Preposterousness
pre·pos·ter·ous [priˈpostərəs] adj : absurd; or ... how God's ways appear to man
worshipper. hubby. soon-to-be daddy. ex-pat Aussie. music lover. accountant. creator of electronica. ERP nerd. media+web for Exchange Church. owner of freaky thumbs.
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Jesus at Boarding School
Some of you may know that I went to boarding school for my secondary school education.
In the vast majority of cases, kids seem to dislike this immensely. But as I'm a freak, I loved it.
Sure, I missed home every now and then...but in general...I cherished the opportunities that were being presented to me.
I grew up in a small country town, and by going to boarding school, I was living in the big city at the age of 12. And by city I mean Brisbane, which was always known as a big country town anyway...though with a million or so people, it was still huge to me. I moved into an old army barracks which was the Schilling Boarding House at St Peters Lutheran College in 1986, along with 36 other guys aged from 11 through 17.
Fun times for the fat kid with a poncy voice, a dislike of rugby, soccer football, cricket and all the other national sports of Australia, a love of the arts and a propensity to sing all. the. time.
So right about about now, you're possibly wondering how on earth I loved this experience...
It's because boarding school showed me what life was like for Jesus. Kinda.
Now before you all think I've gone completely loopy (don't. say. a word.), let me explain.
This is not some kinda holier than thou post, nor a woe is me post. Just a Jesus-as-the-ultimate-role-model-human post. A lot of my personal experience at boarding school reflected Jesus' personal experience in his life too. But I'm not going to list Scriptures to back this up; I've gotta leave some of the work for you after all.
For everything I've listed here, my name could easily be put in the place of Jesus.
1. Jesus was ostracized
2. Jesus was respected
3. Jesus was tortured
4. Jesus was loved
5. Jesus was talked about
6. Jesus had girls sit at his feet
7. Jesus spent a lot of time alone
'Course, Jesus was also without sin, and I wasn't then and I'm not now. But I am redeemed, blameless, and carry no guilt.
Thing is, if we're serious about Jesus being Lord of our lives, we should be able to see reflections of His life in our daily lives too. It's just gonna happen.
So...do you?
Forget the future...we're getting a breadbox
This really is too bizarre for words. Really.
Go here for the full horror.
Or just sit back and watch this (very poor quality) video showing the lightning speed with which you can twitter using a Commodore 64.
Yes, a Commodore 64.
Herstory / History - Part IV
And the blabbing just keeps on going...and going...and going...
Diane noted that we should talk less and say more in these things. Too late now.
Disclaimer Note Thingy: I may or may not have said something about Tasmania which perpetuates a common, funny yet somewhat crude myth about the lovely people of that state. I should note that both Diane and I love Tasmania - a lot - and have considered moving there (kind of). One thing that prevents us from doing that is missing our church family, specifically knowing that God isn't done with us where we are just yet. Another would be that they're not likely to let me in again now...
History / Herstory - Part III
OK, so as requested, we've finished this as a video series. Yes, I said series.
This is as much for us as it is for you, so suck it up people ;)
Seriously, we hope you enjoy it, but are also blessed by the (unspoken) background workings of God in bringing us together. We're still working out exactly what He wants us to do that involved such massive life upheaval, but we know we're on the right path. More patience is needed...more...patience...
History / Herstory - Part III from David Goodwin on Vimeo.
History / Herstory - Part III from David Goodwin on Vimeo.
A Little Taste
(After a few aborted attempts earlier today, I've gone with another 'brand' of embedded playlist which seems to obey and not autoplay when it's told not to...I don't like the adverts it chooses to put at the bottom of itself, but such is life)
Along with some questions being asked on other blogs, for me this week is becoming a bit of a journey through history, so in further response to my Monday post, here's some of the music that has spewed forth along the way.
The playlist is basically in reverse chronological order, and includes...
(a) "Unchangeable Truth v2.0" (yes, I know that's somewhat ironic titling) - added some hall reverb while keeping the initimacy of the vocal, also boosted the bass slightly (maybe too much?) and dropped the lead vocal to sit better in the mix. I need some studio monitors for the study!
(b) "I Am There" - the first thing I recorded in Garageband, all of 6 weeks ago. The lyric was written by a netfriend in NYC for another friend of hers who'd been through some major challenges; everything else is my contribution.
(c) "A Lover's Song" - our wedding song, which was a surprise for my wife when we danced to it; we were both a bit overcome I think.
(d) "Your Smile" - a 70s/80s MOR love ballad pop song, which got played on local radio a few times when it was done, yonks ago.
There's a reasonable amount of diversity in there, which might go part of the way to explaining my 'probably not expecting this' statement on Monday. The diversity covers everything from style to the quality of the songwriting/singing/recording; quite apart from whether it was done in a real studio and mastered, or by me in the study. Regardless, all fun.
'Course, this doesn't cover anything I recorded before I started writing my own music...maybe later...maybe...
Comments always welcome, including criticism (maybe especially the criticism, cos I can't get better if all I get is praise or silence ;)
