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Found myself gazing at this earlier.

Have had it stuck up next to the computer since it was given to me.

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Weekend away notes.... Feel free to discuss or even look up the Bible passage yourself!

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Christian quiz for kids: ‘Draw a circle around the one God loves the most.’ (Found at Dangerous Minds)

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Kinda Makes me wanna cry...

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My Jesus.

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Nothingness is a place where God is waiting to dance with you.

A Beautiful Nothing @The CV Men Blog

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Happy New Year!

Kingdom Of Comfort acoustic version

So it’s 2012…a new year. So why start with an old delirious? song and not a new one?

A little nostalgia?

maybe…

Actually I think that Kingdom Of Comfort is one of the best songs I’ve ever been a part of writing… and I want to go into this new year remembering the best of the past while living in the now.

I want to keep asking myself what am I building… a comfortable life? Or am I still living with big questions about what I’m here for and how does my living affect others?

Am I deaf to the cries of the oppressed, the poor and the powerless?

I hope that this new year is full of clarity, joy, peace, hope, success and fulfillment for us all!

peace

stu

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Gotta love Ned Flanders!

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I’ve been baptised, not lobotomised.

The Archdeacon in ‘Rev’ (via yesmynameishannah)

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 13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

 14 “Glory to God in highest heaven,       and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

Luke 2:13-14

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Weekly Round Up: The Star Edition

Its getting nearer Christmas, so take a break from the Christmas shopping (which I’m avoiding), and catch up with some weird and wonderful stuff we’ve found online:

Richard Littledale presents The Littlest Star. The story behind this book is starting to sound amazing. Can you do anything to help the Childrens Hospice?

James Prescott asks if Abstinence has become a dirty word?

Jon Butler looks at how chips can spread… and he doesn’t mean the food…

Earlier this week when I was rambling about spending Christmas in Church, I struggled for a term… A Term to describe people who grew up seeing the wave of kids TV, emails, Sky, Channel 5, video phones… Vicky Beeching has desribed it as The last generation who experienced pre-internet society… fairly accurate description really…

Coming up on The Christmas Photoblog this week… births… Council Workers… Wisemen.. and “Herod”.

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 18-19The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they came to the marriage bed, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn’t know that.) Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced.

 20-23While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream. God’s angel spoke in the dream: “Joseph, son of David, don’t hesitate to get married. Mary’s pregnancy is Spirit-conceived. God’s Holy Spirit has made her pregnant. She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus—’God saves’—because he will save his people from their sins.” This would bring the prophet’s embryonic sermon to full term:     Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son;     They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for “God is with us”).

 24-25Then Joseph woke up. He did exactly what God’s angel commanded in the dream: He married Mary. But he did not consummate the marriage until she had the baby. He named the baby Jesus.

Matthew 1:18 - 25

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Advent with Stu g Day 5

A friend of mine posted the solo from Investigate on my facebook wall yesterday. Christmas is a time for sharing so I’m gonna share it with you too…

This was always one of our favourite songs to play live. It wasn’t just the fact that i got to let loose at the end, but that Psalm 139 is an awesome piece of writing and I identify with the heart cry… I guess that’s why the instrumental sections felt so good to me because I often don’t have the words to express the visceral emotions of the Splanchnon (that’s a Greek word for where you feel things…click the word for more info)   

Anyway, hope you enjoy this blast from the past recorded at Willow Creek Chicago.

peace 

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Inspired now to watch "The Final Show"

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Advent with Stu g Day 1…

This is King Of Fools from the last show delirious? played on November 29th 2009 at the hammersmith apollo.

This never made the final dvd but Andy Hutch (the director) made this edit for me to share when the time was right…

let the countdown to Christmas 2011 begin

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Ten New Ways To Put Off The Preacher.

For those times which you feel compelled to misbehave, we’re proud to present; 10 Ways to put off the preacher / speaker:

They’ve dressed smart! You never see them that smart. Point and laugh before he goes up the front

He’s shaved. Every time he looks at you… Stroke your beard. If you have a beard.

Does he have his phone on silent? Text him… Find out…

Silent. Deadly.  See if it reaches the speaker.

Remember that large phone from Trigger Happy Tv? That.

Wear masks during the sermon. Claim you’re joining #OccupyTheSermon movement.

Every time the speaker looks at you. Wink.

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DRIFTING music video premiers TODAY:

Plumb Fan?

You need to watch this.

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The F Word

Why is this banned?