PCQ State Assembly

Another State Assembly over and done with this week. It was good to catch up with some friends, but overall it was a disappointing time. Nothing dramatic, but in the last few years there has been a sense of excitement regarding new ministry and evangelism. This time round round, however, there was just a lot of wrangling about property and legal matters, and unfortunately some difficult but ministry minded decisions that were made last year were reversed.

Still, I suppose it's a blessing that we're not fighting over the fundamentals of the Gospel, and Mike Raiter's expositions on Judges each lunch time were very encouraging.

It hurts so bad (it really does!)

I've been inspired by Simone to try my hand at lyric writing. What do you think?

It Hurts So Bad
It hurts so bad,
I can't stand the pain.
I'm standing alone
out here in the rain.
This cannot be
the end of the line,
I'm down on my knees
Tell me will you be mine.

Chorus
Take your time
say you'll be mine
After all we've been through
You know I'll be true
Take your time
say you'll be mine
After all we've been through
You know there'll only be me and you

Open the door
Let me into your heart
I know I've done wrong
Now I'm falling apart.
Forget what I said
all my foolish games
And let me come in
I'm calling your name

Chorus x 5

Check out here for my inspiration

The Twighlight Phenomenon

Had to speak at an assembly for the Clayfield College Girls School this morning. And in an attempt to engage with the girls I started with an illustration about Robert Pattinson, the actor from Twilight. Well it certainly got a response. I almost had a riot on my hands everyone got so excited! I couldn't go on for a couple of minutes because a couple of hundred girls were talking at once.

But after they settled down I think they even listened to most of what I had to say about Acts 2 (which as you might have guessed had only a very tangential connection to Twilight....)

Musical Injuries

Mmm - Went for a pretty good 1hr25min run this afternoon. The hip's feeling good. But now I've got a sore foot!

I've got two new albums on my phone which helped to dull the throbbing of my foot during my run this afternoon. The new Garage Hymnal album is generally well produced and an enjoyable listen.

The other album is called Mixing Metaphors by an independent US band called the Dailies. I really enjoy the album as a whole, but there are two songs I particularly like.

"A Soveriegn Nation Sleeps Beside Me" (you can listen to a demo version here). You wouldn't think international diplomacy would make a great metaphor for relating in marriage - but it's really really good. Poignant and thoughtful. The other song I like on the album is "She Goes". It's a fun kind of song and I feel like I can relate to exactly what it's saying.