I should be in bed....

Gah its 2:40am and I can't sleep. Still not sure whats causing these random bouts of insomnia but they keep happening. It's starting to annoy me now as I'm struggling to concentrate on things.
I hope it sorts itself out soon as I'm not convinced I'm doing my best work when I can only concentrate for small periods.

Depression has reared its rather unwelcome head again as well. I should really have been expecting it though with the onset of darker nights. SAD isn't much fun dear readers. Don't see any point in going back to the doctors as last time all they did was say that the waiting was too long and there was no point joining it as I would probably just get better anyway. I don't want to take anti-depressants either as it may just lead to dependency. There must be a natural way of treating this that doesn't involve swallowing random chemicals...surely. I'm planning to go swimming tomorrow, exercise boosts endorphins which make you feel better apparently. Also I really NEED to do some exercise. I came to university with a nice toned stomach...a sprained knee, 4-5 weeks where it was too painful/inadvisable to exercise and 3kilograms approx of pasta later and I appear to have put on some weight and become slightly podgy. Wahhhhh! I worked hard on my once nice flat stomach! Ahh well, I'm starting to ease myself back into exercise so I'm hoping, fingers crossed, that I can regain it.

Other then that I can't think of much else to say in this post...my bonsai tree is thriving, my desk/room is untidy again and I have clean clothes to wear tomorrow after doing a big wash this evening.
I shall say good night now and hope that I can sleep.
God bless

Fire poi!

Just a quick post to document the date I had my first go with fire poi. It was at the Christian Union bbq on Thursday 8th November 2007 on the beach @ Swansea Bay.

What a rush! I love the roar they make as they spin through the air! Wow! Fantastic fun! Can't wait to have another go :)

And yes I know thats one of the other guys playing with fire staff, i don't have any photos of me doing fire poi yet.

Lift up your eyes

God is so amazing, I was reading this email from CrossRhythms Life files and it suddenly hit me...what am I doing? I've been in Swansea over a month and I still don't have a church!
Why not I asked myself? And I came to the conclusion that I'm not trusting enough in God, I've been relying on my own strength and being overwhelmed by my own anxieties. It's time I lifted my eyes to God and relied entirely on him.
Thanks be to God for his word.


Gen 13:14-15, Jeremiah 29, Philippians 3

"Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are-northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever." (Gen 13:14-15)

Abram could not have imagined how much God desired for him considering he had not long moved away from everything that was familiar to him. Change can be quite a frightening experience so often you want to hang on to something tangible from your past "just in case." It is only natural to resist the unknown especially when you're also responsible for others around you. Well, that's exactly the point...you were never meant to consider your changing circumstances through natural sight. As hard as it seems, spiritual dynamics can only be understood and appreciated not by natural intelligence but by supernatural discernment. Your natural safeguards will fail you whereas God's plans are everlasting and guaranteed to see you through any challenges you may be experiencing now. Unless you disengage from some of your comfort zones and safeguards the future may be compromised. Abram could not imagine the magnitude of the promise of God for him and his descendant's lives whilst he argued over earthly riches with his nephew Lot.

When Abram parted ways with his beloved nephew Lot he heard the voice of God speaking amazing words regarding his future. The instruction was "Lift your eyes now." The time has come for you to lift up your eyes to the future. Abram's past was family squabbles, and his future was really as much as his eyes could take in. Whilst he wasted time on family arguments his eyes were cast downward on earthly riches but when he looked up, he saw God's all encompassing blessings. God has a four dimensional blessing for you today. Would you lift your eyes off that problem and look upwards to see God's never ending riches laid up for you in heavenly places? You cannot conceive what you cannot perceive neither can you birth what you have not conceived. So then..."lift up your eyes now, and see all that God has laid up for you"!

Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 29, Philippians 3

Prayer: Lord, help me I pray, to keep my life simple before you and to disengage myself from time consuming squabbles. Help me Lord to believe in your everlasting plans for me today and forever.

Obii Pax-Harry
Founder
Women Arise
Birmingham
www.womenarisepray.org.uk

Get over it!

Okay can we please all get over the fact that England lost quickly and quietly? Its just a game for goodness sake!
Bloody drunks!

Serious crime.....in Morpeth?

The car park behind Marks and Spencers has been cordoned off as have all the ally ways leading to it. Massive rumours of a stabbing are going round the town like wildfire. I'll update this as soon as I know more from my mum.

