I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2, ESV “Do not be conformed to this world” is in the passive as it is something that happens subconsciously so we need to make a conscious effort not to let this happen.

Had a lovely afternoon making these Banana & Chocolate chip muffins with Abi and Jessica: I’d used the last 2 eggs at lunchtime so when we decided to do some cooking I searched for recipes without eggs - turns out that the best thing to search for is eggless recipes. I then found the recipe for these muffins which after I made a couple of alterations to, we had all the ingredients for.

A while back I saw that Pete had posted this on twitter, and we decided it was worth a try - since then I can’t remember how many times we’ve made them as it’s so simple and tastes good! Just posting it on my blog so it’s easier to find in the future! Ingredients 4 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 egg 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons oil

From the earliest days of the church, first with Jesus and his disciples, then with Paul and his protégés, and on down the line, the gospel moves forward because one generation of leaders cares enough about the next generation of leaders to invite them into the room. Jamie Munson - Getting more from your meetings

This afternoon we took the girls to the New Theatre Royal to watch Treasure Island, thanks to winning tickets in their twitter competition. The set was really impressive with so many different things to spot with Abi before the show started, and had a fantastic ship’s bridge, which doubled as the tavern entrance. The show started with the beating of a drum and a fiddle player on stage, then the musicians took over and it developed into a big opening number, a combination which returned several times throughout, making great use of rhythmic elements intertwining with music from the excellent musicians.

One of the things I really like about the interface in Tweetie / Twitter for iPhone is being able to swipe a tweet to reveal actions beneath it. This is my attempt to recreate it using HTML, CSS3 and Javascript. The main swiping action seems to work nicely, but to complete it, I’d like to add a bit more bounciness, a sound effect on swipe (using ?) and have better handling of non-swipe actions.

10/10/10 10:10 - where I was:

Surprised by Grace: God’s Relentless Pursuit of Rebels by Tullian Tchividjian My rating: 5 of 5 stars Very clear and challenging look at the book of Jonah, showing us that the gospel is not just for those who haven’t yet heard it but something that we as Christians need to keep coming back to. The book of Jonah points us to God and how he deals with Jonah’s rebellion and ultimately our own rebellion.