"What music am l listening to at present".

  

So it's Saturday and l sat pondering after 1 hour twenty in the gym.

This question often think about .soon going to.move the furniture will be around tomorrow therefore been considering getting the Nuark decks out to play some vinyl.

"What music is Kevin listening to at present".

So l will ask you this question ❓ 

"What music are you listening to at present".

Pretty varied Springsteen. Lloyd cole track...

Still Pink ..'Tell me when l get there '.Neil Sedakas later catalogue..( Neil great composer passed away last week). Listening to his songs hungry years.. immigrant..my world keeps getting smaller.. 

Often the broken hearted stuff that creeps into my 'at home playlist'.

So if your on a journey and you arrived in a place your comfortable. Now at age you are would you go to the harbour and leave behind a new journey.

                   What would make you stay.?

Prospect of vinyl collection at home.

Comfortable place near the TV remote.

Perhaps just got your place redecorated...you know...plumbing at last sorted...greenhouse got plants need to placed out in garden.. 

Puds got good set of mates especially after fellowship on a Sunday evenings.

Oh yeah Gym just re-enrolled.

                    What would make you leave ,depart to go away ?

Jesus was a story teller.

Films often narrower in focus then the book of the same subject. Films often introducing ourselves to the wider narrative or serve as a separate purpose.

Filling on aspects of the narrative calling us to ponder further.
I do bit of both, watch movie, read around the topics, then may go further when exploring issues identified in film about issue. Book's, entertainment and issues. OR often we are educated further and deeper. Sometimes for myself the emotions the character and the silences portrayed on the screen bring me into the story deeper. either way films along with books music CDS are good investments of time.

Jesus was a story teller. Communicator best observed when he encountered many in everyday situations. Using dialogue of everyday images.

Jesus the rabbi/Teacher of 20th century, would used non linear options around himself evident in films, books, music. As we should in today's cultures. However some doctrines in the faith community have members who state,' such deviant routes are little less then Satan worship'. Backsliders catalogue. Interesting. 
Jesus was a story teller.
He would have used 70 foot video screens, poetry, films anything with opportunity to present inferred messages of the good news stories.

Encounters present us with opportunities the chance to dialogue further. So anything that promotes further engagement should be used. Such methodology allow issues to be understood and communicated longer. It's comfortable when it's a medium Others' are familiar with.

As of March 24, HAYI those claiming to speak in its name taken responsibility for attacks on the including a synagogue  Rotterdam, Netherlands on March 13;  Jewish school in Amsterdam March 13;  fires on the Jewish ambulance service in London on March 22; attack on a Chabad Hebrew school in Heemstede, Netherlands on Monday; plus car burning in Antwerp.

Aced.

 Intrigued by old film from 1976 Aces high. This film more about impact on crews flying during the first WW1. Easily classic forgotten now, but still relevant.
Community gathering about 30 in total great experience  

Careful negotiations are skills we need to understand.

 So we are looking at communication.
Always difficult 
Encounters are part of our life blood and make us all valuable when we meet others. Listen to others.
Grow and develop with others 
No man is an island no man is a rock.

But when we have to adjust to others views we internally negotiate then open up discussion often observed by many. Hard negation stick then we have to be prepared to take time on learning about others.

Thoughts have to be placed into encounters before we process on building relationships. Conceptually we don't place lot of value on our encounters but happening all the time. From bus stop queue to the networking we do. From conversation at events like football match or deeper conversations in gatherings like Church.

Often see theological negotiations being major problem for discourse. Although essential so much disagreement often breakdown follows. Here feel negotiations are essential. In community youth work we have encounters with people who hold lots of power over groups of children and young people.

These are areas where we can't be uncareless The interest of others has to be at front of our relationship and discussion should show this. Encounters, developing relationship, and careful negotiations are skills we need to understand and constantly practice.

Some suggest that quietness and sense of shalom is difficult.

People when we talk suggest that quietness and sense of shalom is difficult to find 
It can be ...but the practice is necessary if l can as white working class lad from northern coast of UK can find it's pattern. We all can. Sometimes sit in favourite place find this method best. Quietness let it surround myself.

Grab hot drink light candle say 'Lords prayer'. Say some blessing lots around. If struggling play peace of 'ambience music'.....Mody. Fleet Foxes. Clannard.
Light a candle look at piece of art. Think about ACTS. Adoration think about bird flying recognise God in nature trees colours of leaves. Sea crashing on a beach. Shape of peddles.

All simple, think. What's, who has God created. Whose on my mind where are they in LIFES journeys. What are my request for others. What my request for myself.
Deep stuff politics, end to wars, poverty, neighbourhood challenges, family needs, place of Church, Thanks for music media.

After the quiet. Watch news for 15 minutes. Listen to podcast doodle any thoughts.
Now ready to face the day. Or retire for the evening. This works for me.

 To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say.

Little less discomfort.

Conversations are not easy when we approach difficult subjects. So we need to develop strategy and approach the matter with some kind of plan. This is where may start to struggle with fact that mechanically we are exploring option to address humans. But when we don't ,

we then potentially because of sometimes 'our desire to softly, softly approach,', difficult conversation explodes or implodes. Often years of broken relationships exist because we didn't look at our options.

AVOID. ... Disagree with those who say avoidance is a card shouldn't pay. Sometimes you might be the best option. Even with the view to return later to the issue. But To avoid also worst option.

DISMISS. To not accept another's view and explain why. Completely not accept the view held by other person or group. It painful recieving allows nothing for construction. Little if anything to build upon.

CONFRONT. This is difficult to me this appears hard. But have to sometimes approach difficult situations by firstly outlining the facts, secondly whilst also demonstrating feelings plus own hurts. Such strategic thinking is not easy but vital if ways forward can be found.