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Posted by Katherine Weston on Friday 09 May 2008, 11:01PM
I thought I'd make a blog because I've been thinking about this all day! After a meeting which, as Robin puts it, had "God's fingerprints" all over it, I sat in the car home talking to another person who went to the meeting - possibly one of the most inspirational people I know. I've just been thinking about how we all have our own journeys with God and he gives us hurdles in life that we have to try and work through/get over. At the time it is the most horrible experience and it feels like there's no end to it yet when you look back over your experiences you realise that God was there all along and he had a plan and it really did happen for a reason. I know that if it wasn't for the person in the car last night (and a few others) I probably wouldn't still be coming to church and I wouldn't have this relationship with God. Yet I had to go through some hard stuff to get there. In a weird way, through all of that it's made my faith so much stronger because I've seen what God does and how he's worked in me. Basically, I'm just glad that God has his plan for me and he has my journey planned. It makes all the hard stuff seem worthwhile because eventually it leads you to where God wants you to be. :)
DofE Silver Continuedd:)
Posted by Sarah Limmer on Thursday 08 May 2008, 10:32AM
It really was the funniest weekend ever!! i think we hold a record for having 2 Sarahs in one specific group lolz. The sheep- that was the funniest moment in the whole thing- in all honesty if we had the morale of Sunday with the weather of Sat- it would have been even better! i didnt really feel at all spiritual until we reached the top of the hill- the climbing started to frustrate me!:) but no blisters! we forgot to sing God is Gone up on Sunday- but hey theres the real thing i supose:P
Footprints
Posted by Natalie Stanley on Wednesday 07 May 2008, 08:54PM
As I was looking through my stuff today, I found this card that I recieved when I was confirmed and I thought I'd enlighten you all :]
I love this. It reminds me that God will always be with us, no matter what.
Footprints
'One night I had a dream.
I dreamed I was walking along the beach with God and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonged to me and the other to God.
When the last scene of my life flashed before us I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at times along the path of life there was only one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of my life. This really bothered me and I questioned God about it.
"God, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk with me all the way but I noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why in times when I needed you most, you would leave me."
God replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never, never leave you during your times of trials and suffering. When you see only one set of footprints it was then that I carried you."'
Walking With God
Posted by Natalie Stanley on Wednesday 07 May 2008, 08:37PM
I was doing my practice expedition for my Duke of Edinburgh Silver award at the weekend and, no matter how tiring it was, I rather enjoyed it. Camping with my friends and roasting marshmallows on a gas cooker was only the half of it. Walking so high upon the hills, I found it very spiritual and enlightening. The secludedness added to it. On our second day of walking, when we stopped for lunch, we were talking to another group of our friends, who were also taking the award, and their leader. He was so mean! He made his group walk up a steep hill twice! Just because he wanted them to! AND he's such a hypocrite; He told us that our lunches were unhealthy because they had 200 calories, but, when we all finished and had ice-creams (in the rain! :]) he had this huuge sandwhich with about 4 sausages in it! We now call him 'evil-man' :] Anyway, back to the point. As we were walking along the top of this massive hill, we were told by our leader that we would be walking among the clouds if it was a cloudy day. When I heard that, I thought how high up we were and that it was like walking with God. I was very spiritual that day. I was thankful to be there... That is, unil we walked through a field of sheep, our group walking through at different paces. My friend Lottie and I were the first to walk through along with the two Sarah's in our group, and this one sheep comes up to us. We walked away from it and it followed us and it rammed its head into my leg twice! That was the funniest day I'd had in years.
:]
WOW...A Church Service at a Music Festival!!!
Posted by jon green on Friday 02 May 2008, 10:29PM
Yes thats right! Europe's Largest Tribute and New Acts Festival Will be Holding a Service on Sunday morning 25th May!! www.glastonbudget.co.uk Why not come along for the weekend have a great bank holiday weekend too, message me or email jono@glastonbudget.co.uk for more info! Should be GReat jonoxx
Bobzy's blogging
Posted by Robin Rolls on Friday 02 May 2008, 04:42PM
...again whilst making Lasagne :) Just thought I'd say welcome to the site if you've come to start blogging, and I look forward to reading everything you write!
Blog for the world!
Posted by Robin Rolls on Friday 02 May 2008, 12:36PM
Hellooooo.......you can now blog on here so MOVE your existing blog from wherever it was to here, because we want you to blog on this site and read about everything that's happening !
Look forward to hearing about your lives!
Bobz
The fingerprints of God...
Posted by Robin Rolls on Wednesday 30 Apr 2008, 12:10PM
Does God have hands? No I don't think so - well not in a real 5 fingers sort of sense anyway I don't think :s I could do a cheesy link here about 'no hands but our hands' but I won't!
I just wondered because if God DOES have hands, then he DOES have fingers, and therefore fingerprints. Now I know this is a bit wierd, but last night I was at a meeting where the fingerprints of God were all over the thing! Loads of people there, an amazing passion for what we wanted to do - to be honest I've never been a a meeting quite like it. I had to say a few things, and it seemed to be moving so amazingly forward that had I said 'can someone fetch me a Sheep'......I think I would have got one (not that I wanted one - in fact that was a rubbish thing to say but hey I've done it now :))
So what does it mean if the fingerprints of God are all over something? I suppose it means it feels like he has marked something as his own, his divine unique traits are everywhere, identifying her to it. Does that make sense? I hope so. I've learned this week of fingerprints elsewhere too - Youth workers arriving by the shedload to Leicester Diocese, new expressions of worship, plans and dreams suddenly coming together.....as my little boy says when he sense something's happening: "Aslan's on the move Daddy, Aslan's on the move"......
