I've been tagged
Mark over at Pseudo-Polymath has tagged me with a Seven by Seven meme. The seven questions are:- Seven things to do before I die
- Seven things I cannot do
- Seven things that attract me to
SamMrs Pseudo-Polymath - Seven things I say most often
- Seven books (or series) I love
- Seven movies I watch over and over again (or would watch over and over if I had the time)
- Seven people I want to join in, too
Seven things to do before I die:
1. Read all of Church Dogmatics
2. Publish at least one book
3. Learn how to bowl the perfect leg spin delivery
4. Travel the world
5. Become self-sufficient at growing my own food
6. Not live in a city
7. Have kids, and probably some Grandkids too.
Seven things I cannot do
1. Sew
2. Turn down an offer of a cup of tea
3. Sit still for more than five minutes unless I'm watching TV
4. Speak a non-european language
5. Understand why girls are so obsessed by shopping. It is abominable.
6. Lick my elbows
7. Like cauliflower
Seven things that attract me to
1. Her smile
2. Her compassionate and the way she cares for people
3. She's very down to earth
4. Her infectious enthusiasm for most things in life
5. Her sensitivity
6. Her patience
7. How she knows when I need a hug
Seven things I say most often
1. X is rubbish
2. Aaaaaagh
3. I really should be studying
4. SHUT UP! SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP! (Usually to my pet cockatiel when I'm trying to sleep/read/watch TV/talk on the phone)
5. I hate my job
6. I have to go to work tomorrow (followed by whimpering noise)
7. I'm hungry
Seven books (or series) I love.
1. N T Wright's series Christian Origins and the Question of God
2. Jürgen Moltmann - The Coming of God and The Spirit of Life
3. Bishop Kallistos Ware - The Orthodox Way
4. The NIGTC commentary series - still the best by far, especially R T France on Mark's Gospel
5. Paul Fiddes - Past Event and Present Salvation
6. Robert Westall - The Machine Gunners (childhood favourite, still great)
7. James Dunn - Theology of Paul the Apostle (controversial, yet compelling)
Seven movies I watch over and over again (or would watch over and over if I had the time)
1. Battle of Britain
2. The Pianist
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. Platoon
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. The Gospel According to St Matthew
7. 28 Days Later
Seven people I want to join in
1. VJ
2. Anne
3. Ben Myers
4. John Pettigrew
5. Richard
6. Ben Finger
7. Adrian
Absolutely no offence taken if you don't join in!


