Heaven and Hell!!

On Wednesday at Bare Soul we talked about Heaven and Hell. On the tables was a piece of paper and I wanted to share with you all....

I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places. Mark Twain

Why do you think all belief systems talk about the afterlife? 'Cause they need to look forward to something.

What you think happens to you when you die? Nothing then everything.

The Bible mentions 'a new heaven and a new earth' a few times what dies this mean?

"But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells" 2 Peter 3:12-14

"Then I saw 'a new heaven and a new earth' For the first heaven and first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea" Revelation 21:1

If heaven was a place on earth (Cheesy 80's song) then where to you is heaven?

On a BENCH!!

Room 101 is a place mentioned in Orwell's novel in 1984 where a person is tormented by his own worst nightmare or phobia. Its become a popular name for where unpleasant things go, is this Hell?

What would you send into room 101? Puppets, Darkness, Silence and drugs......

The hottest place on earth in hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict. Martin Luther King Jr.

Ponder and Answer the questions yourself... Takes brain power..

Top Ten Moments of 2011!!!!

Bx posted about her top ten moments of 2011 and i wanted to do the same lol.............

1. Has to be Festival, I had to organise how to get there, food (noodles and soup). We were in the Ex-Student bit and got woken up each morning by sound checks, We met dweeb and got their signatures (Izzie on her arm). It was good to see everyone again

2. Ecem....... we have become closer than sisters this year, through starting over the edge, alot of pub times. So many more Good times and bad times to come <3 you Jim~jam~a~roonee!!!!

3. Was a week at the beginning of November on a farm in the middle of no where with 11 members of my family, it was so much fun. With Fake That and drunken wii times

4. I turned 21! and we went to soul survivor on that day, It was so awesome! Had my birthday cake at midnight (Cant decide whether or not that was my birthday or the day before.

5. The race for life... Me, Mum, Grandma, Wendy and Mandy ran 5 k for uncle Derek and other cancer sufferers.

6. I saw BRUNO MARS in concert <3 It was one of thee best days/nights ever!!!!!!!!

7. I went to visit Amy Giggles in Lancaster for her surprise 21st It was so cool. I love party games.

8. Blackpool With College made me realise how different people see college differently, as Louise keeps mentioning that someones status was 'Blackpool with the college bitches today' and mine was 'blackpool with the college geeks <3' but we were talking about the same people....

9. BUBBLES!!!!! Me, J and Kym invaded a hungover persons house and played with the worlds largest bubbles! Good times!!

10. Various Nights Out with various people GOOD TIMES

What a beautiful day?

What a beautiful day?
The sun is shining, the birds are singing and flowers have started to bloom. I love this part ofd the year "spring". Its cool. I have to say the atmosphere around cliffland has changed since the sun showed its head. Mostly everyone at cliff has higher spirit levels. I found out where i am off to mission. Missio ten dei as the king that is nicola jones puts it. I am going to Newham in London. It is where Green Street is set. We will be working with 4 churches in Newham doing youth and childrens work i think will find out more on wednesday yay. I am well scared but also very excited. I think it is becasue i have no idea what is happening.
But thankfully I have a awesome team who will support each other :)

The poor second years are in a lecture right now, as i am sat in the glorious sunshine poor them. Wow i just realised how beautiful this place is. The purple tree hasn't got its leaves back yet but the little white flowers that are randomly popping up. I think they are snowdrops, whatever they are i just think they look so cute in the coldish cliff sunshine. they add some colour to the rockery. I helped clear that out, The joys of gardening manual.

Who o you think would be the next person to walk past? it was 2 BACYM's who are from birmingham, i could tell this by there accent. Andrew 'Bruuce' Sterling is sat on the bench below me kinda, he is on the bench by the grass and i am on the wall out side lecture rooms.

College prayers was awesome this morning. It was well powerful :). It really madee me realsie how evil jesus's death acually was! I feel so guilty for making him die with all my bad stuff that i still do.

I was reading the bible earlier and these verses jumped out at me. they were Romans 6:6-7 "For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin may be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin - because anyone who has died has been freed from sin." At first i thought WAS CRUCIFIED WITH HIM! Eh? I havent been cruciufied. then i realised it was a metaphor. But i still dont get ti.

God give me some knowledge so I don't always have to ask people
Amen


inabizzle
curly
frizzles x

exegesis!