Have a great day and I'm sorry I haven't blogged for ages, we're working on a way of allowing you to blog on here, and that should be along soon.
Bobz
Drugs
Posted by Robin Rolls on Thursday 03 Apr 2008, 11:35AM
I read in the press this morning that the advisory council are suggesting that Cannabis should remain as a Class C drug, and not be upgraded to a Class B drug, which some are suggesting. It's a debate that has been raging for some time.
Cannabis was re-classified from Class B to Class C in January 2004, meaning that the penalties changed (I've put them below for you to have a look at).
The Diocese of Leicester would like to make it clear that Cannabis use is Illegal.
For specialist information on drugs misuse, visit www.talktofrank.com
ok then.......
Posted by Robin Rolls on Tuesday 01 Apr 2008, 08:14AM
Sitting at my desk, I was here just 12 hours ago, and in between there's been some sleepidge and yawn action. The sun's streaming through my window, and I haven't got the faintest idea what to write on this blog. I don't even know if my Blogs are any good to be honest! In fact I'm having a low blog self esteem crisis :)
Sometimes when I get in the zone I have a leetle look through my diary at the day ahead and see what's coming up. The thought I always have is whether or not I can 'change the world' by what I'm doing today. Well here's a little insight: AM - Update with my P.A. about a few projects. Pop into town coz I have forgotten my aftershave and I neeeeed some. Meeting at 10 with a guy from a local group that do events. Then maybe a lunchtime meeting if it comes off. Then a bit of desk action, and then tonight I'm going to see a group of folks who want a youth worker through the yp4l scheme and I have to turn up and show them what an amazing idea youth work is!
A strange day really, some space in it, and lots to be done - but will I change the world today? No probably not, but then again I know a man who can......and did........and is doing!
I would just like to say
Posted by Robin Rolls on Thursday 20 Mar 2008, 09:49PM
....that I hope you have a fabulous Easter!! Soon you'll be able to blog yourselves too, plus play arcade games on this website! Hurrah Hurrah :)
Medals
Posted by Robin Rolls on Thursday 06 Mar 2008, 09:44PM
A few days ago I found myself involved in a class A rifle range challenge at a specially designed range on the Welsh Borders. I'm not into rifles a great deal I have to be honest, but I had got through to the finals so decided to just enjoy the event.
Moments later and I found myself in a 'shoot off' for first place and the amazing news is that I won! But the story doesn't end there. There was this bloke who was also involved - a Mr. Mango I think he was called, but the strange thing was that he got really cross when he didn't win anything, and then started to make up stories about spinners and oranges and the like - wierd really. Anyway it was a good moment to reflect on the fact that 'we're all winners with Jesus'.
I haven't seen that man since, but I have fond memories of my time with him, and somehow I hope he reads this and realises that it's the taking part that counts........
Love from the Landsdowne
Posted by Robin Rolls on Thursday 21 Feb 2008, 09:12PM
A night in Leicester for the Bobzmeister, and I find myself in an unknown bar on the London Road - just thought I'd pop out after work and find out what's going on around this fab part of our fab city and Diocese...
I was at a meeting of some great folks last night, and one of them said that they had asked a young person where the church was that they were going to a meeting at, and the young person said 'well, I think it's over there somewhere', but they weren't really sure.
I just thought that in that fleeting moment, there was an amazing truth, I think the Church is over there somewhere, but I'm not really sure, and maybe they didn't care either. Where is the church? WHat is it doing, is it over there, or over here?
Just some random thoughts from the London Road........
Finding the right worker?
Posted by Robin Rolls on Monday 18 Feb 2008, 11:48AM
......so there I am, booted and suited, chairing a three day interview process to find the right minister for our home church. There had been about 70 expressions of interest - it's a small but progressive church, and that makes us popular. Some of them were remote and a bit wierd - One application was from someone with no Church experience but a degree in Nuclear Physics......? :s
In the end it boiled down to two, both from different countries, both felt called, both good people, both probably could have bought different things to us as a church. In the end we chose one guy, unanimously everyone agreed he was God's man, and after a lot of prayer and a very lengthy and rigorous process he has been offered the job.
Strange thing is, he saw the advert once - first time round, and couldn't apply, and then when we didn't manage to fill the post first time around, he happened to see the advert again 'by chance', andlo and behold......
Amazing really, he preached on Sunday, and it seemed like he had 'come home' he was so relaxed and excited. Ridiculous, profound wierd........and then the same God creates a totally breathtaking sunrise this morning on the M42 at about 6:30 - how on earth did he do that?? In the words of Bruce Almighty.........'now you're just showing off'
Bobz x
Blog for the world
Posted by Robin Rolls on Friday 08 Feb 2008, 09:28AM
hi guys,
just to let you know there are some ridiculous things going on - talk of another youth event this year sometime, talk of maybe 2 NEW youth churches being created, and the ability for YOU to blog here within the near future! Thought you'd like to know. Enjoy your weekend and thanx for being you!
Bobz
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