Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Tuesday 18 January 2011
the daily walk
The daily walk continues and I'm currently on a rest day. Yesterday I finished Chapter 10 of Exodus which means I am a quarter of the way through Exodus!
Bible in a Year has been great so far. I was reminded of how much I loved the story of Joseph, the lessons I learnt from Genesis all those years ago in the DHW Bible study series, and am looking forward to continuing the story of Moses tomorrow.
BUT
What keeps looming over me is the inevitable cloud of falling behind or stopping my reading. In some ways it encourages me to keep trying to defy that cloud of failure - but then I am faced with a second cloud of obligation where I dutifully complete my reading because I am supposed to and not because I want to spend time with God in His Word. The temptation of one is to submit to the other - I try to overcome the failure cloud by making sure I read every day, then I think 'am I doing this out of duty and not devotion?' and then I am tempted to not do it because it becomes seemingly contrived.
SO
What has helped me to find the right heart in doing the reading has been John Piper's IOUS.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness (Psalm 119:36)
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law (Psalm 119:18)
Unite my heart to fear thy name (Psalm 86:11b)
Satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days (Psalm 90:14)
The times when I have remembered to take time to get my heart right before reading, I am encouraged by what I read. Just makes me wonder, will this work when it comes to Leviticus?
Only time will tell. :)
Sunday 9 January 2011
vocab-boost
Reading the autobiography of CS Lewis at the moment and I am really enjoying it. The big words have continued to baffle me, which means it’s time for another instalment of the very vocabulous vocab-boost!
pique [peek]
to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.
obsequious [uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.
harangue [huh-rang]
any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.
surreptitious [sur-uhp-tish-uhs]
obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
invectives [in-vek-tiv]
vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach. an insulting or abusive word or expression.
welter [wel-ter]
to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled, etc. to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
forsooth [fawr-sooth]
Archaic. (now used in derision or to express disbelief) in truth; in fact; indeed.
mercurial [mer-kyoor-ee-uhl]
changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
heterodox [het-er-uh-doks]
not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, esp. in theology; unorthodox.
precocious [pri-koh-shuhs]
unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child.
vapid [vap-id]
without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious: a vapid party; vapid conversation.
jocular [jok-yuh-ler]
given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
Impressive list huh? Look, you’re welcome. I’m glad that you are clearly piqued about weltering in this new sea of words. You may think it vapid but forsooth, it is indeed a jocular attempt at helping you become more precocious in your speech – as is quite heterodox in today’s society.
Friday 7 January 2011
Tuesday 4 January 2011
oh yeah...
HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody!
I would post a photo of the first sunset of 2011 in Perth (taken from King's Park) BUT my phone's SD card died and the photos died with it so please enjoy this random puppy picture instead
Bible in a Year (take two!)
I decided to start the Bible in a year again this year - actually I started a few days earlier at the end of December 2010 when I received this Bible...
I have officially done one week of readings and it's been quite good so far. Already once, the passage I read (and the verses that I highlighted) came up the day after - when the verses were the text used for the sermon in church! I remember thinking the night before, it's funny that not many sermons are preached about Enoch and then just like that, the very next morning the message was about how Enoch walked with God!
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Genesis 5:22-24
What will be better this time round is that there's a group of us doing Bible in a Year with the same Bible, and hopefully, this will give the extra motivation and positive peer pressure to keep up with the readings. If you're interested, the link to the blog that we will be keeping is here
Thought it was also funny that Jon Acuff's Stuff Christians Like blogged about Bible in Year today too
We'll see how this goes in the coming year...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Tuesday 18 January 2011
the daily walk
The daily walk continues and I'm currently on a rest day. Yesterday I finished Chapter 10 of Exodus which means I am a quarter of the way through Exodus!
Bible in a Year has been great so far. I was reminded of how much I loved the story of Joseph, the lessons I learnt from Genesis all those years ago in the DHW Bible study series, and am looking forward to continuing the story of Moses tomorrow.
BUT
What keeps looming over me is the inevitable cloud of falling behind or stopping my reading. In some ways it encourages me to keep trying to defy that cloud of failure - but then I am faced with a second cloud of obligation where I dutifully complete my reading because I am supposed to and not because I want to spend time with God in His Word. The temptation of one is to submit to the other - I try to overcome the failure cloud by making sure I read every day, then I think 'am I doing this out of duty and not devotion?' and then I am tempted to not do it because it becomes seemingly contrived.
SO
What has helped me to find the right heart in doing the reading has been John Piper's IOUS.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness (Psalm 119:36)
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law (Psalm 119:18)
Unite my heart to fear thy name (Psalm 86:11b)
Satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days (Psalm 90:14)
The times when I have remembered to take time to get my heart right before reading, I am encouraged by what I read. Just makes me wonder, will this work when it comes to Leviticus?
Only time will tell. :)
Sunday 9 January 2011
vocab-boost
Reading the autobiography of CS Lewis at the moment and I am really enjoying it. The big words have continued to baffle me, which means it’s time for another instalment of the very vocabulous vocab-boost!
pique [peek]
to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.
obsequious [uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.
harangue [huh-rang]
any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory or didactic nature; sermonizing lecture or discourse.
surreptitious [sur-uhp-tish-uhs]
obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
invectives [in-vek-tiv]
vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach. an insulting or abusive word or expression.
welter [wel-ter]
to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled, etc. to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
forsooth [fawr-sooth]
Archaic. (now used in derision or to express disbelief) in truth; in fact; indeed.
mercurial [mer-kyoor-ee-uhl]
changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature.
heterodox [het-er-uh-doks]
not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, esp. in theology; unorthodox.
precocious [pri-koh-shuhs]
unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development: a precocious child.
vapid [vap-id]
without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious: a vapid party; vapid conversation.
jocular [jok-yuh-ler]
given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
Impressive list huh? Look, you’re welcome. I’m glad that you are clearly piqued about weltering in this new sea of words. You may think it vapid but forsooth, it is indeed a jocular attempt at helping you become more precocious in your speech – as is quite heterodox in today’s society.
Friday 7 January 2011
Tuesday 4 January 2011
oh yeah...
HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody!
I would post a photo of the first sunset of 2011 in Perth (taken from King's Park) BUT my phone's SD card died and the photos died with it so please enjoy this random puppy picture instead
Bible in a Year (take two!)
I decided to start the Bible in a year again this year - actually I started a few days earlier at the end of December 2010 when I received this Bible...
I have officially done one week of readings and it's been quite good so far. Already once, the passage I read (and the verses that I highlighted) came up the day after - when the verses were the text used for the sermon in church! I remember thinking the night before, it's funny that not many sermons are preached about Enoch and then just like that, the very next morning the message was about how Enoch walked with God!
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. Genesis 5:22-24
What will be better this time round is that there's a group of us doing Bible in a Year with the same Bible, and hopefully, this will give the extra motivation and positive peer pressure to keep up with the readings. If you're interested, the link to the blog that we will be keeping is here
Thought it was also funny that Jon Acuff's Stuff Christians Like blogged about Bible in Year today too
We'll see how this goes in the coming year...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)