The official Friday Five is officially dead. With that in mind I thought I’d have a go at posting The Journey Five, especially for those of us who have only discovered the idea recently.
Feel free to answer the questions here or on your own blog, leave your link in the comments section and let others know that they can participate too.
Here is this week’s questions.
If you could change one thing about your . . .
1. . . . own appearance what would it be?
2. . . . past what would it be?
3. . . . country what would it be?
4. . . . current job/study what would it be?
5. . . . family what would it be?
My Answers:
1. I’d remove the spare tyre around my middle.
2. I’d meet my wife Pauline about 10 or so years earlier. We didn’t meet until we were 28.
3. When I read in the Bible about whole nations turning to God I reckon it’s pretty exciting. I’d love to see that in Australia.
4. I’d love it if the job was big enough for an extra person to be employed in my area. I really enjoy working together with another person. I’m not always as thorough as I’d like to be and another person would help keep me accountable and let me bounce ideas off them. In past jobs when I have worked closely with one other person I have found the job a lot more satisfying and we can produce more than twice as much.
5. Mum died in 1987 and dad died a couple of years ago. I wish they were both around to see my own family grow. I find it especially hard that mum never even met Pauline or our kids. I’m thankful that dad got to meet all his grandchildren though I don’t know how much our kids will remember of him in later years.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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1. . . . own appearance what would it be? I would be thin
2. . . . past what would it be? I wouldn’t have gotten married at 18
3. . . . country what would it be? No homeless people, health care for everyone (sorry, couldn’t choose between the two)
4. . . . current job/study what would it be? Finish college. I’ve been at it since 1986!
5. . . . family what would it be? We would be more focused on Christ as a family.
“3. When I read in the Bible about whole nations turning to God I reckon it’s pretty exciting. I’d love to see that in Australia.”
Exactly what do you mean by nations turning to God? What does it mean by a nation turning to God – the only Biblical example I can think of offhand, was with Xerxes, which was more a conversion of the ruler and a change of the rules, than an actual conversion of the nation. How would the conversion of a nation happen? And do you mean every single person converted? Most importantly – do you think it’s possible?
Thanks for the question Phyntosia.
Obviously not every single person in a nation will turn to God but there have been many cases of revival through the years when large percentages of the population have decided to follow Christ.
Throughout the Old Testament the people waver in their committment to the Lord. They go through periods of great distance from God and then great closeness.
We see one example of a mass change of heart with the city of Ninevah. Jonah preaches and the people repent.
Do I think that kind of thing is possible today? Absolutely. Nothing is impossible for God. Do I think it’s likely? No, but they may simply be a lack of faith on my behalf.
Rodney, this is totally belated, but I like your Friday Five. I’ll be checking it out this coming Friday! 🙂