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I’ll be there. The monkeys will be there. Make sure you’re there too!
We’re related to Lady Jane Grey
Kinda. Well maybe not. It’s either Lady Jane Grey or Jane Seymour (King Henry VIII’s 3rd wife and the mother of King Edward VI). If you trace back in Rowena’s (David I’s only wife and the mother of Samuel I) family tree you’ll find that she is actually related to one of Lady Jane Grey or Jane Seymour’s “ladies-in-waiting“. I can’t remember which one. But anyway Rowena is related to the Royal Family!! Kinda.
Why am I sharing all this??? Well, being reasonably familiar with these characters in English history, I was really glad to have the Proclamation of Lady Jane Grey as Queen in 1553 as the document in today’s Church History exam! Yessss. She was only Queen for 9 days until Queen Mary I assumed the throne. Although not directly involved, Jane was implicated in some riots in January 1554, and was subsequently executed. She lived a tragically short life, however from the things I’ve read, I’m encouraged that Lady Jane Grey seemed to be a genuine Christian.
We’re going to watch the movie when Row gets home from Bible study.
ps – the document we were given spelt her surname with an ‘a’. it should have been an ‘e’
Listen to Church History Lectures at Double Speed
Check out this post from May. It links to some great resources available via iTunes U. In particular there is a course on Reformation Church History – MP3’s and full manuscript.
If you happen to be studying for an exam for tomorrow they could be worth a look. To maximise your time, play them back at twice the normal speed. Two ways to do this:
- If you have an iPhone – there is a double/half playback feature when listening to Podcasts. Double it up!!
- VLC player. It’s the bomb. Download it. Install it. Then once you’ve opened the file click on “playback” in the menu and you can make it go as fast as your ears can handle!! (VLC is available for MAC and PC)
Warm fuzzy for the name of the English Reformer (above) martyred in 1556.
Deliberately Lame (can) = Cool Marketing
Sometimes being deliberately lame is just lame. But sometimes when someone is deliberately lame – it only adds to their rating on the coolnessometer. Dunlop Volleys have nailed it with their website Dunlop Valley Warehouse (their main site is good too) and their viral videos. I like Volleys – I’ve been a long time wearer. Check out their lame campaign. What do you think? Follow them on Twitter. Here’s the GIG VIEWER video:
See below for 3 more vids.
Structure of 1 Corinthians
I’ve got an exam on 1 Corinthians on Monday. Here is a PDF of Ciampa & Rosner’s structure for 1 Corinthians (from a forthcoming commentary). It’s in the shape of a cross, not aiming to be tacky, just memorable. Hopefully some will find it helpful.
Not one of my class mates? Not really interested in the structure of 1 Corinthians? Start reading it here and/or check out the following sermons on the book:
Trust your customers
Business principle: trust your customers, give them the benefit of the doubt. I think this is a good principle, unless of course you are a gun shop owner, and then it’s best to watch your back! This principle was brilliantly illustrated for me recently by Ian of Ian’s Cafe in Willoughby. Here’s his business card. See below for the story…
Before church a couple of weeks ago, I went to buy coffees for me and a couple of other youth leaders. After they were made, I realised I didn’t have enough cash and that my card wouldn’t work in any of the local ATM’s. When I got back Ian, the owner, said I could pay him back later. I then told him that I wasn’t from the area and that I wouldn’t be back until church the following Sunday. I tried to give him my details, as I did he said not to worry because he trusted me.
Here’s why it was good business:
- He’d already made the coffees and if I didn’t take them, he’d have to scull them or throw them out anyway
- If I didn’t pay him back, $9 is not really worth his effort in chasing me down
- I told a stack of people about his cafe over the following week.
- When I went to pay him back, I bought another one (though ending in tragedy!)
- He makes good coffee – I’ll probably go back again.
- I’m now devoting a whole blog post to his business
Recruiting, Coaching, Unleashing Church Planters
The Geneva Push are really starting to gain some momentum. In the Chute conference is less than a month away and they have just launched their new website. It’s a smart and functional site that should prove to be a valuable resource for church planters.
“The Geneva Push is an Australian church planting network. We aim to raise up a new generation of church planters dedicated to evangelising churches into existence across this great nation.
The Geneva Push is named after the city where the reformer John Calvin did most of his ministry. He raised up hundreds of missionaries and church planters to other cities and countries. Our goal is to have a similar impact on the number of churches being planted in Australia.”
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