The things that don't change in this world? The fact that Love wins, Forgiveness works, Grace is free, and Peace is possible. These things have never changed and will never change. This is in the DNA of the Gospel. - Shane Hippshttp://shanehipps.blogspot.com/
October 29, 2009
Just stumbled across the below thought it was cool ...
yo yo WORD!!!
Its amazing how our writing reflects our thinking... i mean Obviously one will reflect the other but in a looking back sense I find it quite amusing to look at where my head was at about 5 months ago!!! The things that seemed so mind boggling...
Recently I have been grappling (funny word) with what the bible says about the Kingdom of God... I must admit before last week I havent been too much of a bible reader - sure I read the bible but I guess I have never really felt compelled to delve into details and further learn stuff and then take that and think about it and live it!!! so NEWS to the world... ROXIE has been reading her Bible!!! And its flippen AWESOME!!!
The main places I have been hanging out in Matthew and Luke and Ephesians... and there is all this stuff i didnt even know was there!!!! and stuff that Im realising has so much relevance to me and to this world today!!!
In particular reading about Jesus and the stories he told and the things he did... and I have read a whole lot of stuff and listend to a whole lot of stuff going on about how Jesus was counter Cultural and I have been like yea yea awesome he was cool and we have to be cool like that but its like the pin dropped!!!!! Jesus was the epitome of Counter Cultural and not just once, and not just infront of the Pharisees and Religious leaders but ALL THE TIME!!!
Its just been so exciting reading and finding more and more about Jesus and has just totally made me so in love with my King... THE KING!!!
(man i always feel dumb because this isnt really ground breaking just excitement from Roxie)
Recently I have been grappling (funny word) with what the bible says about the Kingdom of God... I must admit before last week I havent been too much of a bible reader - sure I read the bible but I guess I have never really felt compelled to delve into details and further learn stuff and then take that and think about it and live it!!! so NEWS to the world... ROXIE has been reading her Bible!!! And its flippen AWESOME!!!
The main places I have been hanging out in Matthew and Luke and Ephesians... and there is all this stuff i didnt even know was there!!!! and stuff that Im realising has so much relevance to me and to this world today!!!
In particular reading about Jesus and the stories he told and the things he did... and I have read a whole lot of stuff and listend to a whole lot of stuff going on about how Jesus was counter Cultural and I have been like yea yea awesome he was cool and we have to be cool like that but its like the pin dropped!!!!! Jesus was the epitome of Counter Cultural and not just once, and not just infront of the Pharisees and Religious leaders but ALL THE TIME!!!
Its just been so exciting reading and finding more and more about Jesus and has just totally made me so in love with my King... THE KING!!!
(man i always feel dumb because this isnt really ground breaking just excitement from Roxie)
August 3, 2009
The Stand Alone Gospel Message
Ive been thinking more on the Power of God and the Jesus Story.
Is it powerful enough to have an impact on us. Of course it is! There is no end to the displays of Gods Power and Love for us and so surely this is strong enough to solely impact someone…
Why then do we have to relate God to our lives to the 21st Century? I think part of it is because we don’t know how to deal with the immensity and reality of God being God. In a way I sometimes tend to think oh we need anything we can get to assist this message make it relevant. We can’t comprehend that Gods Power is enough and so we end up manipulating it, and molding to find ways that it will connect with a person ways that it becomes relevant. In doing this are we watering down the message? Maybe we are making it more effective? Or are we creating a worldly Christian subculture that feeds nothing more than ourselves so we can deal with our own doubts about the message?
August 2, 2009
Stimulus or Substance
So one of the major thoughts I have been pondering is the debate on the Emerging church… I’ve always seen me as someone who likes the idea of moving forward in our thoughts, of taking what is relevant and seeking to live out my faith in a post-modern world… I wouldn’t necessarily say that is entirely what I do but am merely romanticized by the idea that I could become an “Emerging Christian”.
While we are stripping the Christian faith back to relook at key truths and position them in a new and relative/relevant? manner, are we forgetting the power of The Jesus Story. I caught myself explaining the importance of making God relevant to the masses to a freind and she said hold up, isn’t firstly the power of the “gospel message”[i] strong enough to hit people, to speak truth and love into their lives? And then secondly isn’t the power of God enough to impact? So I have begun to wonder – Do we need to involve all this post-modern substance into something that is beautifully and powerfully impacting in its own entirety?
[i] I have a problem with certain words that come across as perhaps clichéd or over used most words refer to spirituality.
A new me...
Recently I’ve been doing a lot of thinking… And reading and reading makes me think. I’ve been thinking about forming stronger opinions, researching my opinions standing more for my beliefs, questioning why I believe things. So I’ve been reading a lot of blogs and have been thinking hmmm step 1 to growing my mind I should start my own blog. I used to have a blog on containing all things a 17 year old found amusing/struggled with and I like exposing my thoughts to the world so have breathed new life into a once dead weblink ( I remembered the password) and have left my last post (and perhaps only) from 2007.