When i first heard the word exegesis i thought ex-a-Jesus. I was quite intrigued to find out how someone was going to X out Jesus or put a X through Jesus. But then i learnt the true meaning of the word, according to David Firth an exegesis was taking the bible text out of it's historical content and finding out what it really means. I should be writing my exegesis now but i can't get started, gonna get some help soonish. My exegesis is on Micah 6:1-8

The Indictment of the LORD

¹Hear what the LORD says:Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
² Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the LORD, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the LORD has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel.

³"O my people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!
⁴For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
⁵O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the saving acts of the LORD."

What Does the LORD Require?

⁶"With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
⁷Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?"
⁸He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?


I dunno what to do :( Help god please! xxx

Joy that suppases all things!!!

These past few days i have been in that mood where you are so happy that nothing and no one can spoil it. I can't tell you why I'm happy because I don't actually know.

One reason is i know i am going home in a few days.

Another is I have just received the best present anyone has ever bought me! Yes you guessed it a ticket to see Mika. I am so grateful for this present i just don't know how to thank her!

And another thing is these past few days i have been realising that God has actually started to change me into what he wants because i have started to let my guard down and give him everything.

This is one of the few things god has been teaching me other the Christmas holidays plus extra week :(. Some people come into our lives and quickly go but he moves our souls to dance. He awakens us to new understanding with the passing whisper of his wisdom. He makes the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. He stays in our lives forever, leaving footprints on our hearts, and we are never ever the same.

Another thing is that with prayer i have had one of the best Christmases and new years like ever they have been awesome. Had so much fun with my family on Christmas eve and Christmas day. Playing the after eight challenge which is now on You Tube.

My essays have gone well so far, I think this is the only time in my whole education filled life that I have actually been organised and done my essays before the last two days it has to be in :) yay! Still got one to do but I don't think it will be that hard when i get into the essay writing mood!

The song to my life at the moment: We Are Golden!

Teenage dreams in a teenage circus
Running around like a clown on purpose
Who gives a damn about the family you come from?
No giving up when you’re young and you want some

Toodles everyone!!!!!!

The Real ME!

this is my blog about who i am and how i am not gonna change:

My friends mean the world + they are amazingg,

I enjoy listening too music it means alot to me and
i likes having a drink, chilling withh friends, parties, gigs,
computerrs + all that shizzz.

I am who i am and i will never change, if you dont like me then thats your problem. Im not changing for anyone, i dont wanna' be fake, i wanna be me.

[: this last year, i have done many things i regret. I've had my heart broken and realised people can change.

I now have a new moto, that i have no regrets cos' at the time, its what i wanted. + thats how im gonna' live my life from now on. Live for the moment!

Gosh, this year has flown by + its been a great year for memories. I love all the people who have stood by me constantly. Even if you arent in my life, at one point, you were who i relied on most + i thank you for that [:
anyways cut the pooop;

It's hammer time Do do do do dodo dodo Can't touch this! =]

I realise that Coca - Cola is the only happiness (god is now coke)!

This is what 2 different people said about me ----> You Walk Down The Street And Old Ladies Pee Them Selves. Youll Be Seen Listening To The Music Stylings Of The Sex Pistols, The Misfits And Mindless Self Indulgence. You Will Be Seen Down At Grotty Music Venues.. You Are Of True Music Essence...... Hmmmm, I do like the band's listed I suppose!

And -----> you are scene... you like to cause drama and make scenes like at school, movies and many public places... you are taken to be emo but you are scene which is quite different... emo's are depressed and scene's are jolly but most of the time very evily angry... the music genre is the same as emo but you dont dress just like emo... your more bright and fun to look at... be glad your scene!

Hmmm which am i oh yeh i am none! i wish people would stop labelling me :(

(8) This is real this is me i'm exactly were i'm supposed to be now gonnaa let the light shine on me! (8)

<3 <3 2oo9 <3 <3

Wow its the twenty ninth of December already i cant believe it :O

I have done so much this year:

