rubbish

you know what's really rubbish? that we think ourselves all 'ethical' and good just 'cos we recycle. don't get me wrong - recycling's good. it means there's not big rubbish dumps across england. but that's pretty much all it does.

it doesn't do a thing for this kid. imagine if that was a picture of an area of london, and he was a white kid. people wouldn't stand for it.

a larry norman song I like

below are the lyrics to a song I've been listening to a bit today. check it out with the link above... one comment below the video

"I guess to Larry, life here on earth was just an audition for a much more magnificent gig"

- myaqui

I think they're probably right.

<sub>"put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands

put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands

He's the rock of ages

He's the sage of sages

He's the key to the promised land

so put your life

in Jesus' nail scarred hands


I was blind but now i've learned to see

I was trapped but now i've been set free

I was lost and alone

so far from home

I was losing sight of me

but now i'm warm and safe as i can be


so put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands

put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands

you have heard the wondrous story

now go and tell it cross the land

tell em: put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands


oh yeh right

I don't really have a verse to go here

so i'll just let the band play it one time...


put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands

put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hand

He's the Rock of Ages

He's the Sage of Sages

He's the Key to the Promised Land

so put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands"</sub>

Good Friday

_{Not much more I can say but what Gareth blog'd:}

Today is Good Friday…but what is so good about Jesus dying?

“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:10

That’s what’s good

death, where is your sting?

"where, O death, is your victory?
where, O death, is your sting?"

~the bible

today I found out that Larry Norman (an old Christian rocker) died on the 24th february - last month. I'm sad, because he was an incredible lyricist and I really enjoy listening to his music. I'm also sad because I know that the end of his life was quite a struggle physically, he was very ill.

but I also rejoice for him. the writer of the book of hebrews in the bible writes

"Christ... has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."

Larry Norman died knowing this, that death was not the end of it all for him - that one day Jesus will return, the dead will be raised to life and judged. and for Larry (it sounds like I know him - doesn't it!), that means being judged not according to the life he lived (sinful, like mine and yours), but according to Jesus' sinless life...

but maybe more of that tomorrow.

birthday, apparently