http://www.johnnyandhannah.com Living, Loving, Learning & Leading Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:14:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My West Wing sojourn has come to an end and I'm feeling a little bereft. Jimmy Smits is in the Whitehouse, Bradley Whitford is chief of staff and Martin Sheen is winging his way to new Hampshire to forget all about MS so all's well with the world (America can ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/06/07/its-all-over/   Today has contained a number of frustrations, not least of all scraping the car and bursting the rear tire. In itself no big deal, but combined with accidentally deleting some stuff I needed on my mac (arragh), dealing with uniforms covered in paint and burning the kids' tea, I'm ready ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/06/03/thankful-for-the-little-things/ do you ever find yourself discovering new words? liking new sounds? enjoying new meanings? struggle with the spelling, but really getting the meaning?! here's a recent new favourite piece of vocab of mine.... 'incorrigible' –it's an adjective 1. not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behaviour; 2. impervious to constraints or punishment; willful; ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/05/21/newish-vocab/ A bundle of nine of us from Sawyers went to Norwich mid-week to engage with life, ministry and marriage stuff. This was hosted by Gordon-and-his-aqua-wife-Gail McDonald; their intensity and general approach despite some helpful content resulted in only a 4/10 score for me.... Here are some of the nuggets from ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/05/18/fishbowl-living/ Does anyone out there watch the West Wing? It's a firm favourite of mine at the moment and the battle for the democratic candidate kept me gripping my seat as I completed series six. Jimmy Smits entered the fray as the likeable and "would get my vote any day'' Matthew ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/05/18/serving-on-the-frontline/ In my wonderful, diverse and complex part life.... is the privilege of  accompanying, listening, inputing, challenging, praying and questioning! I love to trace what God, by His Spirit does in people's lives.... and to think that people still think that 'vicars are invisible for the other-six-days!!' Here's a new way of ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/05/17/amongst/ We've been coming into a mini-revolution as to how Grace impacts all of our lives..... Its reaching more people in more ways than a human life could wish for....You'd almost think it's a God-thing!! Grace continues here! Here were a few gems that came through in Sunday life.... Genesis 22:2 followed ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/05/17/grace-abounding/ here's three to pick from! As prescribed by one of our deacons:- Psalm 34 v 18 in The Message is just so brilliant ; - "If you're kicked in the gut, God will help you catch your breath" Kenda Creasy Dean in her characteristic brillance:- "Youth look to the church to show them ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/05/11/sunday-sayings-word-food-motivation/ Apologies for the lack of blogging recently... Try these threads out....! The thought of Rev Steve Jobs (parody!! Apple's CEO-genius) if he was your church leader...!! 10 things we could learn from Disney! Educative as to how we could do church-better! A really interesting interview with NT Wright about his new-ish book that ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/05/09/random-ruminations-5/ C.P Hia brought this phrase to my attention in some Bible study notes he contributes to, when he wrote the following words (something we know but often need reminding of): 'There are people within your sphere of influence whose lives you can impact for God. He placed them within your reach ... http://www.johnnyandhannah.com/2008/05/08/sphere-of-influence/