Archive for January, 2009

Main Points from Discussion Meeting

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

These are not the minutes. Minutes to follow at a later date
The monthly format is as follows:
1st Saturday: Youth Meeting
2nd Saturday: Prayer Weekend
3rd Saturday: Lovefeast
4th Saturday: Bible Study
5th Saturday: Catch Up or a Lovefeast
Prayer
Dan, Eilish, Keren & Faith are the Overseers. This involves all organisation for the monthly prayer weekend and the weekly prayer meeting.
There [...]

Next month we finish the homosexuality study

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

These docs are to be used to enable discussion for a final study at the end of the month. We will pick who is with who tonight at Amanda’s
same_sex_and_the_bible_NTonly.rtf
We have uploaded some word studies on the ‘arsenokoitai’ greek word which has a lot to say depending which way you interpret it. They can [...]

Bob’s contact details

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

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Chinese New Year

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Just want to say thanks to Doug for a wonderful night. It was a great time and thanks to Joe for yet again serving wonderful food.

NT Wright Chapter 4 The Challenge of Jesus

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Hi from Doug
For those who are interested in NT Wright I have scanned the above Chapter from his book The Challenge of Jesus. Some of us are doing a study on it and hopefully you can read it as well

A few problems with the blog

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

We are having a few problems with the blog which I have been unable to figure out (so far).
First — you may have noticed that the profile no longer displays the name of the poster. Please put your name at the bottom of your posts for the time being so we know who is [...]

Violence Tanzania

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Crime
Although most visits to Tanzania are trouble-free, violent and armed crime is increasing, with incidents reported both on the mainland and the islands. Mugging and robberies, sometimes accompanied by violence or the threat of violence, occur throughout Tanzania. You should avoid walking alone, especially in isolated areas and on beaches, particularly (but not [...]

Jew v Christian

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Religions become institutions when the myths and rituals that once shaped their sacred histories are transformed into authoritative models of orthodoxy (the correct interpretation) and orthopraxy (the correct practice), though one is often emphasised at the expense of the other. Christianity may be the supreme example of an ‘orthodoxic’ religion; it is principally [...]

An old joke…

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?”
He said, “Yes.” I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?” He said, “A Christian.” I said, “Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?” He said, [...]

Four Tragic Shifts In The Visible Church Jon Zens

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

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Most professing Christians do not realize that the central concepts and practices associated with what we call ‘church’ are not rooted in the New Testament, but in patterns established in the post-apostolic age. While there are a legion of disagreements among serious students of church history concerning various issues and details during the period of [...]