Life of Jamie
Thursday 1 March 2012
A few months of being awesome
Thursday 29 December 2011
The last blog of the year
Christmas time
Well it was that time of the year again, and that means only
one thing for me.......time off work and time to play on the
xbox. The game I have been playing this time round is call of
duty modern warfare 3, and well......... Awesome. I was like
playing a Bruce Willis action film, not only that but the
multiplayer is sipping good, so far I have been playing it
with my friend James and also Aaron.
Over Christmas I didn't do much, I dropped alecia off at the
train station, so have been pretty much alone. Christmas day
I spent playing Skyrim and COD, whilst having a drink of
gentleman jacks (awesome jack daniels) even though I was
alone I did enjoy my time, watching films and playing
xbox.......awesome.
I have to be so thankful to Aaron, as my Christmas day was on
boxing day, he had invited me and his friend Joe for
Christmas dinner, what a guy he is and the dinner was very
very tasty, followed by a session of Halo.
My new job
well it happened I now have a new job, I am on a 3 month
intern then hired from there if I impress (i know i can).
This job is in skelton, just outside of saltburn near redcar.
so the journey is one hour on the bus, so I bought what I am
writing on now, a HTC flyer android tablet. And its awesome,
this means I can read books and watch films on my long long
travels to work and back. Oh yea I forgot to mention what i
will be doing, well I will be working in the marketing and
development of the company, from speaking to the manager they
are very accomadating to my needs. So looking forward to the
next chapter in my working career.
people who I must thank
Well there are so many people I have to thank here are a few
.
The bruces
As many of you will know pastor Nathan and pastor lindsay,
well i have to be thankful to both of these people. I know
without them I would not be who i am today, I would not have
the life I have. (It was nathan who gave me the courage to
ask out my beautiful girlfriend). Both Nathan and lindsay
could have gave up one but they didn't, I was dragged kicking
and screaming through my journey but always they have been
there pushing me to my potential, so thank you both.
Alex Johnson
well its been a pleasure working for al, he gave me a job
when i needed one, and well because of al i was able to do
many things while I had this job. It was nice getting to know
this guy over the past few months. He is also a really good
manager, with the perfect way of running a team of people, he
has been the best manager I have had, its sad to move
on....thanks al
Mike lindo
if you get a chance to talk to this guy, do it. Mike lindo is
awesome, some of the advice he has given me is so valuble.
This is a man of the world, he has been there and done that
so his guidance is better than any, and looking at what he
does he is such an inspiration to anyone who has the chance
to know him.
Joe busby
well what can I say, with out this guy I would still be
hungover somewhere wallowing in self pitty, Joe is the guy
who invited me to church, he not only a good friend, but also
a good Christian who helps guide me through all the good
times and bad. Thank you Joe you helped me stay on the wagon.
Also this guy with Nathan baptised me.
Alecia
well what can i say about my lady. She is not only my
girlfriend, but she is also my inspiration for being better
in everything I do. Yep it happened I fell in love with her
and I have never looked back, she is so good for me, and i
can see a great future for us both. (thanks again
Nathan)
Well that is it for my blogs for 2011 look forward to the
2012 blogs. I will leave you on this note
however.
Proverbs 13:20 MSG
Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and
watch your life fall to pieces.
Sunday 27 November 2011
Al Johnson, and the magic dragons
but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
but a trustworthy person keeps a secret
Tuesday 18 October 2011
The Last Few Weeks
Sunday 25 September 2011
Eating, eating and more eating
7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Monday 19 September 2011
Its been a While
and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
Friday 9 September 2011
Scared out of my wits, and Sisterhood
Well I am now on the road again, the first time since passing my test a few months ago, and well it went ok. for the first time i had to drive on my own, with out anyone directing me (so yea I got lost) so safe to say i was nervous, but i got to where i needed to go to, and on the way back i was fine, driving on my own was good, (I did stall 3 times on a round about haha), but this is yet again something that is to do with work. yet another amazing part of my job, it might not seem amazing to some people but i have a choice, save for a house or get a car, and house is more important so yea amazing I get to drive, all all due to this amazing job I have.
Tomorrow setting off to Newcastle to go to church on the morning and then a steak with Joe Busby, mmmmm i do like a nice steak, so well that is the happenings in my life at the moment....well with in the last couple of days.
the next part is the ridicule me and others as Christians can face from the outside world and my taking on it.
