Strange weekend. Sat and watched Comic Relief a good part of Friday and found all those little films heart-rending. Theresa and i talked about going to Africa to be there and see what we could do and then I said that I couldn't come back...there would be too much to do and I couldn't pull myself away. I mean, what do you do in the face of such suffering. Why can't the pharmaceuticals give the tablets away for free in developing countries - you should have seen some of the Aids orphans - it is competely unjust.
Sat night was some Wallace and Gromit evening at Church - I ducked out and stayed home to watch the football (go UNITED!!! Can we beat Newcastle...well, marginally better than having to beat Arsenal!!!) before heading down to church. Lots of people there. Sunday was all age - but that really means same as normal but with no kids work - I sat and muttered. The service went on and on and on. Why can;t we engage a bit more rather than be talked at for hours!!! I was really grumpy during the enforced church lunch - I am sure church is meant to be happier experience than this! I'm back to my reflections on what it means to be a family-orientated church for the new millenium. I had a lecture about my daughter's dress sense. Theresa was fantastic - "I prefer to have her in church whatever she is wearing than force her to wear what I like and she doesn't come!" EXACTLY!!!!
Went for a bike ride/walk in the afternoon with the family - Emily muttered - she gets it from me!
Last night watched Supervolcano...what a load of ...I mean the characterisation, plot development, scenery, special effects. I'm sorry but...
I also did some editing of the book for T&T Clark...it's going to be a bigger job than I thought because all the Hebrew needs transferring and that means keying it all in in a different font...help! Oh well...if I am going to get it published I need to do the work.
I read this morning that Stanley Grenz has died. I've read a lot of his stuff - especially the postmodern things. He had a great mind and his contribution to Evangelical Scholarship is immense. He was 55 - only 15 years or so older than me. He has achieved so much. Someone's blog today (TSK) talked of how he achieved so much in so little time...and it made me a bit sanguine about what I have achieved or not...help! Praying for his wife Edna and their kids. God bless them, please.
Gotta paper to write on "Intertextuality and Biblical Studies: Should the work of Genette and Eco encourage us to broaden our horizons?" Boring title but it says what the paper is about. Might try and get some draft of the paper on here for comments. It takes some of the stuff from the thesis and broadens it out further...
Anyway, gotta go! Lasagne for tea and I missed lunch!
Take care, be blessed.
Pete
hey Pete
I think alot of people watch those comic relief clips and other similar stuff and have that kind of reaction "I should go/sell everything I own" and then realise that that's not realistic and then feel inadequate and then - have the worst possible reaction - do nothing.
I am interested in what kind of response we could have that is real and sustainable. (because I usually have the same response as you!!) Am wondering about all the privilages and power that we have as westerners and if that is where our response should lie??? Any ideas?
Yaz
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Posted by: yaz | March 15, 2005 at 06:17 PM