• Spring Harvest and i <3>
• stood as a human statue for 2 hours to raise money for a school in Africa.
• Painted the church walls =]
• went for a tour around the hipperdrome theatre and got to play with the lights.
• had a awesome birthday weekend
• met some one with the same birthday as me,
• got a mac :)
• Found her love for kaeroke
• Mattress Slides
• Preached :O
• Went 2 festival and didn't care woop woop
• became a bible college student
• became addicted to facebook
• Soul Survivor and witness people falling over
• learnt what exegesis means =]
• blogged
• became a poser and loves taking foto's
• discovered Jesus Junkie
• Said good bye alot =[
• Did the after eight challenge
• Dressed up proper posh like
• May her lil Gummeh bayr Aodhan properley not on a bus :)
• Saw what i had asked to happen 2 years ago happen =]
• left home =0

this is just a taster of my year just said the high bits because don't wanna moan lol

poodle tip xxx

First Semester @ CliffLand

It is coming up to the end of my first semester @ CliffLand and these have been some of the best but hardest ten weeks of my life. I have met some amazing & awesome people and friends i will keep forever. there have been some moments i will never forget like on my second day going to a traditional methodist church in a tutu and Amy went in fairy wings, yes we got a few looks but it got us closer together as friends and not we have a unique bond. in my first week there was a Hawaiian night and bongo the monkey became a gangster. The best part of Hawaiian night was the games, like the one where we made Amy M-B as a hula dancer and it was hilarious. On that night i could tell who the couple of our year was just by the way they acted around each other, and the way they were so competative with the hula-hooping. Cel Suprise they are now together awwwwwwww, he asked her out on the edge how sweet is that *sticks fingers down throat*. One sunday during our amos study sesh, James Andrew Charlesworth the 3rd came bak from home with a twisted knee, Bx who is like the brown owl of our year was going all first aider on him when TJ just randomly comes out with we're at bible college why don't we just pray. I think that day i realised we don't pray enough here so thanks to James now i have vowed to pray more. B day was the funniest day, i had barbie and a bin man sat next to me and a bubble bath and a bubble wrap bride infront i saw a bubble theme going on, then randomly bob marley and black beard the buckaneer walked past the window, strange sights. one weekend Me, Amy, Andrew and David J, went to sheffers to see/meet Penny who is David's fiancee, there is alot of marragies happening next year like Alex and Patrick, Margret and David. I have really enjoyed all the random trips to tesco, it has been amazing because you see shops in a different light wen you are cooped up here. One other night Me, Matt Derrick, Amy Mercer-Bailey, James, Bx and Dan were in the ikea lounge learning how to self defense and i haven't laughed so much in ages. there is many more amazing memories that i have but i am running out of words. To all the fellow cliff inmates and day inmates i hope to have many more awesome memorys with you.



Love you all loads
may you have a blessed and joyous Christmas
Bex xxx

Christmas!

What do you think of when the word Christmas is said? Presents, food, family, Cards, a cute little baby in a nice clean manger. I often think like that it has only been recently that my eyes have been opened to the state of that stabke Jesus would have been born in. If anyone else was born in that stable they would most likely died :(. The stable would of been full of Ox's and Donkey's who would of been to the toilet so their would be flies and stuff around him. So like on the card there wud be a buzz around him just not of light. Then there is the bodily fluids of mary (Who has just given birth) on the card she looks really awake and happy. I think if i had just had a baby i would want to sleep and being interupted all the time would annoy me. Christmas isn't really as cute and as cuddly as our society makes it out to be. It is about a child being born into poverty in a dirty stable laid in a manger which animals eat out of with no doctors or medicene just joeseph and a few animals. I hope you remember the people who are born in places just like jesus was even though our medical science knowledge is developing everyday. Have a good Christmas and remember our brothers and sisters all over the world at this time.

bex xx

Procrastination!!!

this is my week in one word in an acronym

Procrastination
Riting stuff
Opening doors
Church
Rearranging furniture
Apple Macs
Stalkin people on Facebook
Tesco!
Internet
Newspapers
Adium
to do lists
Ice Cream
Organic Chemistry
Note to self!

and i am still currently procrasting now writing this lol x

Even the squirrels getting are getting it!

I was sat on the wall out side lecture room 3 this morning before i led morning prayers, I was just chillaxing and stuff and these 5 squirrels were just playing around together and it made me realise that this place is such a community even the squirrels get it which is a good thing because we seem to have the whole of derbyshires squirrels on our little patch there is loads of them, just like cliff you have staff, residential students, day students, part - time students, ma/cen/ymm Etc . students, note takers, cleaners, mantence and estates, kitchen staff and admin.