Money, money, money

As a poor, starving student, it is my need...nay...my duty rather to come up with mad moneymaking schemes. I could be boring and get a conventional Saturday job but that's so dull and traditional. No I've come up with more interesting ones.
I have a bread maker which my lovely, nice, kind uncle got me. I wondered about selling fresh bread to other flats but apparently in my contract for my accommodation i agreed not to use my accommodation for commercial usages. Bummer.

Okay so my next idea is a little more viable :D Teaching poi!
Basic premise, I muck around with my poi outside, thus drawing a curious crowd...a fact I prove tonight. Then charge a £1 - £2 for showing people the basics :D
Considering how popular it was to night I could get minted from it :D well at least have enough for a decent night out or a takeaway pizza! Plus it's outside, therefore getting me neatly around the issue of using my accomodation for commercial usages clause in my contract. I don't even have to do it on uni property.

Shopping and an awesome roast

Okay, so I didn't do much today - had a bit of a lazy day. Woke up relatively early to discover that we had no water! Disaster, no shower but more importantly no coffeee! *twitches at memory* Luckily it came back on at about lunchtimeish.
I settled for a can of VK Energy drink that the Snowriders society had so thoughtfully provided at freshers fayre. Tasted like crap but hey tis caffiene lol.
After I'd had some breakfast and got dressed I wandered over to the modern language block to try and find the tutor for my italian modules as I have a clash in my timetable. He wasn't there so I'm going back first thing on monday.
On the way back I stopped in at the library which is flipping enormous! I got somewhat lost in its basement trying to find books on phonetics for my course. Didn't find any of the reccommended books but found a couple on similar things that looked intersting. Used the self-issuing machine to take them out. Sooo much fun to use ^_^ yes I know, small things lol.
Then after some lunch back at the flat I got the bus into town to go buy stationary and explore. Bought some folders from wilkinsons and a 2008 calender of Russel Brand in Blue Banana, I really couldn't resist lol.
Came back to the flat to find Bec, who doesn't actually live in our flat cooking roast dinner in our kitchen. She did a proper roast chicken which went down really well with the carniverous ones in our flat. It was apparently really moist etc. We also had mash and cabbage and buttered leeks. Pudding was provided courtesy of Sarah and tasted delicious! It was really nice to all sit down to a meal together, felt like a great bonding thingymajig. We had quite a deep discussion about faith as well which was interesting, turns out our norweigian is also a believer. YAY :P Then afterwards we went upstairs to the flat above and watched The simpsons movie, that film is funnier every time I watch it I swear!
Hopeing to go find a church tomorrow morning, not sure where I'm going but I'm gonna have a look and see what I can find. I shall post how the search goes tomorrow.

Post dated: 29th September 007

I went out with the CU tonight, got to know them a bit more, also went to a talk at the chaplaincy entitled 'Surviving uni as a christian' which was so useful. Especially in view of the fact that I've really been struggling with how much drink and sex seems to be the accepted norm here. My mates seem to be out most nights getting pissed till the early hours, and its no fun if you aren't drinking. Also finding time for quiet time with God seems really hard. At the moment my living pattern is so outta sync that half the time I don't know what day it is. I'm sure it will all settle down once lectures start but I'm seriously bored of freshers week culture.

Post dated: September 24th

Just a quick email to say I'm having an absolute ball here in Swansea. I'm a bit fed up of how many different bits of paper and forms that I have to fill in at the moment. However there are over 1200 students here so I guess thats understandable. I registered with my department today and signed up for my electives, i'm doing two 20 credit modules in...wait for it....ITALIAN :P Can't wait. I've always wanted to learn Italian. The modules aim to get you up to AS/A-level standard by the end of the year so it's going to be intensive but I'm excited. Plus one of the lads in my flat is Italian so I can always pracitce on him :P
Last night I went to 'Fresh and Free' which was amazing, despite having to wear a bright orange t-shirt that went down to my knees! Got asked to dance by a cute guy, although it would be said he looked really disapointed that I went home at midnight and not with him lol!
I've registered with the doctor and the dentist and picked up my ID card.
Heh, speaking of ID cards, I managed to get myself locked out this morning because of it. I had it in my pocket and when I left my room I felt for the key card in my jeans and obviously found a card and thought nothing of it...until I went to get back in and discovered my student ID. Had to go to Preseli building and ask to be let in, the porter just laughed. Our flat is now on first name terms with the porter because we complained about the fact that we only had 3 chairs in the kitchen (we're supposed to have 8), the fact that we had no kettle at all and the fact that our TV doesn't work. He's really nice though and we've had a steady trickle of chairs arriving in the kitchen from him.
My flat mates are totally mad! I love them lol. We've got 4 girls and 4 boys and its a really nice mix, we all get on really well. Sian and Sarah I already knew from facebook, but we've also got Faye who's really cool.
Then for the boys we've got Ylenio (Italian), Thore (Norwiegian), Sam (who's also a twin) and Rob (surfer)

