Reading my custom google news feed for tb I have found that tb is everywhere. It’s an issue at the moment in schools in the US and even in Queensland Australia. Weird, I added it to my news feed to get news about developing world but most of the time it’s Western cases that show up.
It didn’t suck.
I think though the best acting award should go to R2D2. He is the best character in the film. Yoda fighting is very cool.
They did well at explaining the conspiricies. It was a fun film with all the fighting and all. Anikan and Padma were again the worst characters. Their scenes lacked emotional resonance.
So as long as you don’t expect miracles you should enjoy the film.
I’d give it a 8 out of 10. Part of this is sentimental. Also don’t get your hopes up Jar Jar doesn’t die. But his role in the film is very small and he doesn’t get to speak more then 2 words. Possibly it was 1.
We had a discusion about evangalism and social justice tonight at commy dinner. I was thinking about it walking home in the rain(I left home walking in the rain too).
The particular area I began thinking about was seeking God. I think one of God’s biggest concerns is justice. I think God cares more for the widows and orphans then we can imagine. From my reading of the Bible God spends so much time talking about social justice. The Old Testement has long passages denouncing injustices perpatrated by the people of the time. Jesus spent so much time on the fringes of the society when he was on Earth in physical form(Is that the theologically correct way of saying it Tom). Jesus said he came to save the lost. He healed the sick and reached out to the outcasts.
I wonder sometimes if we Christian’s in the West need to become outcasts if we need to lose our posesions. I think we could learn a lot if we were forced to depend on God.
When I look at the World the places I see God moving most strongly are not the affulent places. Not amoung the educated and rich. I see my God working on the fringes of society. I see God moving amoung the poor. Where their apears to be no hope there my God is.
This is the God who gave us parables about reckless abandon. The parable of the lost sheep tells of a shepard who risks the 99 safe sheep, all to find the one lost one. And when he finds them there is celebration.
What does this mean? For me I want to seek out my God and I think I have a pretty clear idea of where to look. The place which many try to avoid seeing, the fringes of society. The hopeless causes and the places of loss and suffering.
It reminds me of the “Seek Your Face” song from St John’s Darlinghurst about seeking God in the face of even domestic violence.
God truly is Merciful. He is love. He is God the great I AM.
Three people out of six have turned up today. Getting here at 9am and finding one other person.
Yesterday 3 people for the first 2 hours. By the end of the day about 7 out of 11 people turned up.
I just lost my post about being lost.. How fitting.
I still find being back in Australia hard. We can be such an abstract society. Life is abstracted away. We live as consumers and workers. Too often value is defined in material terms.. Our riches are based on the exploitation of the poor. Too often it feels like we don’t have any choice. Our government gives tax cuts to the well of, instead of increasing services or providing tax relief. Who earns over $100,000 and still needs a handout from the government?
And why do people support these tax cuts. Probably because many believe one day they will be rich.
I don’t know how to live in Australia. I find it hard being back in a consumer society. I want to help people but I find it hard to ID the people who need it and how to help. It’s doubly hard because I am busy trying to finish my Uni course and working. I used to find both satisfying and meaningful. Now Uni largely feels hollow. I don’t know how much more it will teach me that I can use to help people. The focus is so heavily on the business and profit domain. Work is still OK but is taking up way to much time. Sometimes I wonder about the usefulness of what I do.
I’m feeling a bit better today. I keep finding I forget the key ingredient which is God. I am committed to having more regular quality quite times. Trying to listen to my God. I am committed to keeping myself informed about what is happening in the World.
Thanks to my fantastic friends. They prove to me there is a way to live in Australia with integrity, humility and love. My friends are one of God’s greatest gifts to me. Yet I am going to spend many years away from my oldest friends if plans come to fruition. Everything’s so temporary. Particularly if you are planning on leaving the country again in 9 months.
http://www.latimes.com/ne…ack=1&cset=true
This is sounding cool.
“Our Gospel and the teachings of Jesus are teachings of holistic inclusion. But (the faith) has had 2,000 years of perfecting the doctrine of exclusion,” he said. “We hope to use AIDS and HIV to bring back that core of inclusion to Christianity.”
A bunch of African Christian’s (Protestants and Catholics) are trying to get back to the core of the Gospel. One Church actually tried to get all its members tested for AIDS.
Could you imagine the guts that takes?
God is good.
I am getting so flaky lately. Today I totally forgot I was meeting a friend. This week has sucked. I have been sick. Working on projects at work. Trying to do uni work too.
I’ve worked out why I forgot. I wasn’t meant to go to work today because the project was meant to be finished. But of course it wasn’t. So I ended up at work. Spent all day trying to get stuff working. Ended up at the last minute going to the airport with my Dad at about 4pm. It was only on the way back that I realised I had forgotten. My poor friend waited 20min for me to come and I didn’t turn up. Sorry mate.
Good night.
Here is Hannah
This is a photo from the only time I have seen her.
I love my Mum lot’s. She’s my Mum and I wouldn’t swap her.
However there is this fun issue in my family of my sister Bronwyn. Who for reasons described in a previous post no longer talks to anyone in my family(including extended).
Now usually Mother’s Day is going to be hard enough for my Mum, and grandmothers. But this Mother’s Day is harder because Bronwyn now has a child. Who my parents, grandparents and in fact all the extended family except me have not seen in person. My Mum’s a grandparent and not allowed to see her grandchild. My Nana was able to organise to get some photos through the in-laws but that has stopped now we think.
Earlier this year I got the privelage of meeting my niece Hannah for the first time and seeing my sister and her husband again. We aggreed that I’d visit a bit and it all went fine (I think). But now I am back on the silent treatment too. I thought our family had a shot at being reconcilled slowly but surely.
I think when I realised this wasn’t going to happen I got passively aggressive at God. My prayer life deteriated a lot.
It’s hard living with parents who have been demoralised. How do you make it OK that one of their children doesn’t talk to them? How do you make OK the dreadful accusations made? How do you help?
How do you keep forgiving a sister who keeps on causing pain but doesn’t acknowledge it?
How do you keep up hope for realationships that just end up in disapointment?
I don’t like being played and disrespected. I don’t like people playing games with my life and my family. All done in the name of my God and Jesus. Who I doubt believes people should relate through playing games. I don’t doubt that she faces many issues with mental health. That she believes she is acting justly. But even so others should know better
Don’t get me wrong I love my sister. I haven’t been the best brother. But how do you be a good brother to someone who ignores your calls and messages?
I guess God you know. But it still doesn’t make it easy.
Jesus, I’m waiting here, boss
I know you’re looking out for us
But maybe your hands aren’t free.
Your Father, He made the world in seven
He’s in charge of heaven.
Will you put a word in for me?
Wake Up Dead Man.
U2 Pop
I like Stephen. I think his a good honest chap.
It appears to me that Coke Vending machines are disapearing from stations.
I have verified that North Sydney, Town Hall and Central(Country and Suburban) no longer have Coke or Smith’s vending machines. Does anyone know what is happening to the vending machines?
Is it just those stations or all City Rail stations. Please let me know if you know of any stations that still have vending machines..
Hopefully it is only temporary. They better not of switched contracts to Pepsi. That would be a very sad day for Sydney.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4512145.stm
I read this today it’s about a woman who was to proposed to by her rapist in court. Pretty sick. The court actually let him ask too.
YAY!! I am nearly done. Blogging in lectures is quite fun. I think I am a fan. Though the novelty may wear off though.
So good.. I can now surf the internet properly from Uni. Such a relief.
Also a relief I am upto slide 49. Oh 50 now