Community is a difficult word to explain but i'll try, i think it is a type of fellowship and organised society.

living in a Christian community is sometimes harder than the actual work it self because people get stressed and tired and little things start annoying you but then you get over it. Sometimes in this type of community you just want to be really sinful and bad but you know you shouldn't.

well i am off to finish assignment now toodles!
woop woop street angels presentation tomorrow prayer muchly appriciated!

bex xxxx

Even the squirrels have it

I am sat in the Digs reflecting on a few weeks ago. We had an oasis space and it was cool being around people. We were listening to the small still voice of god, a lot of people were broken and their cracks were showing I was one of them, but we ministered and used our pastoral gifts on each other. I love the fact us first years can be in each other’s company in completeish silence and still enjoy it. It was blessing and made me feel on top of the world, so I got some clay and made a giraffe because giraffes are tall and know where they have come from and how far they have made it. I can’t believe how much I have changes these past 6 weeks. I still remember what was going through my head whilst mum and dad were driving me up cliff lane it was “What am I doing?” and “why x3” but then I met some awesome people who I will never loose contact with ever. I am having to write this on paper as my Mac aint arrived yet but if our reading it then it has ☺. Whoop Mac ness. There is a few reasons why I wanted a Mac they are: because I wouldn’t get as many viruses, I really dislike windows at the moment but the best reason is I can sit in a coffee shop like star bucks (mmmmmm yummy Coffee) on my Mac drinking a Thai chi latte with my leather jacket and write a blog and the apples cute. On Thursday night we had a bonfire with fireworks, sparkerlers and bonfire lollies. It was hilarious and so much fun yet I still don’t like fireworks they scare me muchly ☹! Also on Thursday I handed in my first proper assignment it was for Resourcing Christian worship, I had to write a worship outline then do a reflective commentary on it. It was 1549 words long, when I handed it in it was the most amazing relief to post that assignment thought that little letterbox. At morning prayers on Friday, the song with the chorus “ I’ll stand with arms high and heart abandoned in awe of the one who gave it all yes I’ll stand my soul lord to you surrendered all I am is yours!” was playing in the background when we were surrendering our days to God and it still isn’t out of my head ☹. On Saturday I went to Sheffield with Amy, Andrew and David. We went to David’s fiancées house and she made the most awesome pizza ever especially for a student lol. I went to curry’s to buy a wireless dongle then on the bus home recognized I had bought the wrong one EPIC FAIL! On Sunday morning Caroline and I couldn’t get to our “Church” (it still doesn’t feel like I’m part of it yet) because unfortunately the people who drive weren’t going. We then went for the bus but got to the bus stop half an hour late HEHEHE, so in the end I went to Calver Methodist Church. David Whitworth was preaching on Micah 6:8. I want to preach like him there is something about him, which makes me stay engaged and not take my eyes off him. Then after dinner we had a lazy Sunday afternoon preparing for our Old Testament lecture on Amos 3-4 with Ian’s help. It looked like a Mac party because there were Macs everywhere. At the student led service Beth and Dee were talking about words and how the little things we say has the biggest impact on someone’s and I kept thinking about yoof and how I said so many bad things to some of the people there. So if any of you read this I am so sorry forgive me please, I love you all so much I wouldn’t be the person I am today thanks for all your support through this I love everyone in Tod and everyone in Cliff. + bless!

random bloggage on life at the mo!!!

Hey people this is ma first blog woooo dunno why i started one just thought i would before the transformation 2 mac is complete hence my url name thing being taking the second bite out of the apple.

Its reading week this week but unfortunatley havent done that much reading i have only done the reading for david firths lecture on monday morning becasue i hav found out if i have done the reading it seems 2 go in eaiser and i don't get as confussed. I am also really glad i don't have to do another Theological Reflection for a while that was the hardest essay ever!!!!

anyway this is what am finkin about right now has anyone else noticed that of all the groups on facebook that people join, one of the most often seen recurring themes is "I've dropped my phone down the toilet, numbers please". Now is it just me, or does that not seem like a rather ridiculously careless thing to do? "Oh no, I was playing a game of solitaire while texting my friend Dave and also talking to my mum all at the same time as using the little boy's room and it accidently fell out of my hand and into the toilet."
Just a thought.
there is some more things i have been thinking about this lovely day here is a few:

• David Tennant is actually beautiful and suprisingly Scottish,
• I know it sounds really silly to say, but no matter how upset, hurt, stressed, tired, emotionally drained or angry I feel a cup of coffee ALWAYS makes me feel better. Something about that hot brown liquid that just instantly makes me happy (and no, it's not the caffiene.)
• that the mr muscle damsel in distress has changed wasnt the point of that advert to show that even the kings of geekdom (Who rock by the way) can clean with ease 
• BANG AND THE DIRT HAS GONE!!! (wrong advert)
•  i say Maximo you say PARK

well you've had a look into my mind speak soon!!!