That weekend went fast. Today is my first back at Uni, although this semester I only have one lecture on a Monday and that’s not until midday.
Last night was fun – I got Ann to sing with me when leading some songs, I’m trying to a) learn to play with other musicians and b) gradually develop a band. I’m realising that more musicians can actually mean greater flexibility if you practise enough. Jonny Danger told the story of Jonah and managed to fit in a fairly cutting joke about Swansea (likening Swansea to Nineveh) which didn’t go down well with our Swansea boy Bids.
I’ve just finished The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen, a great book looking at Solitude, Silence and Prayer from the perspective of the Desert Fathers. I can’t wait to read more Nouwen.
On Saturday our next door neighbour, Nigel was airing his pheasants at his front door. I think he has this idea that I’m the kind of veggie who is squeamish about dead animals, but the only person in our family who gets freaked out by dead birds is my Mum!
Before I sign off, I just wanted to mention that today is the day that Baby Evans will be born! How exciting.
Sharon’s Birthday
We went out to celebrate Sharon’s 22nd Birthday last night. It was fun. The queue was so big at Clwb Ifor Bach that we decided to go to the Toucan for a while. The band that was playing there had about eight members and they were playing everything from funk to country – amazing. We got into Clwb at about half twelve and had a good dance.
Little blogging
I haven’t been blogging much this week for a few reasons. I’ve been working on the Cardiff Vineyard site while trying to work out some more details on next year. Uni starts back next week, so I’ve been making the most of the quiet before the storm!
Last night Lewis and Maria finally announced that they’re having a baby! This is a big relief because I’ve been under strict orders not to tell anyone until they decide to do so and I’ve found it so hard to keep quiet about such good news. Congratulations guys!
Today I was painting the downstairs of M-Store with Charlie. I think we’re going to use it as a sales room. We had some great chats about music, politics, theology, ethics, family…etc.
On Thursday I finished The Challenge of Jesus by NT Wright – what a great book. I’m not really sure where to start with talking about it, but just love the way he straddles the roles of both pastor and academic. The start of the book is a historical overview of the person of Jesus within the context of first century Judaism, while the end relates to the application of these findings to the life of a disciple. A great combination.