Spectacular shot of an All Nippon Airline being struck by lightning in Osaka .
Amazing that the aircraft itself and the people and equipment inside can survive such a hit.
This is in normal time
This is in slow motion
This is a still photo just on initiation of the bolt..
Notice the ground and air bolt feeder strike at the same time.
Well like anyone who has been a part of church for a long time I have come to the realisation that Pastor’s jokes are generally really bad! 
Well, now that i’m a Children’s Pastor I thought it was about time for me to give making bad jokes a go so here are a few…
1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married.
The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.
2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says,
“I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.”
3. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other:
“Does this taste funny to you?”
4. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were
nothing to look at either.
5. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but
I couldn’t find any.
And finally my recent favourite…
6. A man from New Zealand was recently interviewed after breaking his back from jumping off a cliff holding a chicken by the legs. When asked why he was doing such an outrageous thing he replied “Well i’ve always wanted to go HENGLIDING!”
Well there you have it. My jokes are just as bad as the next Pastor but I know that many of you will cut and paste these on emails to your friends.
Every now and then you read something that brings back the reality of the times we live in.
Fifty babies a year are alive after abortion
Abortion on demand is allowed in Britain up to 24 weeks — more than halfway through a normal pregnancy and the highest legal limit for such terminations in Europe. France and Germany permit “social†abortions only up to the 10th and 12th weeks respectively.
The number of terminations carried out in the 18th week of pregnancy or later has risen from 5,166 in 1994 to 7,432 last year. Prenatal diagnosis for conditions such as Down’s syndrome is increasing and foetuses with the condition are routinely aborted, even though many might be capable of leading fulfilling lives. In the past decade, doctors’ skill in saving the lives of premature babies has improved radically: at least 70%-80% of babies in their 23rd or 24th week of gestation now survive long-term.
Key Quote:
“They can be born breathing and crying at 19 weeks’ gestation,†he said. “I am not anti-abortion, but as far as I am concerned this is sub-standard medicine.â€
I really struggle when reading a story like this. It seems you can only be considered a human when someone ‘wants you’. If no one wants you, you are just a foetus – non human.
I guess this really hits home when I look at my wife who is 29 weeks pregnant, knowing that the life inside her is loved and wanted.
God Bless.
We run a 5 Star Leadership Program for kids in years 4 and 5. And last Saturday night they took over… running the whole shebang. MCing, Preaching, Running Games, Doing sound etc, etc.
It was a huge success and the kids loved running everything – get a group of your kids to try this… very rewarding (You will also be surprised with what the kids preach about!).
Check out this movie, it’s not what you think:
From the Logosdor Website:
In response to the recent findings from the Lausanne Forum on World Evangelism, Logosdor has employed a new strategy for the vast unreached populations of the world – aim lower, think smaller, give up, & go have a cup of coffee.
It is a reality that, “Children remain a neglected mission field. Their numbers are increasing globally, and resources are not meeting the challenge.” We need to take children seriously.
Click here to view the vid and find out:
… and more!
View the video:
http://www.kidinspiration.com/video/episode2.htm
Now– post your comments below–tell me what you found helpful, and what you REALLY liked!
Enjoy!
Happy Birthday Blog!
Wow, it just passed me by. The blog turned ONE on the 13th of November. I made the first post exactly a year ago. In fact I made only two posts for the whole of the month… things have picked up a bit.
Not bad…
Ah well, so much for the party, I think I will save myself the washing up and head to bed.
Good Night.
And you thought Western Countries were litigious (is that a word?)
A Romanian prisoner sues God:
“The plaintiff said that when he had been baptized in childhood, he concluded a contract with God that had legal effect – God was supposed to protect him from evil.”
http://en.rian.ru/world/20051018/41809986.html
Fascinating article about the direction of Hollywood and film making!
WARNING: Couple of naughty words at the beginning.
http://www.city-journal.org/html/15_4_urbanities-conservatives.html
Well hello there!
As Dave mentioned I’m Nathan McLean the Primary Age Children’s Pastor of Hillsong Church – Hills Campus.
I absolutely love children and Children’s Ministry and could do it for the rest of my life, so that’s why Dave has me joining his blog. I’m not as technical as Dave but I am passionate about leadership and seeing the next generation rise up with a healthy love for God and His Church!
Yes I am getting married in Feb 06 to the most beautiful woman in the world! Jess is the Youth Administrator on the Hills campus for our Youth Ministry, Hillsong United!
Here’s a picture of her and I on the day I proposed to her:
isn’t she beautiful!
Well that’s it for now…I look forward to posting more soon.
NEWSFLASH: Nathan Mclean joins the Blog!!
Nathan is the Primary Age Childrens Pastor at our Hills Campus and is an awesome young leader. He is engaged to Jess and both (obviously) will be getting married in February 06!
You can see picture of Jess here. She is the youth Administrator. And much better looking than Nathan.
So make him feel welcome, he will make his first post very soon…
I don’t have a picture of Nathan yet… but that’s probably for the best.
I just sent out my latest newsletter — but you may not have received it!
“Why!” You cry mournfully…
“Because you may not have subscribed”, I reply.
“What must I do to rectify this error in judgement” comes your empassioned plea!
“Simply visit this website kidinspiration.com and fill in your details!”
And they lived happily ever after.
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