It's been almost a couple of months since my last post. In that time (and I'm very surprised I haven't blogged on this until now) my comedy heroes, the Chuckle Brothers, have won a BAFTA. It's a lifetime achievement award, and though many months ago I blogged in a campaign to get them knighted, I'll settle for this. Just like if Villa would like to win the Premier league this season but instead finish third or fourth, that'll do too. Anyway, well done to Barry and Paul. Love them or not like them, they still have a wide-ranging appeal, with the popularity for their show 'Chucklevision' to still be on TV after twenty-one years and for their ability to still sell out their live shows. I'd take my hat off to both of you chaps, if I was wearing one. Is now the time for revealing that I've met them twice, got their autographs on both occasions, and was bapstised in my Chuckle Brothers t-shirt? Maybe not. But if you go to the awesome Mike's Bites cafe in Bangor, Gwynedd, you'll probably see a picture on the wall of the Chuckle Brothers with a cheesy-grinned, bespectaled, big-haired me standing behind them. And if that's not a claim to fame I don't know what is, quite frankly.Also, by the grace of God and the food of my wife (as a good friend would say), I've almost finished my dissertation. Thanks if you have supported that in any way.
I was at a Christingle service yesterday. Do you know the song, 'Little Drummer Boy'? I'm well aware there's a humorous Peter Griffin version on Family Guy, but the original song itself has very powerful lyrics, which I hadn't realised until yesterday. A little boy goes to play his drum for the baby Jesus, and there's the line 'I played my best for him (parapapumpum)'. It made me think: Am I giving Jesus my best? Christmas is the time of year when I as a Christian remember his birth, and why he came-to set me free from sin and through his sacrifice and resurrection bring my back into the relationship with God I was created to be in, which I am unalbe to do myself. So if he has given me his everything, am I doing my best for him? Am I, like the little drummer boy, 'playing my best for him' in all aspects of life? Are you?
Merry CHRISTmas and God bless. It's not too late to change!:)
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