What I am…

May 31, 2007 on 11:15 am | In The Life of Paul |

For a bit of pre-study procrastination, I think I’ll shamelessly rip off Geoff’s idea.

What I am reading

There is a bit of a backlog at the moment (as always).

Michael Frost’s book “Exiles” is still in the queue. I’ve also just added this one by Mark to my list.  At the moment the bulk of my reading is related to the world of accounting.  Surprisingly enough, I actually don’t mind some of it… but I can’t wait for two weeks time when the exams are over!

What I am listening to

Not a lot.  I haven’t bought a good CD for a while.  I’m leading the service at church this Sunday night, so most of my musical efforts over the last week and a half have been directed towards thinking about that.

What I am watching

I went to the footy last Saturday night and watched the mighty Bombers return home triumphant against a valiant effort by poor old Richmond who were out-kicked, although not necessarily out-classed, by a last minute dash for points.  I’m not really watching TV or anything at the moment.  But Spiderman sounds like a good way to kill Friday night.

What I am loving

Lots of opportunities to spend quality time with quality people and having conversations that go beyond the surface and into the gaps in my understanding of God and the world around me.   I am loving the hope for the future that I feel at the moment.  I am loving the chance to safely let go of some burdensome ways of viewing life that have been dragging me down, potentially for years.  I am loving that I can trust God to keep making things interesting and that I don’t have to be able to see the whole picture for the way forward.

What I am praying

Holy Spirit, thank you for this hope.  Thanks for the gifts you’re offering me.  When can I have them? :P

3 Comments »

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI

  1. Hi Paul,

    Sorry we missed you last night - I had a mental block about coming along until I got to work and re-saw your email. Anyway, have you read much stuff by Michael Frost?? I am reading an excellent book called “The Shaping of things to come” by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch. Just wondering what influences your thinking on the stuff about the church you went to with the young professionals.

    Comment by Emily — June 4, 2007 #

  2. My greatest influence would be a book by a guy called David Tacey that I read at college last year called “Enchantment: The New Australian Spirituality”.

    Tacey wouldn’t directly go as far as I have in my previous post in terms of the ‘young professionals’ stuff… but I think he’d certainly support my view about the cold rationalist approach to demystifying the Christian faith not hitting the mark in today’s culture.

    Comment by Paul — June 4, 2007 #

  3. Hi Paul
    It seems i have begun to start blogging again, i tried to update myself on your blog, it seems i have missed out on alot of interesting posts.
    I might have to steal this idea like Bec did one day when i am really stuck for a post.
    catchya

    Comment by Carris — June 5, 2007 #

Leave a comment

XHTML: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>

Powered by WordPress based on Pool theme designed by Borja Fernandez which was made to look a lot more generic by Paul.
Entries and comments feeds. Valid XHTML and CSS. ^Top^