links for 2006-12-01
Things you CAN’T do when you’re NOT in a pool Don’t try to do these unless you’re in a swimming pool… (tags: youtube movie pool swimming video)
Writing
Christmas Wishes
This may seem a bit cheeky to include here, but enough people have asked me “what would you like for Christmas?” that I thought I’d link to my Amazon wishlists. I have two wishlists; one entitled “nice to haves” which I generally just throw things into for my own benefit, and one entitled “Youth Ministry Resources” which features books directly…
C.S. Lewis on Love…
If you asked twenty good men what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply ‘Unselfishness’. But if you asked almost any of the great Christians of old he would have replied, ‘Love’. You see what has happened? A negative term has been substituted for a positive, and this is of more than philosophical importance. The…
Rules of Engagement 2
For those who are interested, the ring has arrived and the pictures are now available.
Love At Any Cost…
“For Christians it should not be ‘peace at any price’, but rather ‘love at any cost’.” – Rev. Roy Freestone “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” – Matthew 5:9
The Touch of God…
We are apt to forget the mystic supernatural touch of God which comes with his call. If a man can tell you how he got the call of God and all about it, it is questionable whether he ever had the call. A call to be a professional man may come in that explicit way, but the call of God…
Rules of Engagement
On the morning of Saturday 28th October, 2006, my girlfriend and I paid a visit to Stowe Landscape Gardens, near Buckingham. After wandering around the gardens and enjoying the scenery and each others company, we stopped for a rest in the West Lake Pavillion. After some time spent taking more pictures, talking and watching the world go by, I proposed,…
Be More Than A Sage On A Stage…
We Learn…10%…of What We Read20%…of What We Hear30%…of What We See50%…of What We See and Hear70%…of What We Discuss With Others80%…of What We Experience Personally95%…of What We Teach Others- William Glasser
Tiny Testes
Headline of the week goes to: Horniest male beetles have tiniest testicles“Dung beetle research may be about to boost the cliché about men with flashy sports cars. According to new study, male beetles with the most dramatic and ostentatious sets of horns apparently pay for that with smaller testicles. The research is one of the first studies to experimentally demonstrate…
links for 2006-10-25
World Wide Study Bible | Christian Classics Ethereal Library The Study Bible developed and located around the world! (tags: bible reading study tools) Scripture Index The Text This Week: Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources (tags: bible study tools)
links for 2006-10-18
Children Act 1989 (c.41) The text of this Internet version of the Act is published by the Queen’s Printer of Acts of Parliament and has been prepared to reflect the text as it received Royal Assent. (tags: children act legislation policy)