Oprah's last show(s)

I've found it interesting to watch Oprah develop over the last couple of decades. There is no doubt that she has used her influence for good.
But I couldn't watch her last shows. Star after star all proclaiming how good she was. It was too much for me. I couldn't work out if they were there to praise her or pump their own careers. I couldn't work out if they were praising her or fawning all over her like a bunch of sychophants.
Oprah is leaving at the very top of her game, just like a footy star who retires after winning man of the match in the grand final. I'm sure thousands of fans want to be just like her.
My problem is her whole world seems to revolve around how great she is. My experience has always been that no matter how good we try to be we are never that great, unless by accident. I worry that she will one day wake up and realise that once she steps off the stage the world can actually be very lonely in comparison. Im sure she will land on her feet, but are all those famous people going to be there for her or out working.

What good will it do to have all the power in the world but to lose your soul? This whole question comes up at the end of spiderman 3. Check out this bible verse to see what Jesus says about it... http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%208:36-37&version=CEV

The greatest good is done by those who focus on what lies beyond them.

Friday

Chapel rock band played for the first time this year. Having sung shout to the lord times than I would have liked to this year, take it all, mighty save and everyday were a great change. I loved hearing the kids humming to themselves later in the day.

But what makes crb special is not what they play, or how polished their performance is, but the fact that they encourage the College to enjoy Chapel, participate in chapel, look forward to chapel and sing in chapel.

I hope that everyone who leaves tsac finds a church where they are encouraged and supported. Its a tough world out there and there aren't too many places that will support as much as tsac.

Hope everyone has had a good week
Cheers
Macca

Alumni Cocktail Night

Had a really great night on Wednesday
It was great seeing some familiar faces again and reminiscing about the past a bit
What was really encouraging was how much people wanted to contribute even though there was really no benefit to them (other than a warm fuzzy feeling)

Hopefully it will be the start of something really big and long term.

Cheers
Macca

Nice Quote

"A beautiful heart sees beyond someone's personal junk and accepts God's magnificent creation." - Mark Brown

First Blog

First blog... well I'd better make it a good one...
Well this is another test page. Hopefully after all the fun of the Facebook page this will get further... though I don't see how to post this easily to Facebook so we'll see.

If you like this blog and it doesn't get anywhere then you have my sincerest apologies

I must mention of course Nick Sharples who has been kind enough to help me out with my experiments. Thanks Nick - you're a legend!
Cheers
Macca