Archive for January, 2004
Saturday, January 31st, 2004
Yesterday I posted ‘the party’s over’ to let you know that things will be scaled down somewhat on this site.
As one who loves writing ‘the party’ is not completely over, as I will always want to slip my two bobs worth in on relevant issues. So its not the end of the road – [...]
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Saturday, January 31st, 2004
It seems we are not the only nutbags in the church!
Followng on the heels of the Brits, West Oz Anglicans are also considering some shifts in the way they do church. Here
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is an abbreviated version of what appeared in the West Australian today.
The newspaper version says they [...]
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Friday, January 30th, 2004
From here on in I imagine you will be hearing less from me on this site.
I have enjoyed the experience of sharing my thoughts and reflections for the last 9 months, but now that my various work commitments have increased I expect to have less time to spend waffling on here!
As a person who [...]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2004
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2004
Today I met up with the other pigs”
Confused?…
Let me explain – ever heard the analogy of what the pigs and chickens give to the breakfast table?
The chickens give eggs, but the pigs give their bacon. The chicken’s contribution isn’t costly to them much but the pigs are prepared to put their butts on the [...]
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2004
Tonight I am at Darren’s place just relaxing after having had dinner with some of his church and then visited some other friends who are part of a cafe church. Its always good to meet the people you hear about. Darren and I have hooked up before, but I hadn’t met his wife or any [...]
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2004
Recently I met with a leading theological college lecturer and I was sharing with him some of what we are doing in Brighton. He listened for a while and then said “it’s not that weird or different really – is it? It’s actually fairly simple and basic”” I completely agreed with him – it is [...]
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2004
Don’t you love oxymorons?
Today I am off to Melbourne for a few days – one of the Oz cities I really do like – despite its weather!
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Monday, January 26th, 2004
Last week I was out at the local grocery shop and saw an add on the notice board for a boat that sounded too good to be true. (You may be aware that I bought a small dinghy – The Queen Mary – only 3 months ago)
I am always wary of these types of [...]
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Sunday, January 25th, 2004
Tomorrow will be a cruisy day but come Tuesday I head to Melbourne for 3 days to be part of the Forge national gathering – a meeting of the reps from the various states.
Darren will be putting me up – thanks mate! And I’ll be able to hang with his crew at Living room on [...]
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