UPDATE-'Blogs Aldakila's Mainly Reading'

Thanks to Caldjr over @ Rous Ramblings I decided to update my Blog list (on the side here) - there were blogs I was reading that weren't listed- so sorted now!

Thanks Caldjr for doing it first, so that I remembered to do it at all!

New Harry Potter Trailer (Australian)

EDIT:

Harry Potter Delayed! I know certain people who wont be pleased!

UK Film Release DELAYED till 17th July 2009!

New Trailer for next Harry Potter Film - My #1 Son will be more excited by this than me! :-)

It from Australia so says 'December 2008' but, panic not - its November 21st in UK.

{ I Really Should Read The Books! - They are better according to some people - Especially #1 Son & (A)! }

So ... Enjoy ...



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Oh So Me Too!! 1.5

After writing the blog "Oh So Me Too" on 2nd July, I thought well said my piece, time to move on...

Oh I should know better -

Few days later I'm reading 'The Street Bible" (now known as The Word on the Street)

Decided to look up Amos 5:21-25 & half way through reading there is this, well... Slap in the face, a thunderclap moment if you will. Best part is I wasn't alone & now my 13yr old daughter is wondering why I'm doubled-up with laughter, (feeling like) practically rolling about the floor.

Not sure why I was 'cept to say that this translation of the Bible is even more appropriate for how I feel just now!

The words & phrasing just so resonated with me that I had to:
Firstly, thank God for saying it in the 1st place & pointing me to it now.
Secondly send it out the to the 'universal ether' known as the Internet.


I feel it will possibly resonate & connect more with us 'Army Types' but any 'church going christian' should understand what God is, to me, so clearly saying....

" God Says, 'Can't stand your religion - it turns my stomach. I detest your meetings.

Yeah, fine, you bring me your offerings by the book, but I'll throw them back in your smug faces.

You bring me your peace offerings, but they mean nothing; so I'll ignore them.

Oh, and your songs: just shut up: they're doing my head in! If I hear one more tambourine I'm going to scream!

What I want to hear is the roaring river of justice sweeping through your towns.

What I want is for the right things you do to wash away the dry, hard, crusted build-up of evil.' "

Amos 5: 21-24 (Word on the Street Translation)

I'm not setting out to offend or irritate - it's just how I feel; and God, I feel is trying to point the way forward.

Quick Post - this is a Fab Song!!

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New Exclusive Doctor Who "Journey's End" Clip

Doctor Who BBC Exclusive clip

(Still no Doctor - Still Very Sneaky!!)

Micky McMick Mick & Sarah-Jane are there though!

Oh so Me Too!!!

Read this over on Headphonaught's Nanolog short while back - I so agreed with it, but wasn't brave enough to comment! But since then, little old me, has saw this same bible quote on a few other blogs & elsewhere.

Some of them with justification I'm certain; Others with unfortunate vitriol, but that's understandable too. As I was once told "Let Go-Let God" Doesn't mean you don't have a say in it but... God's in control - If YOU Let HIM!?

For my part I just wanted say Oh so 'Me Too!' God hears us but does His Church?

"I can't stand your religious meetings.
I'm fed up with your conferences and conventions.
I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretentious slogans and goals.
I'm sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image making.
I've had all I can take of your noisy ego-music.
When was the last time you sang to me?
Do you know what I want?
I want justice—oceans of it.
I want fairness—rivers of it.
That's what I want. That's all I want."

God [taken from Amos 5:21-25 (The Message)]

Doctor Who - "Journey's End" Trailer

Doctor Who!!- Nuff Said!!!

Trailer for Ep13 (Last Episode) of this years Doctor Who! {Where's The Doctor - Very Sneaky!?}

Ping.fm - giving it a go

I've started using ping.fm its really useful click on title above & use beta code "pingofpings" to join

In my post back on 2nd June I said I would comment on the photos I posted.

Well I've decided I'm not going to say anything really about the 'Blood & Fire' Flag photo - other than, it's a close up of a portion of our Erskine Salvation Army Corps Flag. To comment as I intended doesn't seem so appropriate as it did.
But feel free to comment instead.

The Second photo of an 'Empty Hall' is of Erskine Corps with the partition wall open, showing both the "Worship Hall" (to the front) & the "Small Hall" (to the rear).
Although I know the reality of this photo (as I took it) it struck me afterwards (& even now a year later) that it says so many things on numerous levels!

