This is a great article that explores why so many teenagers struggle to form a robust faith. It begins with these words:
(CNN) — If you’re the parent of a Christian teenager, Kenda Creasy Dean has this warning:
Your child is following a “mutant” form of Christianity, and you may be responsible.
Dean says more American teenagers are [...]
I reckon the last 8 days have been a quite embarassment for the Australian people as we have been unable to form a government and even now it still looks pretty shaky.
Which leads me to ask ‘is it the system that needs fixing?’
When all of Australia votes and it then ends up all coming down [...]
Ok, so parking your bike illegally is hardly evil, but this creative initiative by the City of Copenhagen shows that the biblical idea of ‘overcoming evil with good’ does actually turn a cog in people (so to speak…)
Here’s a teaser for the story:
The City of Copenhagen has been on a ‘charm offensive’ since April 2010. [...]
I like this and its pretty much how I work.
I’ve discovered that people are rarely satisfied with cheap – and nor am I. But there aren’t many who complain about a fair price for a good job and even fewer who get irate about a good job for free.
Make life easier – don’t do [...]
The good thing about running your own business is that you can take a sick day whenever you like – so long as you don’t mind not earning the $$.
But today I managed to do both.
While lazing on the couch watching Valkyrie at 11.00am (how often can you do that?…) the phone rang and [...]
I really don’t like all the secrecy that surrounds our political choices. It seems that to ask someone how they voted is like asking them how often they have sex and how they do it. I have had a few open conversations around politics, but I’m also concious that many people are quite guarded on [...]
What if God asked you to take your family to Afghanistan and to get involved in helping the people rebuild their country?
‘But he wouldn’t do that’ I hear some of you say.
Why not?
Sure, there are plenty of sane, sensible and logical reasons that I could offer. I reckon I could pose a pretty good [...]
I remember as a teenager being inspired by the movie Chariots of Fire and the conviction shown by Eric Liddell, the brilliant Scottish athlete who refused to run in the heats of the Olympic 100m sprint because they were held on a Sunday. Liddell copped a fair bit of heat for being a runner when [...]
One of the most memorable talks I have ever heard was Marcus Buckingham speaking at the WCA Leadership Summit on the importance of playing to your strengths rather than trying to bolster your weaknesses.
I had heard the idea before but never presented quite as clearly and as compellingly as Buckingham did that day. Essentially he [...]
Ok, so I know I’m late to this story, but it is a goodie so I’m recording it here for the benefit of those who may not have come across it (ie – if you have been living in a cave in the back reaches of Afghanistan). It was widely reported, but probably struck a [...]