Posts Tagged ‘billy coffey’
A conversation with God
Posted on: August 13, 2010
I was at the book fair the other day and found a copy of The Prayer of Jabez for $2.99. I’d completely forgotten about that book. Which is odd considering how popular it was ten years ago. Seemed like everyone had a copy of that book. Or the Bible study. Or the journal. Or the workbook or the copy for teens or women.
It was quite the industry really, and the reasons for it were pretty apparent. Say a little prayer, and God will bless you in abundance. It almost seemed too good to be true, but there it was. There was even a verse to back it up.
I never bought a copy. Didn’t even buy the $2.99 copy at the book fair. Not because I didn’t (and still do) want to be blessed in abundance, but because once upon a time I said my own version of Jabez’s prayer without knowing it. The answer I got was a little different than his. And though that prayer was uttered at years ago, I still remember that conversation between God and me.
It was like this:
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Follow this link to read the rest…worth it!
Reads of the week – 2010 – 8
Posted on: March 6, 2010
Blogs of the week:
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(Yes, I realise 8 is a little more that usual…but enjoy)
Holding on – letting go (In Recovery – Sean Tucker – @seantuck)
Mark Driscoll hates avatar (Jesus Needs New PR – Matthew Turner – @jesusneedsnewpr)
Pastors who mess you up (Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff – @prodigaljohn)
Ifi’da (What I learned today – Billy Coffey – @billycoffey)
All men shall know you by your hatred of gays (Irresistibly Fish – Brett Anderson – @brettfisha)
Boomerangs (Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff – @prodigaljohn)
Conservative group says sea world should obey the bible (and kill shamu!) (Jesus Needs New PR – Matthew Turner – @jesusneedsnewpr)
A slave to public opinion, false redemption and a jury of peers (The Blog of Author Donald Miller – Donald Miller – @donmilleris)
quotes of the week:
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“I love humanity. It’s people I can’t stand.” – Charles Schulz
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself…and cats taking over the internet to create LOLhuman websites. – Bryan Allain
Someone told me today that I would be 17% funnier if I had a beard. That someone was me. – Bryan Allain
Sometimes He calms the storm with a whispered ‘Peace be still’ He can settle any sea but it doesn’t mean He will sometimes He holds us close and lets the wind and waves go wild sometimes He calms the storm and other times He calms His child – Scott Krippayne
Reads of the week – 2010 – 3
Posted on: January 30, 2010
Blogs of the week:
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Writing naked (What I learned today – Billy Coffey – @billycoffey)
We are all Tiger Woods (Becoming Last – Matt Windley – @becominglast)
Hope or hooey (Hey Look A Chicken – Katdish – @katdish)
One is too many (In Progress – Tam – @inprogress)(first in series on abortion)
One Word At A Time Blog Carnival: Peace (One word at a time – Bridget Chumbley – @bridgetchumbley)
Regret (Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff – @prodigaljohn)
Quotes of the week:
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Cole’s Law: Thinly Sliced Cabbage
Eat Right, Exercise, Die Anyway
God loves everyone, but probably prefers “fruits of the spirit” over “religious nuts!”
huked on foniks werkd fer me
I can handle pain until it hurts.
I tried being normal once . . .I didn’t like it.
I’m the kind of person my parents want me to stay away from
Ten Dollar Challenge…
Posted on: December 19, 2009
Short, sweet, and to the point…this post is in response to Billy Coffey’s $10 challenge...join in the fun!
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I don’t actually know what the exchange rate is right now, so instead of a ten dollar challenge it became the hundred rand challenge.
I saw a lady on the side of the road carrying a baby on her back begging for money. Quite a common sight actually, but for some reason I decided I wanted to help her. I only had a R200 bill on me…why? ‘Cos I honestly love carrying R200 bills around…makes me feel rich…(yes, yes I know). First I tried getting dinner at Steers to make change and they said they don’t have change for a R200 bill, so then I went to Spar and ended up buying a R6.50 bottle of coke just so I could break the R200. So I walk back to the corner and the lady’s not there…great…all that for nothing.
