I have heard this a few times lately.
Its a statement I struggle with because it:
a) implies Christians are ‘nice’ – some are
b) people who aren’t Christians might be ‘nice’, but its not to be expected
When you take that point of view into the world with you its going to show in relationships.
Actually if [...]
Or stupidity?…
Knowing it was going to be 38 degrees today we (Ellie, Sam and I) ventured to the beach. As some of you would know it is a major operation to get 2 kids to the beach when there are two parents present – but with just one it certainly adds to the adventure!
After [...]
Over the last few months we have been discussing how we will gather as a ‘church’.
We are aware of the need for the mission to shape our gatherings and not the other way round. But we need to do something now…
So what we came up with is the following 4 week cycle.
Week 1 – Focus [...]
Today I got up at 4.00 to drop Danelle at the airport. Ouch!
She has a conference in Sydney until Monday – which means that I am now responsible for two children…
Thankfully we have good friends who have offered to look after the kids while I work today and tomorrow. But after that its all down [...]
One thing I always feel when I work hard and get busy is that I run the risk of getting behind on my ‘think time’.
When life is ambling along at a steady pace I am able to create lots of space for thought and reflection – when it speeds up I find myself thinking [...]
Tomorrow Herdo and Mark and I head out to try and catch a few fish. Herdo is a fairly legendary fisherman and Mark is a neighbour I have only just met.
Me” I’m a lover of fish but pretty hopeless at catching them. Hopefully I’ll learn a bit of these two!
It’s funny how we met [...]
Saturday night was Sam’s birthday and ‘dedication’. We called the night ‘Thank God for Sam’.
You may not know that Sam is our second IVF child – Ellie being the first. For 8 years we waited and tried” and tried and waited.
Then on our first IVF attempt Ellie came along. She is a babe!
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One of today’s sermon illustrations…
“Let me ask – in the last week how many of you seriously pondered whether you would head off a nudist colony this weekend?
Hmmm… not many!
But” If that nudist colony had better volleyball courts, a bigger swimming pool, better food and great coffee would you then go?
Still not convinced hey?!
Makes [...]
Believe it or not that is news!
I’ve got a stack of preaching gigs over the next 6-8 weeks and the first one was today at Warwick Church of Christ.
I really enjoyed it – the whole bit! I haven’t been to a church service for over 8 weeks but it was really nice to be back [...]
A few people asked what this looks like.
To save me re-inventing the wheel go here
extraordinary rendition dvd download
download uninvited the online
to see Darren’s take on it.
Or pick up Sacred Companions by David Benner. This is a brilliant book on personal spirituality.
Essentially for me what it means is something like this:
- 10 mins [...]