February 1, 2007
A Review of my life as it stands today
The History of Roxie's life!
Many people ask me... So I thought i would take the time to talk about and inform you of the past 18 years, what i have done and what i wish I did ... 12th March 1988 - The world became a different place... All contace was lost with Fobos 1 the mission to mars. Apparently the spacecraft flew past Mars without activating its science instruments or deploying its lander, but what really happened was somebody left the inhouse heater on overnight and the craft exploded into smytherines. They are still battling this in court.. no conclusions have been reached yet though. While the world was being cast in to turmoil and coming to turns with the loss of "FOBUS 1" on the small island of Niue a small white skinned, blonde haired blue eyed baby (were not suggesting anything though, purely coincidence) was born. Due to the time difference between Niue and the Motherland, Roxie celebrates her birthday on the 11th as that was the actual day in Niue.Living in a tropical paridise of Taro, wild pigs and coconut husks was hard work and after 2 years Roxie began to feel the motherland calling. The toddler persuaded her parentals to take her home.
Staying merely 3 years in Auckland (living in the dodgey part of West Harbour Drive) Roxies Ma and Pa moved to the country of Brunei. Amongst the richness of oil and the smallness of land Brunei gave Roxie the upbringing she deserved. Spending a humoungess amount of time out of the country Roxie was able to visit many amazing places in South East Asia including, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal and Vietnam to name a few.Life in a small bruniean village is easy, but not always! there are many jobs to be done.I didnt actually live in a village but more in a metropolitian type area, in a 5 bedroom house with 5 bathrooms to match the colour of each room.
6 years on Roxie yet again felt the motherland calling, and returned to the same St in West Harbour however the rich end this time. Attending Marina View School for only one year she picked up the young person of the year award setting an example for fellow classmates and peers and earning the title geek!
Moving through high school Roxie had ups and downs, friends and no friends. She did well at school and after gaining University Entrance at the end of 6th form she left school early. Much to the horror of her entire extended family she decided not to attend University but instead studied to be an audio engineer, producing some amazing talent in the basement of mainz. After a year of audio Roxie moved on. Still at MAINZ she studied Music management for a year.
Which brings us to the present day... Managing the odd band, writing the odd song, putting on the odd event, and wearing odd socks Roxie continues to strive at what she is good at... being herself in everything she does.
So there we have it... for those of you who asked. A breif history of the life of Roxie.if any one has questions please feel free to approach me, I dont smell (despite alternate sources saying i do), I am happy to answer any queries.Peace to ya'll.
Please note that all information posted in this blog is factual.
Many people ask me... So I thought i would take the time to talk about and inform you of the past 18 years, what i have done and what i wish I did ... 12th March 1988 - The world became a different place... All contace was lost with Fobos 1 the mission to mars. Apparently the spacecraft flew past Mars without activating its science instruments or deploying its lander, but what really happened was somebody left the inhouse heater on overnight and the craft exploded into smytherines. They are still battling this in court.. no conclusions have been reached yet though. While the world was being cast in to turmoil and coming to turns with the loss of "FOBUS 1" on the small island of Niue a small white skinned, blonde haired blue eyed baby (were not suggesting anything though, purely coincidence) was born. Due to the time difference between Niue and the Motherland, Roxie celebrates her birthday on the 11th as that was the actual day in Niue.Living in a tropical paridise of Taro, wild pigs and coconut husks was hard work and after 2 years Roxie began to feel the motherland calling. The toddler persuaded her parentals to take her home.
Staying merely 3 years in Auckland (living in the dodgey part of West Harbour Drive) Roxies Ma and Pa moved to the country of Brunei. Amongst the richness of oil and the smallness of land Brunei gave Roxie the upbringing she deserved. Spending a humoungess amount of time out of the country Roxie was able to visit many amazing places in South East Asia including, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal and Vietnam to name a few.Life in a small bruniean village is easy, but not always! there are many jobs to be done.I didnt actually live in a village but more in a metropolitian type area, in a 5 bedroom house with 5 bathrooms to match the colour of each room.
6 years on Roxie yet again felt the motherland calling, and returned to the same St in West Harbour however the rich end this time. Attending Marina View School for only one year she picked up the young person of the year award setting an example for fellow classmates and peers and earning the title geek!
Moving through high school Roxie had ups and downs, friends and no friends. She did well at school and after gaining University Entrance at the end of 6th form she left school early. Much to the horror of her entire extended family she decided not to attend University but instead studied to be an audio engineer, producing some amazing talent in the basement of mainz. After a year of audio Roxie moved on. Still at MAINZ she studied Music management for a year.
Which brings us to the present day... Managing the odd band, writing the odd song, putting on the odd event, and wearing odd socks Roxie continues to strive at what she is good at... being herself in everything she does.
So there we have it... for those of you who asked. A breif history of the life of Roxie.if any one has questions please feel free to approach me, I dont smell (despite alternate sources saying i do), I am happy to answer any queries.Peace to ya'll.
Please note that all information posted in this blog is factual.
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