Read this: Luke ch 2 v 1-16. Recite this, out loud. The Outsiders. At dead of midnight, In the dark stillness, deep silence, Save the odd bleating Of a sheep, We, the outsiders, Distrusted, discounted; We snatched a fleeting Hour of sleep. I was the one awake. I was the watchman, the first man Won […]
Read Daniel ch.6. Rap this: Dan’s in with the lions An’ he’s not a supergiant. An’ he’s not supercool, Not super self-reliant. This is what yer get For bein’ so defiant. Would he choose it for a job‘n Could he lose it without sob’n? C’mon it’s a no-brainer, He is not a lion tamer. Guess […]
Read this: Daniel, Ch 5. Rap this: The king was called Belshazzar But we’re gonna call ‘im Shazz-ar. He said, “I am a dazzler, Am go’n dazzle all the Kasbah. We’ll be drinkin’ good wine; Be a stinkin’ good time. Am go’n take it further When they say, ‘Don’t take it that far!’ “ He […]
Code Ode 1: What’s a Code Ode? Just a rhyme That’s for our time. Hate to use such words, So much used by nerds, But it’s a poem, With somethin’ goin’ For it, for a change. That seems strange. I’m amazed– Nowadays They’re a joke To your ordinary bloke. Still don’t throw Them in the […]
Matthew Ch. 2 v 16-18. Narrator. A rival to the throne Somewhere unseen, Unknown. This would mean All little boys must die Who had been That same night Of visitation, Under the flame-bright Night sky Of that star’s illumination; Strange light To identify The World’s light And those who’s plight Became a dark abomination. What’s […]
(Acknowledgements to Roy Crown, after his talk at the CVM Gathering, 26.06.11). Pete: “It happens ‘specially when I’m driving alone on a long journey. I’ll get one of my big ideas. It’ll be something which will solve loads of our problems in one go, or make the work go ballistic. They come from something that’s […]
In ‘Heaven is for Wimps and Posh Women – Part Two’ I mentioned the way Jesus once told people about hell, using an accessible, ‘earthly’ place as an analogy. I think he sometimes talked about heaven using earthly ‘hooks’ in the same way. He said, for instance, there would be wealth in heaven—treasure—but not like […]
Did you read ‘Heaven Is for Wimps and Posh Women Part One’? Did it annoy you? – I hope so. Preferably because you sympathised with blokes who can’t connect with churchy views on heaven, not because you thought I was being unfair on the preacher. It’s all lies though—I mean the western secular world’s take […]
What does the word ‘heaven’ say to ordinary blokes? There’s ‘chocolate heaven’ which sounds a bit girly and after all, is just a pudding which women especially drool over. Then a lot of stuff about heaven seems to get mixed up with all the romantic hoo-hah around Valentine’s Day, with cute little fat, baby cherubs […]
I keep hearing the newsreaders going through that matter-of-fact but deadly patter—part of the almost weekly routine now for us it seems, but each time, the end of some family’s world. ‘The MOD has announced the death in Afghanistan this week of another British serviceman. He was corporal… of the … battle group, killed by […]