So I waited around for a bit and she finally came back and so I just went up to her with the bill all folded up so she couldn’t see how much it was. And so I just said “Merry Christmas”, handed it to her and turned to walk away and she’s got all happy and was all grateful and stuff and she was all “God bless you”…and this was before she even saw how much it was.
I wonder how long she had been waiting on that corner…
Reads of the week 18
Posted on: December 5, 2009
blogs of the week:
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Angels Unawares (Hey Look A Chicken – Katdish – @katdish)
If you were looking for porn… (The Church of No People – Matt Appling – @MattTCoNP)
The Invitation (poem) found via @anele
World Aids Day fround via @pleasereadthis
Grief Blog Carnival caution: you’ll probably need a whole box of tissues for these (Rediscovering the church – Peter Pollock – @peterpollock)
my ten dollar challenge…sort of (Hey Look A Chicken – Katdish – @katdish)
awesomeness of the week:
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the readers of Stuff Christians Like have raised US$60000 in 25 days to build 2 new kindergartens in Vietnam…seriously, a bunch of strangers got together and raised $60000 for a bunch of strangers… This is what happens when the Church acts like the Church…apparently one of the Stuff Christians Like is bringing Kingdom Come type stuff on earth!
Reads of the week 16
Posted on: November 22, 2009
blogs of the week
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The Wild Animal (What I learned today – Billy Coffey – @billycoffey) this one was actually from last week, just forgot to include it then
What’s your favorite post (Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff – @prodigaljohn)
God sings (Worship The Rock Blog – Phil Williams – @WorshipTheRock)
All these words (very Much Later – Jake Lee – @muchlater)
3 more games you must play (tylerstanton.com – Tyler Stanton – @tylerstanton)
I won (Moral Fibre – Crayg – @moralfibresa)
Brew some good (Becoming Last – Matt Windley – @becominglast)
Worship musicians and sales (Worship The Rock Blog – Phil Williams – @WorshipTheRock)
Community blog carnival (One word at a time – Bridget Chumbley – @bridgetchumbley)
site of the week
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Reads of the week 11
Posted on: October 11, 2009
blogs of the week
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he already knows (very Much Later – Jake Lee – @muchlater)
trust and obey (Hey Look A Chicken – Katdish – @katdish)
obedience (Random Musings – Helen – @helenatrandom)
best day ever (Mission Year – Joshua Keeney – @missionyear)
the letter (What I learned today – Billy Coffey – @billycoffey)
motorbikes and leprosy (Muscle-John – Michael-John Phillip – @muscularjohn)
quotes of the week
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“The old me is dying but it. is. dying. slow.” – P. Hayes (via Ashleigh Hill, Mission Year Blogs)
facial hair post of the week
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interviewer: Your dubious photographer is an alpha male indeed…like a majestic lion with his mane blowing in the wind. I must become as manly as he is! What facial hair would you recommend I grow as a beginner?
interviewee(?): Growing facial hair is serious business. Before diving in with little or no experience, I recommend you purchase four or five gerbils and attach them to your face to see how you look. Once you find a configuration that suits your face, trace around the gerbils with a Sharpie to see where you need to grow the hair. As it begins to fill in, you’ll be amazed at the looks you’ll get from people. Oh, and don’t forget to remove the gerbils after tracing. Otis Clutterbuck once forgot and woke up in the middle of the night to find his cat playing with his face.