Horizontal man in Newcastle

Hahah! The mystery of the identity of the rather curious horizontal man statue in Newcastle has finally been solved!

He is infact one part of a three part bronze sculpture called 'Man with Potential Selves' by Sean Henry. It is situated opposite Central Station in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Henry is quoted as saying "They are three alter egos of the same man and that he is an Everyman character.
Information on sculpture sourced from: The statue pictured is part of a three part bronze sculpture called 'Man with Potential Selves' by Sean Henry. It is situated opposite Central Station in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Henry is quoted as saying "They are three alter egos of the same man and that he is an Everyman character.
Information on sculpture sourced from:

So many photos of the oft called 'horizontal man' (there is no information on the statue available at the site, I had to research it on the net) are taken effectively parallel to it, so that you get the mans face and the front of his body. I thought I'd be different and try and draw the viewer into the image. I'll let you be the judge of whether or not i've been succesful on that count.

Wansbeck Swans

This is a photograph of one of the swans on the River Wansbeck. These swans had signets for the first time in 40 years in the Morpeth area.
The signets are now rather large and starting to show flecks of white in amongst the brown fluff. Its been really exciting to see swans breeding in Morpeth. There has got to be few things that rival signets in the cute stakes when they are newborn.

I'm really pleased with how this photograph turned out, I played with the contrast slightly in photoshop to achieve chiaroscuro which is a term I didn't know until a couple of days ago when someone commented on the pic on DevART. n.

Chiaroscuro: [It., lit., clear, dark < L. clarus, clear + obscurus, dark] 1. the treatment of light and dark in a painting, drawing, etc., to produce the illusion of depth, a dramatic effect, etc. 2. a style of painting, drawing, etc., emphasizing such treatment. 3. a painting, drawing, etc. in which chiroscuro is used.

Attack of the muse

So my muse appears to have gone into hyperdrive in regards to being artistic. I have an excess of need to draw or take photographs. If you wanna stay on top of my latest stuff check out RandomGoth on DeviantART for my latest stuff.
You will find a mixture of photography, traditional art and poetry. Also the occasional piece of digital or mixed digi-trad work.

Alan Rickman films

Films I've seen starring Alan Rickman
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Snow Cake (2006)
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Voice) (2005)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Sense And Sensibility (1995)
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991)
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991)

Films I own starring Alan Rickman
Snow Cake (2006)(DVD)
Sense And Sensibility (1995) (VHS)
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991) (DVD)


Films starring Alan Rickman
Sweeney Todd (2007)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Nobel Son (2007)
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006)
Snow Cake (2006)
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Voice) (2005)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)
The Search For John Gissing (2001)
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Blow Dry (2001)
Help, I'm A Fish! (voice) (2000)
Play (2000)
Dark Harbour (1999)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Dogma (1999)
Judas Kiss (1998)
The Winter Guest (1997)
Michael Collins (1996)
Lumiere And Company (1995)
Sense And Sensibility (1995)
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
Mesmer (1994)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Closet Land (1991)
Close My Eyes (1991)
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991)
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991)
Quigley Down Under (1990)
The January Man (1989)
Die Hard (1988)

I stand by the hlalf-blood prince regardless

Poi

I have joined the growing ranks of 'poisters' in the United Kingdom. Bought myself a set in Sonic Stars clearence sale.
I love the sensation of getting a trick to work properly, poi are just soo much fun. Maybe one day I will be able to spin like this guy.



I should probably point out at this point that I'm not attempting to spin fire just yet lol.

93 days and counting

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?day=18&month=07&year=2007&hour=&min=&sec=&p0=0

We came 2nd!

Wahey! We came 2nd in the Black bull's pub quiz! The Roaming Minstrels strike again!

Heavy Metal reaches Baghdad

Shameless self-promotion

:p I'm famous-ish lol


Check it out :P

Found this on Christiangoth.com

Found this on Christiangoth.com and wanted to share it, I feel it sums up exactly how I feel about my christianity.

