The Atheist 'Church'

A great post on this flash-in-the-pan phenomenon that has been dubbed 'The Atheist Church'.
Have a look, then have a look at a real church, like this one (others available).
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Things I love in England 2

It's time for another of these. Some of you may know I've applied with JET to be an ALT in Japan for a year. The time where I am supposed to hear from them about whether I get an interview or not is looming and therefore my heart is drifting towards Japan again, which can/has caused problems. The problem is I am here for at least another 7 months, if I even get selected (which is far from certain) and therefore although I don't want my love or passion for Japan to diminish, I neither wish for my current calling to suffer. Therefore, here is another list of things I love in England. (There may be repeats!)

Cardiff Friends

St. Peter's, Interior

1. English. Being able to communicate easily is wonderful.
2. St. Peter's, Woodmansterne. A church I love, full of people who love Jesus and have welcomed me with open arms.
3. Churches in general. There are loads of them here. Even the smallest villages tend to have churches and towns and cities have a plethora.
4. Coffee, especially Coffee#1, Costa and Neros.
5. Tea. Good in Japan too but different. 
6. Ales
7. Pork Pies
8. British TV
9. NHS and access to medicines
10. British humour
11. Queues
12. Friends (Some of them on the right)
13. Family
14. Social understanding
15. Seasons
16. Queuing
17. Relaxed hobbies
18. Cheese. As in actual cheese and not cheese flavoured rubber.
19. Not sweating 24/7 during the summer
20. The countryside

Let me know your thoughts. What is great about England? I'll even extend it to Great Britain if that makes life easier. Comment below.
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Ladies, put your testicals away in church!

Lady Gaga with testical hair. 

A really intersting concept.
Did paul mean ladies' hair was thier 'covering' or 'testicals'?
I know! Sounds mental right? Well it's from good scholars, not nut jobs.
Might be right and might not be. Have a look and decide for yourself

See this post by Richard Beck: http://experimentaltheology.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/head-coverings-in-worship-why-female.html

and this short essay by Mark Goodacre:
http://markgoodacre.org/peribolaionJBL.pdf

H/T: Nearemmaus

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To learn ASAP

Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

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/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend up
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off

Here for this tab and many more!

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Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong passed away this week. In his honour here are two lesser known facts:

1)He was a Ukulele player and requested one to be left in quarantine to pass his time. (See photo)

2)He was a Christian. He and Buzz took communion before emerging from the Pod.
 
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H/T GOT A UKULELE

I Won't Be Lazy - A Parody of 'Call Me Maybe' by Carley Ray Jepsen

A song for Woodmansterne primary school. It was performed on the last Tuesday assembly of the Summer term. It reminds us that holiday is not so we can be lazy but to have fun, help others and serve our family. Lyrics and chords are below (as well as the original and Cookie Monster Version videos)

G Em* C D

I threw my bag on the floor,
ain’t got to work now at all
I kicked my shoes off my feet,
And now I’ll watch T.V

My Mum is whinging at me,
”Do chores and turn off T.V”
but it’s my holiday time,
I turned the volume up.

Wait! What am I doing?
getting fat with all this chewing
lawn is needing mowing.
Should I help my parents, maybe?

CHORUS
Hey, it’s the summer,
And I feel lazy,
playing consoles,
and watching T.V.

It’s time to do right,
stop thinking of me,
start helping others.
I won’t be lazy!

Hey, it’s the summer,
go and climb trees
play some football
swim in the sea

I’ll use the body
that God gave me
for fun and service.
I won’t be lazy!

I’ll go out, have some fun,
not sit all day on my bum,
I’ll use my holiday time,
to play out with my friends.

I’ll clean the table at home,

I’ll wash the dishes with mum,

I’ll do whatever I can,

to love my family.

Great, we’re doing better
loving one another
Love like Jesus loves us.
I want to be more like him, today!

 CHORUS 

 

BRIDGE
C G
When I live just for myself
D
my life is so bad
C
my life is so bad

D C
my life is so, so bad

But when we live for someone else
and live for Jesus
His love completes us
and makes us so, so glad.

CHORUS 2 G Em* C D
I’ll use the body
that God gave me
for fun and service.
I won’t be lazy!


It’s time to do right,
stop thinking of me,
start helping others.
I won’t be lazy!

Hey, it’s the summer,
go and climb trees
play some football
swim in the sea



BRIDGE 2
C G
When I live just for myself
D
my life is so bad
C
my life is so bad

D C
my life is so, so bad

But when we live for someone else
and live for Jesus
His love completes us D G
I won’t be lazy!

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G - 0232

Em* - 0402

C - 0003

D - 2220

In case you've not heard it before, here is the original

and here is a(nother) brilliant parody!

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Lectio Divina

Scripture knowledge today, even among Christians, is poor. I Have been a student of scripture most of my life and I still find my knowledge lacking, and even more the living out of the message. One great way to help us engage with scripture is Lectio Divina. You may have heard the phrase before. Here is a fantastic introduction by Dr. Joanne Jung to what it is and how to do it. Give it a listen, give it a go and see what God has to say and have you do today.



Courtesy of Biola. Check them out!

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