Maart | 2011 | All who wander...
Why I like Donald Miller
Published Maart 30, 2011	Uncategorized 3 Comments
I liked Donals Miller’s blog. Just putting it out there. He doesn’t deduce Christianity to formulas, but focuses on a relationship. He also doesn’t expect you to be perfect or fit in a certain box or criteria before being accepted.
I’ve been reading a lot about “christian” dating and so on. This was after the whole Universalist drama goint on with Rob Bell. And I must say, I am over it. Almost want to say over Christianity. I am over fighting about petty things, trying to figure out what’s right and wrong… I know some of these things need to be discussed, but as my agnostic friend noted the other day “There are so many types of Christianity”
When I was younger I thought that you are a Christian or you aren’t. Now there are so many kinds you can be and things you can believe or disbelieve.
I am in particular thinking about this Christian dating thing. People attempting to answer questions like, Can you become a virgin again if you ask for forgiveness? What happens when a virgin and a non-virgin comes together?
It’s all been a bit much for me. That’s why I like Donald Miller’s blog. And books. And him. I read his post “10 principles of a disciple” yesterday. And he’s great. Just go read it, you will see what I mean.
I feel kind of like we are trying to qualify and disqualify people. God makes rules to protect us and keep us safe. God has grace. Somewhere in that we need to live. Discussing the rules again and again I don’t think has much of a point.
I feel like we are discussing theory and there is no real life situations. How about people’s stories? Can we hear more of that? Rather than 10 point principles or answering theoretical questions that I don’t know how they can answer without asking God in heaven one day…
Maybe it’s just me. Who know.
Published Maart 23, 2011	Uncategorized 2 Comments
Mmmmm….so a lot of blogs i’m reading at the moment are going on and on about dating. Opinions and comments everywhere. I have my thoughts and commented on one or two blogs, but it never seems to come out right.
So…I want to know your thoughts on dating?
2. Should we date for the purpose of marriage?
3. What boundaries (if any) should we set?
4. Christians and non-christians dating?
Check out the conversation here…
‘n Nuwe werk…
Published Maart 3, 2011	Uncategorized 2 Comments
Okay, so ek weet ek het belowe om ‘n follow-up te doen op die vorige post, en ek belowe ek sal, maar vir nou kan ek nie so ernstig dink nie…
Ek het onlangs by ‘n nuwe werk begin, by Lentegeur hospitaal. Vir die wat nie weet nie, dis ‘n psychiatric institution, i.e. die malhuis.
Ek besef daar is ‘n paar dinge van werk wat vir my meer challening is as die actual werk wat ek moet doen:
1. Die mense. Seriously die mense wat saam jou werk is nogal iets om aan gewoond te raak. Die een meisie kom staan anderdag in my deur en se: “Ek mis my boeboe. Hy bly so ver.” Okay goed, vir die wat my ken sal julle weet dat ek nie taal soos “boeboe” en enige ander soppy love stories waardeer nie. Veral nie as ek jou nie ken nie. Ek deel nie my shit met jou nie, so moenie joune met my deel nie. Tweedens, sy bly in Durbanville en ek in Tamboerskloof. Ver? Regtig???
2. Office politics. Hier is ‘n OTT. Wat basically die Arbeidsterapie assistent is. So…sy moet doen wat jy vir haar se. Nie op ‘n mean manier nie, maar jy werk die skedule uit, sy volg dit. Punt. Hierdie een is nou al vir iets soos 20 jaar hier so, as usual, run sy die show. Ek dog ek piepie ‘n bietjie in my broek toe die Hoof van Departement (HOD/ grootkop/ the shit in die OT dept) se sy moet eers die ASSISTENT vra of die skedule haar pas.
3. Vroeg opstaan. Goed, ek besef amper almal haat die deel. Maar ek is ‘n aand mens. Ek funksioneer beste as die son onder is. Ek wil 2h gaan slaap. Maar ek kannie. Want ek moet half7 opstaan. Boo.
Ek wonder of dit net ek is, maar ek droom van ‘n werk wat die volgende eienskappe het.
1. Fleksi-tyd. Ek kan party oggende laatslaap en party vroeg opstaan. Party aande werk en party middae af he. Naweke en weke moet ook interchangable wees.
2. ‘n Kantoor in die stad, met aircon. Ek wou nog altyd in die middestad werk. Tamboerskloof, gardens, midde-stad, vredehoek, da rond. Waar jy by cute koffie winekels lunch en oppad werk toe vida koffie koop….
3. Jou baas is in ‘n ander gebou of awesome. Ek is so lucky dat my baas awesome was by my vorige werk. En die keer is my baas in ‘n ander gebou. Let wel ek ken haar nog nie so dalk is sy ook awesome. Who cares, sy is nie naby my nie, dis al wat tel.
4. Waar jy iets doen wat jy terugvoer kry, en besig genoeg is dat jy nie te veel tyd het om niks te doen nie. Seriously. Ek sien dit orals in die staat. Gewoonlik werk mense so hard om hul skedules aan te pas dat hul tog net middae afhet of kan vroeg loop, maar op die ou end verloor jy daai ding van besig wees en produktief voel.
5. Iets waarvan ek hou en ‘n actual verskil kan maak. Of terugvoer kry. Soort van selfde as hier bo. Maar as jy net kan SIEN jy doen iets. Ek weet nie hoe om te verduidelik nie…
6. Mooi kan aantrek. Ons nuwe uniform is swart, wit, groen, keer strappy tops, geen skirts, geen skinny jeans. Ek voel lelik.
Neway die malletjies is hier….cheers almal!!