John's sabbatical

In response to: "15th week at college" 1 day old
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In response to: "My 24th week at college" 131 days old
by Simon [Visitor]

John, what happened to the blog? Did it die in the business of College? more…

In response to: "My 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th weeks at college!!" 256 days old
by Bev [Visitor]

Poor you. The whole family is in my thoughts. more…

In response to: "My 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th weeks at college!!" 278 days old
by James Williams [Visitor]

Hang in there John, God loves you. It doesn't feel like I can really leave a comment that does justice to what you're going through. But God's there somehow. Thanks for the essays by the way, I've read them & found them interesting/helpful.

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In response to: "My 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th weeks at college!!" 278 days old
by Simon [Visitor]

I love you John. Thanks for being real. Am also going through lots of shaping - why do we rely on our strength so much? Also needing to grow in love for my wife. No pat answers from me, but it's perverse that pain and suffering are good. Embrace it, but rejoice when it's over. Hope to see you in College soon. Simon more…

In response to: "My 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th weeks at college!!" 278 days old
by Anna [Visitor]

Hi John

I've not looked at your blog in ages and now wished that I had done. What a rough time you've been having. Will be thinking of you and praying for you lots over the forthcoming weeks. Sounds like it might be worth reviewing now whether you should really teach that block tutorial.
Anna
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In response to: "My (very belated) 14th week at college" 296 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

Hallo! Glad you've been enjoying it. Hope the essays inspired rather than bored you!

I am glad I'm doing it (though it can be quite painful at times!) It's going to be very weird going back to my job... more…

In response to: "My (very belated) 14th week at college" 298 days old
by James Williams [Visitor]

Hey John,
sounds quality! It's been great following how you're getting on through this blog, and cool to learn about God-stuff from it too :-)
Take care mate,
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In response to: "My (very belated) 14th week at college" 299 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

My pleasure Claire! Do feel free to look at all posts (and nag if I don't update weekly!)

Yeah - we have really discovered just how much they value us going in once a week - for many it's a highlight in an otherwise very dull week.

We hope to serve them even more (Dani has started cutting hair!) by helping them out with more…

In response to: "My (very belated) 14th week at college" 299 days old
by Claire Potter [Visitor]

Hi John. Thank you for letting me be nosey and look at your blog! I hope your year at bible college is really rewarding and fruitful and helps you in the ways that you hope it will. I love that you're going to Tumbling Bay (what a great name for an old people's home!)- I've thought about old people quite a lot since my dad died and how invisible th more…

In response to: "My (very belated) 14th week at college" 311 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

It means no praying full stop. Somehow they see praying as a religious meeting but singing isn't classed as such. But if we get invites to people's flats then we're OK there as it's their property not communal property subject to the ruling...

Will email the joy essay to you - enjoy!

John

PS Eek! You're rig more…

In response to: "My (very belated) 14th week at college" 311 days old
by John Martin [Visitor]

Hi John - good to hear from you again! It sounds like God is REALLY doing something exciting in both *your* life and the lives of those around you. Particularly with regards to the healings and casting out of demons, but also with regards to the work that's been going on at Tumbling Bay (btw with the no-praying-unless-you're-singing rule, did tha more…

In response to: "My 12th week at college" 325 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

Thank you for your kind greetings! And for shouting loud enough so that I can hear it all the way up here on the northern hemisphere...:) more…

In response to: "My 12th week at college" 325 days old
by skip2468 [Member]

Christmas Greetings to you and yours all the way from New Zealand. more…

In response to: "My 6th week at college (well almost)" 368 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

Thanks Simon. It has been good and is making me love the bible SO much more. The only limitation is time - there's so many things that I want to pursue in reading but I seem to fall from one essay straight into the next! Maybe I need another 10 months off to just read!!! more…

In response to: "My 6th week at college (well almost)" 380 days old
by Simon [Visitor]

Hello!

We'll, I can say honestly, this is my first 'blog' experience, so not too sure what to add...

