David Turner Blog

People can often see Christianity like Star Wars can't they? I don't know if you agree with me, but I find that many Christians have this perspective that they are 'in the force', and that anyone else is on 'the dark side'. They can also treat God at times like he is some kind of 'force', sure he's good, but is something to be learned and even at times manipulated. This view has several flaws: 1. The God I read about in the bible, is a God who is for people. All people. 2. This paints an impersonal view of God. People may not actually think like this; 'oohh, isn't this exciting, it is just like star wars', it is obviously much more subtle than that. However in the way we speak and the language we use we can play this out and maybe more importantly in the way we treat people. Jedi's in case you haven't seen the films, are the dudes with light sabers, and special powers which they learn through having some ...

I'm sitting having just finished a workout in the gym, one of my better ones of late (they've added games to the machines, and they have become a distraction recently). But, it still wasn't perfect. I can't seem to get my mind out of that precise moment in time when I'm on the rowing machine, or while I'm pumping weights, the fact that it hurts, and it's hard. My mind always seems to say 'you can just stop, you know'. I quite often look at the timer to see if I can justify getting off, but this usually starts around a minute. While I was rowing, I was thinking that if I could just think differently about the pain, it would transform my work out, and in turn my life. Sounds extreme doesn't it? But it's true. If I was able to row for an hour, beating my own mind, changing the way I look at the pain, I would get fitter quicker, be healthier, and lose weight - a current goal of mine. I've realised that this is true of life. And sufferin...