Hebrews 2:10
11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
This verse to me points out the suffering we can receive as Christians, whether we are brought up in gods glory or we are brought to it later in life. we do what we do as good people yet we can suffer ridicule from people who do not understand what we do and what God does for us, Jesus suffered and eventually suffered on the cross, he paid the ultimate price, but he was risen. we should learn a lesson from this, if our saviour can face ridicule and the ultimate sacrifice, then when people laugh at us and people say offensive things to us about Christianity, should we feel the ridicule? should we feel the offence? it can be hard sometimes not to get annoyed but if our saviour can face the ultimate ridicule and rise, should we not face the ridicule head on and rise above the words and rise above the hurt? just because we give our money to people who need it, because we don't have sex, because we don't get intoxicated and wake up in some random town in a random bed with a random person next to us........ the answer is no we should not feel the offence or the ridicule, instead of getting annoyed should we not try to make these people Holy, we should be looking to make these people our brothers and sisters, as all men under Christ are brothers and all women sisters...........................this leads me to the final section of this blog
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Joe Busby, Leadership and my travels
Well work today, things are really starting to look good, more trips to Leeds, sorting out exhibitions and then my other work, even though my job can be stressful and fast paced, the reward I gain from my work is amazing. I was hired with no experience in working in this environment. All I was, was a guy with a University Degree and some good ideas under my belt, and from this I have been able to learn more than I ever thought I would, i was given such an opportunity and I have to thank my boss for taking me on and believing in what I can do, and the good thing is there is more to come.
Well Joe Busby what can I say, this guy has been such an inspiration in my life, a good friend and the biggest impact on my road to happiness, he is the reason i am doing what I do, and the reason I am in the church I am in. This guy is my hero, he has dispelled me for a while now and every word he says makes sense to the different perspectives in my life.
and now he never ceases to surprise me, tonight on look north he was on with the most impressive T-Shirt i have ever seen...................his CV!! I have never known anyone with the balls big enough to do this.....simply amazing
this is the video from look north. recorded off my phone, so don't whinge at the quality.
Well I was at the leadership meeting last night, and well it inspired me. so reading the bible i came across this in the book of Luke. (i have been reading this one recently)
Luke 22
24Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.
25Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.
26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves.
what this passage says to me is.........
If i think back, when i first came to church, I saw this smiling woman stood with a plate of sweets outside the crypt in Middlesbrough (my first and favorite memory of NCLC), I later found out this was Pastor Lindsay, and through my time in NCLC Teesside I have seen Nathan and Lindsay doing the jobs I did when I first started on team, I have seen Jon Cook do the same along with our other leaders.
Now to me Nathan, Lindsay Jon, Alison and the rest of the big big leaders in our church do so much to prepare for the service and to lead us from the spot light of the stage and the mic, but its the before and the after the service when they show how good they are as leaders. they bring us up from our first steps to the time when we can bring others up as leaders, they lead by example and not by command, our NCLC leaders are amazing.
With out these guys in church doing what they do I would not be able to lead and progress in my leadership, and I know the further I get up the ladder of leadership the further down I have to walk to bring some one else up, like our leaders I want to be great so I will go back to serving as I did once before and I serve, this is not because i have to, this is because I want to.
I have been inspired by my leaders they have lead by example and I will follow suit. age does not make the difference in the way we lead, entitlement does not make the difference, what makes the difference is what is in our heart.
Sunday 4 September 2011
Recent Happenings plus Encounter
so well Sunday rolled about and what an amazing day, for the first time i was able to read in the kids church meeting and well this is what i read...
Psalm 127
3 Children are a heritage from the LORD,
offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.
surprisingly what drew me to this verse was reading a comic book called the runaways and this verse was in it, so i read it and read it until i gained an understanding for it, this is what i got.
the children we lead and the children we have are the arrows, we have to guide them in the right direction, fire them to the goodness of the world, fire them to the truth, and most important, fire them to the lord. we are gods warriors and we need to keep our quiver full of these arrows and always shoot to hit the target, as with a quiver full of arrows no one can shame us as we are guiding the next generation into what god wants, we spend our time and show our wisdom, no one can persecute us when we show our arrows have hit the target.
and in saying this it could not be closer to the truth from encounter tonight, seeing the youth of the church perform and hearing stories of how much they have grown, this is all due to the previous generation...guiding the arrows.
Saturday 3 September 2011
Its that day Friday
Beers + |
Swords = |
Awesome |