read the rest of the interview here
Reads of the week 8
Posted on: September 12, 2009
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blogs of the week (looks like it’s a katdish week)
Faith of a child (Hey Look A Chicken – Katdish – @katdish)
From Bottom to Banquet (Hey Look A Chicken – Katdish – @katdish)
Going deep (Hey Look A Chicken – Katdish – @katdish)
Jesus in Suburbia (Diaries of a Doubtful Believer – Fourie Rossouw – @FourieRossouw)
Placing Faith (What I learned today – Billy Coffey – @billycoffey)
Being Brave (Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff – @prodigaljohn)
Who are we kidding? (FredMcKinnon.com – Fred McKinnon – @fmckinnon)
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these are for worship leaders/teams but i think they are beneficial for everyone
Worship leaders/teams – ways to show your congregation you love them (RussHutto.com – Russ Hutto – @russhutto)
Spontaneous vs Planned worship (RussHutto.com – Russ Hutto – @russhutto)
Dear Worship Leader – From a churchy person (RussHutto.com – Russ Hutto – @russhutto)
Dear Worship Leader – From a non-churchy person (RussHutto.com – Russ Hutto – @russhutto)
101 Worship Leader Myths (Worship The Rock Blog – WTR Members [compiled by Phil Williams ?] – @WorshipTheRock)
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quote of the week
“it’s the sweetie man” – Wikus van der Merwe
Remembering 9/11…8 years later
Posted on: September 11, 2009
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Me:
Tsholo Mpuru can’t remember where she was when September 11th became 9/11…can you? (facebook status)
Comments:
Paul Roviss Khambule – I would not forget that day, 2001. We were back from class (St.Marks), tuned to Sky News. And few seconds, saw the second plane strike the second tower. It was very sad moment (facebook)
Cristle Mathapelo Mokwape – i was also watching it on tv but it ddnt affect me that much coz i was abd 16. 16 year olds were stupid then (childish, the way we wwere suppose to be) (facebook)
Monique Adam – I remember it like yesterday. Was cycling in the gym. (facebook)
Dirk Kotze – Taking a break while studying for a 2nd-year maths mid-semester exam. Needless to say the break went on much longer than it was intended. (facebook)
Tracey-Lee Jacobs – I got home from school to see what happened on tv. Very sad! (facebook)
Tarryn Kirkwood – my matron in boarding school came running down the passage and told us the world was going to end cause a war would break out and she invited us all into her little room to watch it (facebook)
Nicole Lindsay – i got home from school and my grandpa phoned us to turn the tv on (facebook)
Twitter updates:
SpenceSmith – I woke up n a colorado hotel room turned on GMA & watched the 2nd plane hit live on tv. (twitter – @SpenceSmith)
David Goodwin – Just in from choir practice, turned on the telly and thought it was a bad movie for a couple of minutes … Unfortunately, it wasn’t. (twitter – @dg4G)
Jessica Lindley – Remembering Sept 11 … I was 17, still in High School. So thankful for all our troops serving & protecting us (twitter – @Jessica_Lindley)
Hayley Williams (paramore) – my heart and my prayers go out to all who were affected by the events that took place 8 years ago today (twitter – @yelyahwilliams)
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Remembering 9/11 blogs
The day of an ordinary American (me) on 9/11 years ago – Helen
What were you doing 8 years ago today? – katdish
Remembering the skies of 9/12 – billy coffey
Reads of the week 3
Posted on: August 9, 2009
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URL of blog post (Name of Blogsite – Blogger – twitter name)
http://realrick.blogspot.com/2009/08/bride-marvelous-thing-love-on-this-side.html (Revolutionary Revelations and Reactions – Rick Elgersma – @nontwitter)
http://jeffsdeepthoughts.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/a-meditation-on-god-hovering-over-the-waters (Jeff’s Deep Thoughts – Jeff – @nontwitter)
http://moralfibre.co.za/blog/2009/05/the-gift (Moral Fibre – Wogan may – @woganmay)
http://rasheedferguson.blogspot.com/2008/11/pied-viper.html (A Circle of Thoughts and Imagery – Rasheed Ferguson – @rash_ferguson)
http://billycoffey.blogspot.com/2009/08/staples-and-human-condition.html (What I learned today – Billy Coffey – @billycoffey)
http://musclejohn.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/where-i-find-my-brokeness (Muscle-John – Michael-John Phillip – @muscularjohn)
http://doubtfuldiaries.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-93.html (Diaries of a Doubtful Believer – Fourie Rossouw – @FourieRossouw)
Now it’s your turn:
1. subscribe to these blogs (trust me, soooo worth it)
2. follow them on twitter (if you’re not on twitter, join already!)
3. follow me on twitter (hee hee…this one’s optional)
till next time…
