Too Deep by Nicky Chiswell.
From her album Real Self, Real God.
If I was one of Job’s friends, what should I have said?
Maybe just tears in my eyes and shake my head…
And maybe…”Don’t you let anyone give you slick answers why”
Just let now be now, and let your silence reach the sky
Can you listen for the groans?
I know you don’t believe me, but you might not be alone
Can you hear the Spirit’s groans?
Too deep for words…
Back to a more usual five out of eight for the NRL.
AFL was a bit of a disaster. I didn’t even remember tipping Adelaide, so now I’m disappointed they didn’t win.
(Draws count as correct)
NRL (last round 5/8; season tally 121/172)
Penrith
New Zealand
North Queensland
Melbourne
Easts
Brisbane
Manly
Cronulla
(Draws count as correct)
AFL (last round 4/9; season tally 133/181)
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Gold Coast
Brisbane
Geelong
Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Melbourne
Carlton
The primacy of following Jesus creates relationships with others who follow Jesus.
Following Jesus informs shared ethical and moral frameworks as we live in community with other believers.
It is following Jesus that gives rise to our ethical and moral frameworks and our desire to live them.
Those who do not follow Jesus will not have the same ethical and moral framework, and will not have the same reason for living according to that pattern.
Christian community will be distinctive in this regard, and will not be understood by other communities.
Christian community, life in the colony, is not primarily about togetherness. It is about the way of Jesus Christ with those whom he calls to himself. It is about disciplining our wants and needs in congruence with a true story, which gives us the resources to lead truthful lives. In living out the story together, togetherness happens, but only as a by-product of the main project of trying to be faithful to Jesus.
Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon, Resident Aliens (Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition), Abingdon, 2014, pg. 78.
This cartoon from Awkward Yeti explains the situation with purchasing more books perfectly.
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