easter week!

yay its easter week! am rather excited....and its odd because though i have been a christian for almost 8 years, i never really gave it much thought. christmas always excited me more --- i guess because of the attached connotations of end-of-year, celebrations, holidays etc. etc. "things of the world'.

well this year and i hope in the years to come, i will find meaning in easter week. Went to the Rock just yesterday for service. What I think about the Rock as a church and Pastor Prince as a pastor is for a whole separate blog, but generally me and my friend had a good time. I am in the camp that would try not be too quick to condemn some of the Rock's ways (esp. if one has never seen it first-hand), while simultaneously keeping out an eye for discrepancies or fallacies in the church. Pretty much the same principle applies to all churches lah.

Prince made an interesting point being made about how we should wake up each morning and conduct the rest of our day. Every time in the day we catch ourselves thinking or doing ungodly things, we are to stop whatever it is, don't beat up ourselves about it, just STOP doing whatever it is and immediately give thanks to God for his mercy, the seed He has planted in us that is changing us slowly but surely, and worship him for "there is no condemnation" in Him....thus, like the adulterous woman, we are told to "then go and sin no more".

all common sense-y stuff but a pretty good reminder of how to practically live out the belief that God has redeemed us and how that is supposed to change the way we live despite how many times we fall flat on our sinful faces.

Easter week! Hallelujah! Shall find a hot cross bun for tea today. Looking forward to a week of kick-ass talks by Michael Raiter.