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Ding Ding! End of Round 1

So, It all started when I posted a message about my Church, I said we were going to be on BBC1 songs of praise, Said people may want to join in. Little did I realise that it would spark a massive .... Cant think of a massinve so a massive something...

Anyway, an old school friend starts by saying he did not want to watch and had rather stick a needle in his eyes, a bit OTT if you ask me but Songs of praise has not always been very popular with the un-churched youth of today. I would even be with those that say i do think it appeals to me. But I t must appeal to someone as there are an estimated 3million viewers of the program each week.a But I know that this meeting would not be the normal boring style.(it was good - if you missed it you a have until Sunday 11th to watch on BBc i Player (or u tube after that))Then my older sister starts to say she thinks that he is talking silly, and it goes back a forth. each having a little digg, trying to put there point accross to the other.

the topic soon changes from boring songs of praise to does God real, whey does he punish people, why does he not care, why did he send the flood.... and so on......below is a copy of my reply to them both, hoping that maybe we can et somewhere with a resolution befor the is a KO!

Ding Ding! end of round 1..... ok guys. its been interesting reading both your opinions in the feed. I understand how i an appear that God is doing nothing about the starving peope in the 3rd world, and when some christians can thin that evolution is not true and just some ballone made up by scientist. I understand why some non christians may want to fight a corner for the evolution 'facts'. what I cant understand is wh we cant all get along, why there is such a devide between science and God, between Faith and Fact. SO if we take it right back to the beginning - lets assume that the christians bible is correct, stuff was not here, then god spoke. when god spoke things appeared, the whole worls and universe..... and so on. I kinda thinks that God created sound too, so if God created sound then is it like that when he created this masive earth that there was a bit of a BANG - there the big bang. SO the evolution thing. if we do not believe in evoultion ten how can we explain some of the every day mirricials that happen all over the world, Babies. uman and animals, Plants and all other things. Basic biology. 2 poeple man and oman have sex (or a scientist does it in a test tube!) the womans egg goes on a date with the mans sperm, they hit it off, fall in love..... he fertilizes her, 2different things come together. then 'evolve' into soe little blob, embrio, fetus, baby, toddler and so on. before the baby is born it is not breathing, its living in a sack of fluid, then he it pops out it has to take its first breath it has then evolved. so I a christian can believe in God the Creator o all things who has made all things evolve..... let us live more in harmony with each other. and to clarify some bits - the Apple may not have been an apple - it is said to be a fruit, both the flood and the arden of eden are based in the old testiment - before Jesus comes to walk on the earth, the law is changed, a new law is given. God says after the flood, never again will I flood the whole earth..... Christians believe that God gave us all a choie of free will. this means that we choose to do things, good or bad, right or rong. help others or look out for ourselves. believe in him or not. If we do not do the things of God will then there wil be consequence's.God has answered the prayers of the starving poepl ein the 3rd wold, he has given them the rich, educated 1st world poeple. we have been given all that we need to help theose need, we have just failed to see what we are to do, we think God is going to pop down from heaven and give a big plate of chips and beans to the little children. No we are the answer to their prayers. We are to give of out time, talents and treasure to help others. we are to think of our selves less, and thinks more about others. care for thoses around us, if we were all to open our etes and see the need of our neigoubers and help them we would find that larger issues would becvome lees intimerdating..... I realise I have gone on a bit here. I am gunna keep ritiing but over on my blog. if you wanna read on tune in at tim.redteeps.co.uk Thanks

.....so, do I have anything else to say, Yes I suppose I do.

If you ar enot surre about anything relating to God get your self along to an Alpha course, we have just kicked of the course this week, but its not too late to come along, for details call 01733 311156, or visit our website . if however you dont want a formal cours like the alpha course then you could come along to one of our sunday meetings where we will be learning about God, covering things like dpes god have a plan for Me, will he roved for Me and will he take care of Me... other titles in the series too.

if you want any more on the series please let me know.

night guys.

T

Some plans

ok, so its been a while… all my posts seem to start this way! Ill have to aim to change this.

Soooo, first off, not much has changed, but I hope to make some significant changes over the next few years. one of the first things will be to get fitter, yes, I need to do more exercise.  currently I bike to work, Jackie says its about 8 miles, each way…. ok, let me get my breath back… it takes about 30min, but that all good. The next things to better my fitness is to start running, not just  for fun, but for a BIG run, a mammoth run, a marathon. the London marathon.  I have asked water aid if I can run for them, waiting to hear back.  If I can run this April, then 2011.

The other things I will be doing is putting together some plans for Africa, well for Jackie and I to get back out there.  here we should go, who we should go with….. and the rest of the stuff involved.

more on that when I have it….