I am a Christian
By Maya Angelou

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I 'm found and forgiven."

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow!

H P Sauce - recipe variation no 7

Heheeheh I can't wait for the last installment! Finally a date has been named for Book 7 to come out. *does a little jig*
Woooo!
I believe Snape is innocent!
Long live the half blood prince!

Fed up of Church Politics

I am so fed up of Church politics! We seem to be so wrapped up in internal battles that I feel sometimes we forget our mission, our reason for being! I can't really express what I'm getting at properly but the lyrics of the Casting Crowns song "If we are the body" kinda sums up my attitude.

CASTING CROWNS LYRICS

"If We Are The Body"

It's crowded in worship today
As she slips in trying to fade into the faces
The girl's teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know
Farther than they know

But if we are the body
Why aren't His arms reaching?
Why aren't His hands healing?
Why aren't His words teaching?
And if we are the body
Why aren't His feet going?
Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
There is a way

A traveler is far away from home
He sheds his coat and quietly sinks into the back row
The weight of their judgemental glances
Tells him that his chances are better out on the road

Jesus payed much too high a price
For us to pick and choose who should come
And we are the body of Christ

Jesus is the way


I pray that we can learn to get along in a unified way sometime soon!
Blessed Be.
RandomGoth
xxx

Prints Available

Prints!

I have taken the plunge and you can now buy my artwork on DeviantART...well at present there is only one available but I hope to offer more in the future.
Blessed Be.
RandomGoth

Nocturnal Musings

Late time
Midnight late.

Cold Smell
clinging air.

Frosty moonlight
bathing crystal.

Sparkling world
sound asleep.

Lonely soul
Only spectator.

Watching quietly
Star shower.

Peaceful wishes
heavenwards sent.

Meanwhile
somwhere else...

Late time,
Midnight Late.

Snow...supposedly

They forcast six inches for kent...we got icing sugar style snow...pathetic! But pretty to watch fall.
It has now all melted.

Mind I can atleast get back out running again with the snow gone, which should stabalise my irractic black moods.
Bring on the seretonin!

In the meantime here is a picture of St Michaels church which I walk past on the way to the office all covered in snow.

St Michaels in the snow by ~RandomGoth on deviantART

Toxic Waste

Damaged goods,
toxic waste.

Fly away from here
run while you still can.

Don't play,
don't get hurt.

Trust is turning to ash
whilst you play.

Fear consuming
dread compounding.

Danger!
Don't touch.

Flee from here
run while you can.

Self-loathing
replacing pride.

Nowt but a fool,
a scarred and broken fool.

Shame and pain
needy and alone.

Don't touch,
don't get burnt.

Leave the toxic waste
of broken dreams.

You deserve better.

Fly away peter,
fly away paul.
Use your wings whilst you still can.

Corrosive tears,
burning the skin.

Fear toying within
afraid for you.

Leave the monster within.

Don't get scratched
infected with hurt.

You deserve better.

I'm sorry.
Sorry for the pain I cause.
Toxic pain, infecting all I touch.
I'm so sorry.

©2007 ~RandomGoth

Toxic as always

Why when everything is going so well and feels so on track does my life always crumble?

I'm toxic to the touch it would appear...everything is breaking, infected by my own confusion and twisted mind.

I'm causing pain where I desperatly don't want to...struggling with who I am before friends, family and God.

What's the point?

That stupid voice at the back of my head taunts me, flashing metal tempting me...but no I WILL NOT GO BACK DOWN THAT ROAD AGAIN. I AM IN CONTROL! I DON'T NEED IT'S CARESS.

Why am I so toxic? Why does everything I touch fall to bits? I call out to God but he appears so silent these days...is he even there?

No of course he's there...He's faithful to the end...but then why do I feel so abandoned?

MY GOD, MY GOD WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?
Why, O LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?