Does This Photo say? -

• wishful thinking?
• the raw reality of a Christian church in the 21st Century?
  
• a challenge for those Christians that do go here?
• if you build it they will come? (probably not!?)
  
• God saying I'm Here - Where are You?

I could go on (& almost did!) But I wont; I'm sure you could come up with more of your own - please do.

I don't have the answers, only the questions - perhaps that's how it should be?
I would suggest that the answers lies within all of us - But only if we're hearing them (seeking them) from God?

The Bible Society News - Chinese Olympics

This is great news I just got e-mailed thought I'd pass it on

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Bibles and Scripture booklets will be available to athletes in the Olympic
village in Beijing this summer, despite rumours that Bibles would be banned at
the games.

• 50,000 booklets with the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in Chinese
  and English
• 10,000 Chinese-English Bibles

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Click on picture above for more info or here will link too.

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Just a quick "Snap Shot"

Introducing Snap Shots from Snap.com

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I just installed a nice little tool on this Blog called Snap Shots that enhances links with visual previews of the destination site, interactive excerpts of Wikipedia articles, MySpace profiles, IMDb profiles and Amazon products, display inline videos, RSS, MP3s, photos, stock charts and more.

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Sometimes Snap Shots bring you the information you need, without your having to leave the site, while other times it lets you "look ahead," before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.
Should you decide this is not for you, just click the Options icon in the upper right corner of the Snap Shot and opt-out.

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18 Months Late - Oh Dear!

Not going to say much @ This Moment... (Its my Birthday - so this will be short - for now)

Full of good intentions 18months ago - then kinda got distracted so, as I enter my 37th Year of life - I will attempt to Post more often....


Promise to explain Photos in later Blog... Thought it might be good to put them out there 1st & comment second

That's all @ the moment - Back Soon {I Hope!!}

A old wondering...

What is Church?

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Oh dear- What is Church? This should be easy –NOT!) Let's get the explanation out of the way! :

The word Church, probably comes from the Greek ‘kyriakos’ which means ‘the Lord’s House’; but the New Testament Greek word more commonly associated with the Old Testament Hebrew word ‘Kahal’, which translates as ‘assembly’, is ‘ecclesia’ which also means ‘assembly’. These words are found more frequently in reference to groups of worshippers coming together than any other words in the New Testament. The New Testament also translates however the word ‘ecclesia’ as meaning ‘the whole body of the redeemed, all those whom the Father has given to Christ’

So I believe then we can conclude, from this that Church ‘is a Gathering or Assembly of believers in Christ Jesus’ So that means Christians everywhere are members of the same Church!

Church is NOT, surprisingly, a building! No matter how you dress it – a building is still a building; Nothing more. If you remove the ‘ecclesia’- the gatherers; then it could be a building for any purpose. {In Glasgow, near my parent’s house there is a climbing centre, it is very popular –why? Because of its height, it is an old Church building with a high steeple; Someone told me of a ‘fun pub’ in Southampton in a converted church. are these buildings - still a church?}

And I believe that it is important as Christians that we remember that. A building is useful, removes the burden of the constant moving of ‘the church paraphernalia’ from pillar to post; it no doubt gives focus to the community around it. But it does not, I believe, make our life as Christians any greater, any simpler, or make our worship to God any Holier- As I said before, I believe the actions of our worship are more important than everything else!

Lets say at Christmas it was decided we should have our Sunday meeting in a car park, on the Sunday morning there is a snowstorm & we are standing in 4 feet of snow!; Does that mean that we are not a church? - Just by being there we glorify God we are the redeemed, we are the gathering of believers – our actions speak louder than the words of any song we might than sing. The words just enhance (add to) the worshipping heart of God’s Church.

So, Church can be expressed in this way; 'a gathering of the redeemed, those who God has given to Christ.' Usually the assembly will be physically gathered together, but may I also suggest that the believers who have one another in their hearts & minds, just as Jesus is, are also the church.

The worship that God desires is not only that of holy daily living as individuals, but as a gathered group worshipping and acting (community action for example) together. That might be seen as true worship – living the life Jesus did which is honouring to God, as well as declaring that we are his people by our ‘gatherings’ and our religious services.

Being CHURCH is celebrating OUR delivered (redeemed) life, with other gatherers (& all those who wish to be gathered), with, for & through God, using Jesus as your Mercy Seat.

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Just Think about it? it's taking no effort to think?