 

ok, some other thing I have been planning for is a mobile phone upgrade.I really like the iPhone, just don’t like that there are more iphones out there than wasps at a British BBQ (grrrr).so what phone have i chosen…. drum roll…. a phone not availble in the UK. yet. I dont want to give to much away as you may all go out and get it!

ok, ok, its a phone called MODU. its well nice.

see you all son.

T

I live at the end of the Street with the Big green bush outside

Hi, well, what a jam packed few weeks I have had, and I think its going to get more mad!  So what have I been upto?

Well A few months ago I started a new Job, I am now working as a IT Tech at Hampton College, I also do a bit of Media witht he students, cool. job is going well, I am really excited about what God is going to do through me, how I can impact the Students and staff. I am learning new things about myself and its great.

I am ful on with PA for Church still and am getting ready for the BBC live event. oh you may not realise we are hosting a Live BBC 1 broadcast.  Sunday 31 May at 10am our church will be live on BBC1, how cule. we are also recording other shows for later airing. this I thnk will be an amazing opportunity for loads of folk in there homes to experience Church.  The BBC tell us there are likly to be 1million viewers, I think it will be great if we could ll tune in to watch making it at least 2 million.  Wouldent it be great if this could be the start of a changing nation. come on!

So what is this title about, well, Jackie and I love hosting friends and family, we really like to have guys over for dinna and to hag out. so to give directions we tell our friends that we live at the end of the street with the Big green bush out side. a few weeks ago I got rid of the bush, why? well it was planted over the main drains, I didnt really want them to damage the drains and have loads of waste spilling out!!! so how do we now give directions? I dont know. Will have to see when we invite you over.

well, You may now notice a new addition to my page, its a twitter update, umm I have finally cracked and joined up to twitter, how nice. loads of guys I know are on there. 

so addictive!

well thats it for now, But i hope to be back soon.,

see ya.

oh, do let me know what you thinkn of the Live TV in 2 weeks.

T 

Guess whos back!

Hi, I cant believe how the time has passed since my last post.  Well Lots has happened since then and I suppose part of these things have been reason or part for my not posting.

I did say in one of my first posts that this is here as a way for you to keep up to date with all that is happening in the lives of my family and I.  I think some of you have some catching up to do.

I think one of the biggest of things which has happened early on in the Summer is my promotion to Engineering Manager, Quite nice, comes with a few extra perks, and of course more responsibility.  This however is not and should not be the biggest, its just up there with the big bits!

The biggest and most challenging has to be Jackie health.  We have had a number scares if you like.  Jackie has had a number of moments in Hospital, some short visits and other a bit longer, I thought I was going to start paying rent and choosing the next colour to paint the room she had on the ward it was that long! I say these yhings in jest to hlp me get by.

So what was wrong? Jackie has had abdominal pains and issues for a few years now, and about 2 months ago spent 4 weeks in and out of hospital with ovarian Cysts. This of course can by teamed with some fears over fertility and reduced chance of conceiving.

well, after some emergency surgery Jackie had the cysts removed.  Jackie has just had her report back form the hospital saying she has another cyst, but we are believing that God will intervene and give Jackie a full bill of health.

So how have I coped? I thinks it has been hard but I have a number of close friends who have supported us both at all times.  Friends form the Church and family too, they have all played there parts and we are truly thankful for there support, without them I'm not sure how I would have managed.

Anyway, Life has to move on, and I have been reminded more and more lately (with Jackie's health) and Friends and Family moving away, or planning to that some times we can lose sight of the things in life that matter.  we never know when some one may be taken from us or us from them.

we have a friend who has gone back home to South Africa recently to see family.  On my birthday she facbooked me a message, and she was a Little emotional in her text saying that she misses us and wished she had spent more time with us when she was here.  this is what got me thinking more.  we need to spend time with friends and Family. I need to spend more time with friend and family.

I am not a big football fan, to be honest I am not a football fan at all! a=however I am now a fan of spending time with Friends and family more than before.   My Brother a big fan or Arsenal invited me to one of there home games later in the ear, I jumped at the chance, I rally get to spend time with my brother, yes I see him and the family but not just him.  I instantly thought of one of my closest friends Mark, a good guy! he too is an arsenal fan, I invited him along to the game.  so the 3 of us are going out for the game, it will be great. one of the first steps to spending time with the ones I love.

