themusingsofphil.blogspot.com

...is now closed. all the old posts and more are now at therealphilbrown.com, thanks to the generosity of microsoft and the technology of google

go there or be somewhat rectangular

I'd like to thank God, ...

one. I was born in the 20th century. that means almost 2000 years since Jesus' death - so there's no way of me getting confused and thinking I had anything to do with getting me 'saved'. like the bible says, 'it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast'

2. God saved me when I was 7 or 8 years old (haven't checked the date exactly) - so there was nothing in me then that I could offer God. there's no chance He was looking towards my future, either - as an 8 year-old I didn't swear, I didn't fight, I wasn't a porn addict, I wasn't a bully... it's not like He saved me under the misconception that I'd 'be somebody'. 'God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us'

the protestant reformers said 'soli Deo gloria' - glory to God alone. I don't know much latin, but I agree

SDG

pc and spotify

so there's now legal ad-supported music streaming - everyone can ditch youtube. it's called spotify, check it out. here's the link to sign up, and oh yeah - you can get it on a mac too.

p.s. I'm back to pc

meerkat

comparethemeerkat.com

fiction?

Well you gotta have an opinion! I mean do you think that God came down from heaven ... ?

- Vince Vega, Pulp Fiction

christmas-ish

also, I'm well on the way to being .com, and thanks to microsoft, at no cost. win

happy Christmas

about a boy

the thing is, a person's life is like a tv show. I was the star of The Will Show. and The Will Show wasn't an ensemble drama. guests came and went, but I was the regular. it came down to me and me alone. if Marcus' mum couldn't manage her own show, if her ratings were falling, it was sad, but that was her problem.

'Will' - About a Boy

is there any other conclusion without God?

silly vista

some colours

merry Christmas

Rose

my friend's picture of a polar bear catching a fish.
no joke! why is this not in National Geographic magazine?!

Christmas cards

the verses we (Trevs CU) aren't putting in our Christmas cards to people in college this year:

"Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you

...

You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus."

Luke 1:28b and Luke 1:31

songs and singers

...do you think singers really have that interesting lives, or do they just make stuff up?

"her face is a map of the world, it's a map of the world" - KT Tunstall
"she had diamonds on the inside, she had diamonds on the inside" - Ben Harper

what do you think, do they really know these medical curiosities personally, or are they just imagining it? perhaps they 'saw the news today' and just copied that...

unpublished material

a post I wrote a while back, but never published:

he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now...

the closing lines from the new batman film I went to see yesterday with a few friends and a couple of two-for-one vouchers...

as batman is chased off into the darkness by the cops of Gotham city, Lt. James Gordon utters the last few words of the film.

without wishing to spoil the film (especially for Gareth - happy birthday for tomorrow buddy) too much, I was left reflecting on the justice of batman, and couldn't quite bring myself to understand some of the things he did, or didn't do. I almost found myself siding with the crowds and wanting him gone - after all, he showed up the criminals in Gotham and only made things worse...

got me thinking a bit about Jesus, my hero...

chrome

get google's new web browser, chrome. it's better than oxygen. not quite as good as Jesus though. somewhere in between:

oxygen ≤ chrome < Jesus

agnostic

I read today that the greek word 'agnostic' is exactly the same as the latin 'ignoramus'.

not really a great-sounding doctrine to hold, I say... makes dictionary.com's definition of the word amusing:

...an intellectual doctrine or attitude affirming the uncertainty of all claims to ultimate knowledge.

_{...and I'll try and blog more, honest! for now; it's up, up and away to lectures!}

Phil

which Grey?

does anyone else get these confused in conversation..?

Durham student t-shirt

mummy and daddy went

and bought another

house in Italy and

all I got was this

stupid t-shirt

and a ferrari