On the phone and mobile, you have the limit of minutes and texts and the need to be succint, as if I am!

With a blog, can I write as much as i like!

The thought is limitless, expansive, and on you more…

In response to: "My 6th week at college (well almost)" 383 days old
by Vivien Lee [Visitor]

I am also blown away by that! Its always humbling to find out what God has planned for you and then when you follow you have an amazingly peaceful time. I shall try and do that more this week with the worries that keep coming back - why do I give them to God and then take them back and worry about them again? more…

In response to: "My 6th week at college (well almost)" 387 days old
by Simon [Visitor]

Yay! more…

In response to: "My 5th week at college" 392 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

I DID put pictures in and really am trying not to waffle! Hope your holiday was nice but surely you are having so many holidays now that actually work is becoming your holiday...? ;) more…

In response to: "My 5th week at college" 393 days old
by Ed Lyons [Visitor]

Hi John

I know I said I would leave a comment BEFORE I went away but it sort of slipped as the packing extended! Anyway you get a comment AFTER I've been away which is much more exciting (actually not). Hmmm long essays. Why don't you do what I do and put lots of pictures in :o) Teachers never notice LOL.

Ed x

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In response to: "My fourth week at college" 402 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

Thanks Simon - you're always such an encouragement to me - shame we don't see you as much as we could! Well the offer to live at our house when you get married is still open (the kids are deep sleepers and we're happy to go out most nights!!!) Alternatively you (plural) could come round for a meal if you'd prefer - don't know how busy you are bef more…

In response to: "My fourth week at college" 403 days old
by Simon Cox [Visitor]

Hi John,

Really enjoying reading your blog and catching up on how your experience is unfolding from week to week.

When you mentioned about Tom Sine, I didn't know what to expect and was interested to hear your reaction, you being a married man with a busy life!

Anyway, I'm impressed how you were challenged and more…

In response to: "My second week at college" 407 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

Only in an Irish dictionary! :) more…

In response to: "My second week at college" 407 days old
by Vivien Lee [Visitor]

All this hermaneutics stuff reminds me that I should have lent you the book that you gave me at Christmas, on the real Jesus. Absolutely excellent. I shall get it back from Mike and get it to you.
I like the new look study - can it remain like that, is cleanliness next to godliness - discuss! more…

In response to: "My second week at college" 413 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

Good to hear from you John - glad to have you along for the journey! Thanks for the Aramaic tip - couldn't remember if that was just a spoken dialect or was actually a written language as well.

Hmmm, CT6 and CT7 lovely. Having much more fun here!

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In response to: "My second week at college" 413 days old
by John Martin [Visitor]

Hi John! Fantastic to hear all the things that have happened in just two weeks! I was particularly struck by what you said about sitting in silence before God and just listening to what he has in store for us; sometimes we spend all our time before God with a list of prayer requests and we forget to actually spend time listening!

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In response to: "My second week at college" 414 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

Hi there Rich

I am a bit confused - I was being overwhelmingly positive - saying how these things have (in the past) been healed, relationships have been restored and I am now free. It is part of my story of how great God is.


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In response to: "My second week at college" 415 days old
by Richard Lee [Visitor]

Slightly concerned at the "had a difficult home-life" reference made in your blog. Is this with reference to your parents and your upbringing? If it is you are well overdue letting go of these percieved difficulties, its not fair on your folks, nor your brothers and sister who again hear such negativity in your blog. Sometimes memories are false, more…

In response to: "My first week at college!" 424 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

Thanks Trubs. Nice to have you along for this journey! more…

In response to: "My first week at college!" 424 days old
by bobbathejobba [Member]

So sorry that you think that Walrus. Unfortunately I have seen and heard far too much to ever think otherwise (ranging from the my sister healed of epilepsy, my wife healed of polycystic ovaries, the blind seeing, the paralysed walking, people being set free from heroin addictions without cold turkey, people healed of HIV and the dead being raised more…