I feel like Noah

I, like Noah, have been given an insight into the future; one that is important to all mankind, and indeed the whole creation.

"As it was in the days of Noah....in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away."

Will this history repeat? Will people refuse to listen and act? Will I have right words to open their eyes?

Should I be a player?
I am undecided whether I should get a student loan to bank the money, earn interest and then pay it back after I have finished my studies. Free money for me but it screws the country even more instead. I could look to others for justification, like the children of self-employed that play the system and get full allowances when they are even better off than our family. But maybe I should make the sacrifice for the greater good.

I learnt that during Lent you can do what you are refraining from on Sundays. Hmm. Maybe I should be strong for go not buying CDs for the full 6 weeks anyway.

Tomorrow I go to a Climate Change conference. I would like to find a way to call the church to recognise and decide how we should deal with it.

I walked and ran (a little) for 5hrs as part of the relay for life on Saturday/Sunday. Me, Shivali and Emma took the grave yard shift from 2-5am. I was cheered on as 'beard man', 'the beard dude' or occasionally 'Rolf Harris' and the girls referred to as my groupies. They were not impressed. I think it would be cool to have a church team next year; having a presence, recognising the suffering, offering hope through the Life, death and resurrection. Somehow I don't see the Reformed church being keen.

NT Wright is the man when it comes to theology. 'What Saint Paul Really Said' best theological book to date (not quite finished). I was happy to find this after defending him without reading much of him.

I love biking through the rain at night and acknowledging that I am a hardcore.

Indoor soccer was fun but sitting on the sideline I was glad that we were all reformies, with all the mild verbal abuse going on.

The Mountain Goats anyone?

The News is mere entertainment. I probably learn more useful information during the Ads.

Is America doing another Vietnam? I guess that's what happens when you invade a country whose civilians you don't really care for.

Iraq will likely be doing this soon. I know of at least one Iraqi Christian who warned this would happen after Saddam was gone. Stupid Bush.

A John Howard's Speech re:Iraq.

Last week was a crazy ol' week. Tuesday I traveled up to Hamilton with Anna and Jason to farewell Jasmine, a happy, bubbly character who I was only just beginning to get to know. How could someone so young be taken? Then it was back for Pajo, David Pajo. It was mint to see his short set with bells at his feet. He played all the favourites of mine but could have gone on longer. Welly's own Ghostplane sounded worth a listen. Tonight I head down to Bar Bodega once more but this time for Lou Barlow who is more famous but not so much. So enjoy your night, as I shall alone.