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Jan. 18th, 2018 06:22 pmI went to my house-group last night. Considering the problems I had on Sunday with that strange guy at my church, it was good to be with some reasonable, sound people.
There was Joel - our pastor, 30 years old, Radiohead fan, skinny, dark-rimmed geek glasses, thoroughly decent guy. Looks a bit like Elvis Costello in the 80s.
Cath - in her 40s, northerner (which probably means nothing to you unless you're from England), down-to-earth.
Her husband Steve - currently training to be a Maths teacher and finding it quite tough.
Heather - in her 40s, mother of 3 daughters, raised in France but has a posh English accent. I like her because she swears sometimes and she's the least likely person you'd expect to.
Dave - her husband, Welsh, a but querky - comes out with random stuff sometimes (!?) but I like that. : )
Gary-Lee - in his 20s but quite serious. I wasn't sure if I gelled with him to start with but he grows on me all the time.
We had a missionary with us last night telling us what she's up to in South Africa. She's really into music and was showing us how music is very culture sensitive, so a slow song with minor chords in The West usually makes us feel sad and reflective but doesn't necessarily cause the same feelings in other parts of the world. I found it fascinating and kind of enlightening. She was arguing that creativity is God-given and the more creative you are, the better.
: ) Definitely on my page.
I'm leading an Alpha course on Friday at my church. A course designed for people who aren't necessarily regular church-goers but who are interested in Christianity. Alpha started in London about 20/30 years ago and is now used in 169 countries. Anyone heard of it?
Anyway, they prayed for me and I feel really up for it. : )
There was Joel - our pastor, 30 years old, Radiohead fan, skinny, dark-rimmed geek glasses, thoroughly decent guy. Looks a bit like Elvis Costello in the 80s.
Cath - in her 40s, northerner (which probably means nothing to you unless you're from England), down-to-earth.
Her husband Steve - currently training to be a Maths teacher and finding it quite tough.
Heather - in her 40s, mother of 3 daughters, raised in France but has a posh English accent. I like her because she swears sometimes and she's the least likely person you'd expect to.
Dave - her husband, Welsh, a but querky - comes out with random stuff sometimes (!?) but I like that. : )
Gary-Lee - in his 20s but quite serious. I wasn't sure if I gelled with him to start with but he grows on me all the time.
We had a missionary with us last night telling us what she's up to in South Africa. She's really into music and was showing us how music is very culture sensitive, so a slow song with minor chords in The West usually makes us feel sad and reflective but doesn't necessarily cause the same feelings in other parts of the world. I found it fascinating and kind of enlightening. She was arguing that creativity is God-given and the more creative you are, the better.
: ) Definitely on my page.
I'm leading an Alpha course on Friday at my church. A course designed for people who aren't necessarily regular church-goers but who are interested in Christianity. Alpha started in London about 20/30 years ago and is now used in 169 countries. Anyone heard of it?
Anyway, they prayed for me and I feel really up for it. : )