I thinks we are all always busy, with Work, General stuff to do ( shopping for food, Cleaning the house, Sleeping and all that jazz!) ohhh eating... that we sometimes fail to spend time with our loved ones.  Some of us who also volunteer for certain charities over our paid jobs find less time for fun!  I, without burning my self out want to give as much time to friends and family, This morning the TV would normally be on, why? I don't know, just to be on! a wast of time. (well Saturday Kitchen is not a wast as its teaches me some great new stuff to cook for you when you come over for dinner!) But you get what I am saying.

so after my rambling on, some I hope makes sense and other bits I'm sure will not, whats next?

No not Christmas, its a shower, I need to have a Nice long shower, ohhh that will be nice.

OK I'm am off for now but I hope to be back soon.  and I will really try to get another one in sooner than the last!

take care all.

see you some time

Tim

Well, I have thought about it... now I am really doing it...!

So I am just taking a little break... umm I suppose I am not taking a break but am, in a strange kinda way.

I have decided to start writing my book, I say mine but it will be yours if you buy it!!!please do.

oh I realise that I would have to get it published too, oh dear loads of new things I will experience.

 

SO what have you all been up to? I have been doing loads at work and just at much at with Church for Easter, it is great, I would not want it a different way.

how many of you were at the meeting this morning with Rachel Hickson?  I know there were hundreds of us... wasn't it fantastic, she always is.  I love her, she is great, brings us such a great word at the time we need it. for me personally I thought that the word was aim at me, Brill.  Rachel was talking about open and closed doors and how we are effected by these. 

I felt the Lord really working in the meeting today and that many people will be looking at doors in the next few days and knowing how to deal with them. do we push them, or turn to another door?

Well I know that I may be looking at a closed door at the moment and am just waiting for the other door to open.  Will tell more when God does open it.

well, it is late and I do need to go to bed soon so will leave this hear for now and hope to be back in the next few days.

nite.

I feel like a Man!

So what is it that makes a man a man?  is it a hairy Chest, A sporty Car, a six pack (of anything,beer or muscle)?  Well I think I have just found out! keep reading it is clean I promise, well...

Jackie and I decided that we should come out of renting, why rent when we could pay about the same but to have our own house!  well we managed to get our feet on the big old ladder ( this is not part of the Manly thing just its building up to it!, however you will see a ladder involved later).  WE were blessed with a real nice house in a not so nice area, the house needed no work, it was a case of move in and then move out again...

...so let me explain,  we loved the house, but it was not totally rite, however we were there for 18 months.  some of you may have read some of the post about the pains of getting our new house, well the pains have continued, but in a good way, a way that make me a man!

so when we moved in - um October 26 2007, got the keys about 11 AM, how nice.

The house is so different, it a semi, 3 bed at the end of a street, nice neighbours and massive garden (this is what I like, and it looks good already, even better). it even has a drive, wow, never had one of them b4, and our own garage, how cule. The house was built in the 60's, so older than my biggest tree fern, that old!  But with an old house comes old thing, old walls, floors, ceilings and Roofs and fences! - this is what brings me to start getting to talking about feeling like a man!

so the last few months we have had loads of rain, this has decided to make a more personal visit to us by way of breaking into our downstairs bathroom, we had a ...leak, oh no.  ok, so I think I can do this, I can fix it. not a problem, well it is a problem as I have never done it b4.

ok, so here goes, I decide to take down the ceiling, oh what a mess! next I have to climb the ladder ( not the same as I put my foot on b4 but a real metal one that reaches to the roof!)Gulp. its too high, even though its only a flat roof on the ground floor! so I get up on the roof and start to clear off the muck that was on it. yuck. so then head off to the DIY store and get some roof sealer, agghhh, what is that I hear you say, well I heard myself saying that loads as I paced up and down the isles looking for that stuff for the roof.  well I found the roof department, found some stuff in a Massive tin, it was heavy, cost loads but looked good!  I got a few other bits and bobs, went home and ... back track a min.. I paid for all the stuff!.. let now carry on... Went home, took all the gear inside where I then sat down and had a cup of tea after my ordeal!

This was the end of the day, it got dark, I went to bed, I was tired!

Next day was a big one ( you may remember me saying at the beginning that I promise that this is not dirty, well this is a little!)SO I go out and up on the roof again, now the roof is clear of all its dirt, I open this tin and try and brush on the stuff to the roof, its sooooo thick, I struggle, but persevere, it gets dark, I carry on. Finally I get all the roof covered, yes, and I managed in the process to get all of me covered too! oh well, I managed to do what I set out to do.

Next morning I gaze out the window to see my handy work - the work that is dirty and makes me feel like a man! and see that the rain from last nigh was sat on top and not coming in... yeahhh great, so pleased.

So I now have fixed my roof, great, All that is left for me to do is put up a new ceiling! ummm, I will get that done, umm well some time!

speak again soon.

Take care

T