O LORD, the God who saves me,
day and night I cry out before you.
May my prayer come before you;
turn your ear to my cry.
For my soul is full of trouble
and my life draws near the grave
I am counted among those who go down to the pit;
I am like a man without strength.
I am set apart with the dead,
like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more,
who are cut off from your care
You have put me in the lowest pit,
in the darkest depths.
Your wrath lies heavily upon me;
you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.
You have taken from me my closest friends
and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined and cannot escape
My eyes are dim with grief.
I call to you, O LORD, every day;
I spread out my hands to you
Do you show your wonders to the dead?
Do those who are dead rise up and praise you?
Is your love declared in the grave,
your faithfulness in Destruction
Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
But I cry to you for help, O LORD;
in the morning my prayer comes before you.
Why, O LORD, do you reject me
and hide your face from me?
From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death;
I have suffered your terrors and am in despair
Your wrath has swept over me;
your terrors have destroyed me
All day long they surround me like a flood;
they have completely engulfed me.
You have taken my companions and loved ones from me;
the darkness is my closest friend
(Psalm 88)

WHY GOD! WHY DO YOU STAY SILENT? Or am I just not listening hard enough?
Come to me in my darkest hours, comfort me if you are there.
I lie awake weeping my pain in the small hours, unsure of my identity, unsure if I'm doing the right thing...love flaming in my heart, desire so strong it hurts.
A vow is a vow....I promised you my chastity. I knelt before your cross and spoke the words out loud. Why is it so hard then?
Where is your guiding hand? Are you deaf to my crys Lord God?
I love him God, do you understand?
God of grace...God of Peace...I submit to your authority but give me the strength to keep going. I need you.

He is all to me, his name is daily on my lips. My heart sings with joy for him, he completes my heart. How to tell him? I do not know. I'm so toxic in my confusion I feel like I hurt him with every syllable from my curs'ed lips. Pain I detest myself for causing. God I need your guidance! Yet you mock me with silence.

*sigh* I kneel once more before your throne, messing everything up with a toxic touch.

I LOVE HIM BEYOND WORDS, I LOVE YOU MY DEAR ONE.
How can I show you the depth of feeling behind those three simple words? I love you, j'adore....I could say it in other languages but would it make a difference?
I LOVE YOU DEAR HEART.
I'm sorry I'm so messed up. I'm trying to be strong, trying to be me...but it's so hard when I don't know who I am. I want so bad to be in your arms, to hear it's all alright...I'm so far away. This distance is maming my heart...but it will always love you. Tell me how to show you this love...show me how to be less toxic. Be frank...I'm hurting but i'm strong. I need your honesty. Please.
And if you want to leave....I will understand...I hate the thought that I'm hurting you. You deserve so much better then me, and yet you say you love me....how can this be? I'm just messed up little old me...broken, scarred and scared. Unsure of everything but willing to learn.
I LOVE YOU SORROWBURN, BEN YOU ARE ALL TO ME.

A homesick twin's prayer

Genevieve,
Beautiful daughter of God
Bless'ed before the Father.

How radient is your smile,
How bright your eyes shine.
I see your face when I close my eyes to sleep.

I look at your photograph
and see Jesus Christ at work in your heart.

Your laughter echoes in my mind,
pulling homesick tears from the corners of my eyes.

I approach the throne of God
with your name upon my lips...

May He bless you richly in the coming months and years.
May He never leave your side, dearest sister.

Beautiful daughter of God,
How my heart dances with joy
to call you my twin.
Sister in blood and sister in Christ.

If home is where the heart is then I'm out of place.
I've never been more homesick then now,
but as I kneel before the King
I ask for His blessing and strength
and know it won't be long
until I see you again.

In the mean time,
May He bless you and keep you safe from harm.
May He gather you to him when you weep for me.
For in Christ there are no goodbyes.
Be brave sister of mine...

Till I return to you once more.

(c)RandomGoth 2007

Dancing Feet

Dancing feet
moving to the rhythm.
Spiritual hunger
flaming in my heart.

Pulsing beat
makes me want to move.
Passion for your name
dancing in my soul.

Father God
Dance with me
See your daughter move,
delight in me, my Lord.

Pour out your mercy
Send your spirit like the rain
Break my heart for the lost
Wash my dancing feet.

(c)RandomGoth 2007

This was written just after The Covenant service at Staff Conference after the DJ led worship.
BLessed Be,
RandomGoth
xxx

CALL TO ACTION

BISHOP REID preaches that Christians must act as well as pray.

Every Christian who supports this call to action will be standing up for the traditional Christian values which shaped our nation.

Our visible presence will affect the government - if we turn out in large numbers.
So everyone matters. If you say you are a Christian we need you to support a rally outside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, 9th January.

