I use the internet for alot of things. Every day I use the net for things like this website, facebook, twitter and all of my college resources are available on the net.
The other day I was reflecting on what it would look like if the internet got shut off. The internet is free and open right? Well maybe not.
I am an extremely privileged person. I live in Australia.
Not that living in Australia is reason enough to feel privileged. But reasonable health care, electricity, a car to drive around in and having plenty of food to eat contribute to provide an environment in which I am both well looked after and equally ignorant about where all these things come from. I’m also ignorant about the processes and companies that provide all of this for us.
Recently I spotted this video about a company called Glencore. It kind of shocked me.
Glencore from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.
Last weekend at church we had the pleasure of having a brother from Africa come and preach. His name is Edwin Ngubane, and he is a bishop in the Anglican Church in South Africa.
He has a truly amazing life story, and an even more amazing story of how he came to believe in Christ. You can learn more about him in this video.
From ancestors to Jesus from Sydneyanglicans.net on Vimeo.
He preached the second sermon in our series on prayer from Paul’s first letter to Timothy, the specific section was chapter 2, verses 1 to 7. He was challenging us to think about how, People in the household of God, should act. I found it to be a really helpful sermon, so I thought I would share it.
He also challenged Kirsty and I to think about going to work with him in ministry to students in South Africa. He told me that Moore really should set up an exchange program with GWC. Cheeky.
I love Formula 1. Most weekends between March and November you can find me glued to the TV and my computer, for live pictures and live timing till 1 in the morning.
There are lots of reasons that I love Formula 1. The engineering and ingenuity that goes into making a Formula 1 car, the incredible speed that these cars can achieve and the amazing tracks that these cars drive on. While all these things have drawn me to Formula 1, there is one main reason while I love this sport.
His name is Senna, or, Ayrton Senna da Silva if you like long names. Senna was the greatest Formula 1 driver in history. I would of loved to see him race, but sadly he was killed when I was still a young kid, on the 1st of May in 1994.
Last year Top Gear did an awesome tribute to him, and next month a documentary will be coming out about him.
Below is the Top Gear tribute, watch it if you want to get a glimpse into why I love F1 so much. Anyone want to come to see the documentary with me?
[UPDATE] – Added a longer version of the video. (Don’t mind the bit at the beginning, vimeo went mental.)
This week in Australian politics has seemed to revolve around the environment. More specifically it has been about an Emissions Trading Scheme.
Everyone seems to have an opinion about it. I’m not going to voice mine here, but I wanted to show a video seeking to answer the question, ‘How Green Is Your Internet?’.
I love football. Some people call it soccer, but these people don’t usually know that it is mostly called football by people all over the world.
I also love the world cup, even more since Australia has been in it.
The world cup isn’t just about the football though, it’s also about the advertising and sponsorship. Mostly because of the money available through selling t-shirts and TV ad space.
Last year Nike made this awesome ad for the world cup. It’s called ‘Write the future’. The basic premise is, that you need to command what your future will look like. You can have success or you can have failure. Sadly most of the players in this ad never really achieved success during the world cup. This lead to the phrase ‘Write the future curse’ to be used.
Regardless, it is still an awesome ad. I like to call it ‘The three minutes of awesome’. Enjoy.
Recently at Church and College we did a series in the book of Genesis. I preached on the city of babel, where God punishes humans for wanting to be independent from him and independent from relying on him for everything that they needed to live.
One of the main events of the book of Genesis is the moment that sin entered the world. This is a brilliant video from Dan Stevers about the events of the fall. Have a look, i thinks it’s pretty cool.
I love the work that John Piper has done for the christian community all over the world. His clarity and insight into the scriptures have helped countless generations of Jesus’ followers love and follow Christ more earnestly.
Not to mention his generosity in setting up Desiring God, who give alot of resources away for absolutely nothing. Check them out.
John is coming to speak in Sydney over the next couple of months, and I’m really looking forward to it.
But before he gets here, check out this video.
This post has 3 points,
Point 1. This weekend just past we had our Church Weekend Away. It was a brilliant weekend. We had perfect weather, great accommodation (Crusaders, Galston), and brilliant speaker (Steve Covetz) and an even more brilliant topic (Suffering and the Sovereignty of God). Ill post some of my thoughts after the events of point 2 are completed.
Point 2. This week exams have started at college. Today, us first years had greek. Personally I’m glad it is finished. In 4 days ill be on holidays.
Point 3. During exams I find it really easy to get distracted, so here is a video about Poker Machines. Watch it, than get back to work.
TIM STEVENS 