
Today’s my baptism anniversary. I had planned to do a longer post, but I’m busy preparing a study of Philippians which begins tomorrow, so instead I’ll be brief… 😉
Make sure it's got a rational soul...
Make sure it's thorough...
...and who says it has to be voluntary?
Prayer of St. Brendan
Now that the craziness of Independence Day has passed, it’s time to calm down and listen to something beautiful:
I was fortunate enough to be present at the Mass at Clifton Cathedral in Bristol when this video was taken. It was written by a friend of mine, Mr. Joseph Meigh, as his final composition piece before heading to university.
Lectionary Notes: The Seed of Life
15th Sunday In Ordinary Time: 10th July, 2011
Each week I produce notes for the upcoming Sunday Gospel for the Bible Study at St. John’s.
It’s a mixture of my own random thoughts, combined with what I’ve found in commentaries, sermons. I’m toying with the idea of publishing them here each week, so this is a bit of a test-drive…
If you think you’d find it helpful if I posted this each Monday evening, please let me know.
The Readings for this week focus around Jesus’ “Parable of the Sower”…
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Half Year Update
Wow….we’re already just about half way through 2011… Does it look like I’m going to achieve all my New Year Resolutions? Let’s take a look and see…
1. Spend 30 minutes every day in Scripture: At the beginning of the year this was my most faithfully kept resolution, but unfortunately now it’s probably the worst… 🙁
2. More dancing: I’ve finally started making good progress in this area, thank goodness! Since my last update, I did the Beginner’s Boot Camp at Swing Diego. I’ve just finished a month of lessons and I’m signed up for another round. Finally getting back on track… 🙂
3. No more rushing: I think I’m still winning here. I’ve had quite a few extra commitments in the past few months (such as hosting Theology On Tap, taking a new course at the Pastoral Institute), but I think I’ve kept the rushing around to a minimum and even had a few peaceful weekends kicking around the apartment.
4. No chocolate: I’m still chocolate-free. When I miss it, I just stare at this picture for a while…
5. Get into the best shape of my life: I think I’ve been doing pretty well here – my diet is under control and I’m regularly doing moderate exercise. However, I’m nowhere near the best shape of my life. I think some kind of “big push” is needed…
6. At least five minutes of guitar practice every day: I’ve managed to keep this up. I’m actually doing more than this because, come September, I’m going to be the only guitarist at the LifeTeen Mass.
7. Keep proper track of my finances: Virtually all sorted. I’m even being good and checking my bank accounts most mornings for fraudulent activity (you know, like grown-ups do).
8. Get back to England for a couple of weeks: Sorted that back in March.
So, I’m going to have to (i) find a way to integrate Scripture reading into my daily life (ii) keep up with the dancing and (iii) go the extra mile (literally!) with the exercise.
All in all, none too shabby…
Friday Frivolity: The First Annoying Vegan
Many of my friends are vegetarian, vegan or have food allergies. I love them all dearly.
This, however, this is really funny… 😀