The rally is a protest against the Sexual Orientation Regulations which the Government has imposed in Northern Ireland and plans to impose across the UK. The SOR’s threaten Christians who uphold God’s law that homosexuality is not acceptable. Our protest is that we are being denied freedom of conscience to believe as Christians and to act on these beliefs.
The rally will be held between - 17.30 and 20.00.

Each person must be in place at - 17.00 and must bring a torch.
Why are we staging this protest?
Because…

1. There will be an hour long debate in the House of Lords on Tuesday 9th January 2007 to consider a motion by Lord Morrow to annul the Northern Ireland Sexual Orientation Regulations. These are similar to the regulations proposed for England. They expose Christians to legal threat for refusing to support homosexuality as a legitimate lifestyle when it is against their solemn belief.
2. This debate is the first (and possibly only) opportunity for Peers to have an open debate about the SORs. It is also the first and best opportunity for Christians to demonstrate their strength of opposition to laws which would make criminals out of devout believers.
3. To coincide with the debate in the Lords (which is due to begin at around 7:30pm) a PETITION will be presented to the Queen during the afternoon on the 9th January. PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION AND ENCOURAGE ALL THOSE YOU KNOW TO SIGN IT. The petition is available at http://www.christianconcernforournation.co.uk/sorpetition.php
4. Also set to coincide with the debate in the Lords will be a RALLY held outside the Westminster Parliament from 5:30-8pm. We will meet in Old Palace Yard, opposite the St Stephen’s entrance. Please bring a torch.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO STAND UP FOR OUR FREEDOM TO LIVE ACCORDING TO GOD'S STANDARDS.

NOTE

* A High Court judge in Northern Ireland gave permission to the Christian Institute to bring judicial review proceedings challenging the legitimacy of the Northern Ireland SORs. On Thursday 21ST December the judge decided not to suspend the Northern Ireland SORs whilst the legal challenge is being heard. The full case will take place in the new yea

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

a) Register NOW with the CCTV that you will support the 9th January rally at Westminster.
Contact me on 01277 372606/372996 to say who you are, where you are from, how many friends and Christians you will bring to the rally and how you will get to the rally.

Alternatively, email info@theCCTV.org
Visit http://www.TheCCTV.org for regular updates.

b) Sign the petition to the Queen by visiting this web site: http://www.christianconcernforournation.co.uk/sorpetition.php

c) Sign the petition to Tony Blair at: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/NISexOrient/

d) Pass this information to every relative, Christian, neighbour, friend, work colleague or acquaintance you can think of.

e) Email / Telephone / Write to / Speak to:
everyone you know and urge them to make the effort to join the rally. As parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, sisters, brothers, neighbours and friends, it is our opportunity to demand the right to live by our faith, our conscience and our beliefs and to protect our children from the corruption of beliefs we believe to be sinful.
We need numbers at the Westminster rally. If only a few hundred Christians turn up it will confirm to the government that we are a minority it can push around. We know we represent the majority so show that you are one of the VOCAL majority.
I look forward to seeing you on next Tuesday
Anne Brown
The Christian Congress for Traditional Values


Please do whatever you can friends.
BLessed Be.
RandomGoth

*sigh*

From the word for you today

Wise up!

"I FEAR THAT...I MYSELF MIGHT BE DISQUALIFIED." 1 CORINTHIANS 9:27 (NLT)

Do you remember the story of Samson? He wasn't a big muscly guy but he had a habit of not thinking things through, and he also got himself into dodgy relationships that eventually destroyed him. The Bible warns: 'Don't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can goodness be a partner with wickedness?...' (2 Corinthians 6:14 NLT). When God says 'no' to certain things He's not being difficult, He's being protective. Listen to Him, He knows what He's on about. Samson lived by his impulses! He thought he was in love but he was actually just letting his hormones do most of the thinking! When his folks disapproved Samson said, '...She is the one I want' (Judges 14:3 NLT). Before it was over he became a laughing stock.

Peter writes: '...keep away from evil desires because they fight against your very souls' (1 Peter 2:11 NLT). In a battle the strongest side wins, so keep your impulses in check. Don't be like Samson who misused his gift! You see Samson exploited his God-given strength for his own ambition and gain. He even used his gifts to make bets with his mates - see Judges 14:13. God gives us gifts to use for him, not for us. When we misuse them we end up in trouble. Samson was also clueless about weaknesses. Knowing your weaknesses and guarding against them is hugely important. Work out what they are, admit them, talk to people about them and stay accountable! Get people you trust to see how you're doing. It may just be what saves you.