audio by artist neil ryan

Date: August 6, 2006

Passage: Matthew 5:1-12

Message: Blessed are the Desperate

Series: The Be-Attitudes [1]

Ted Turner is American Media mogul.

Founder of TBS [Turner Broadcasting System]  and CNN [Cable News Network].

His penchant for making controversial statements earned him nickname - ‘The Mouth of the South'.

Just a sample -

"I'd rather go to hell. Heaven has got to be boring."

Date: August 13, 2006
Passage: Matthew 5:1-12
Message: Blessed are the Broken Hearted
Series: The Be-Attitudes [2]

One of the things I loved about having children was telling stories before they went to bed. You can say anything in a story. It doesn't have to be realistic, doesn't even have to make sense. So long as it is exciting, lots of action, some suspense, a bit of fun and in the end, everything works out well!!!

It's a pity life were not more like a bed time story!

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There’s something about this lion story that just won’t let me go!
I just feel we need to stay a bit longer here.
I got two very contrasting emails this week that have something to say about the challenge of living life of faith.

In the year 2006, the Lord came unto Noah, and said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me."

Build another Ark and save 2 of every living thing along with a few good humans."

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This time of year can get a bit rough. Sometimes instead of peace and goodwill we feel a bit ragged. I came across an eight-step stress management technique recommended in the latest psychological texts.

1. Picture yourself near a stream.

2. Birds are softly chirping in the cool mountain air.

3. No one but you knows your secret place.

4. You are in total seclusion from the hectic world.

5. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.

6. The water is crystal clear.

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When did you last do something crazy?
Life is funny – We are born into a world where we don’t know what’s crazy and what’s not.

Then between about 2 and 25 we do all sorts of crazy things.
Comes under various headings like ‘childishness, adolescence, immaturity’ etc

Then about that time we grow up we start the process of SETTLING. We become more mature, more predictable, often more boring!

The Bottom Line

Neil Ryan