As a new year breaks here are my top 5’s for 05

Books:

1. The Turning by Tim Winton – I am a big Winton fan and this is a wonderful book.

2. William and Catherine by Trevor Yaxley & Carolyn Vanderwal – a sensational biography of these two great pioneers!

3. Shantaram by Gregory Roberts – A great story of hope and the mess that is sometimes this life.

4. Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli -the sub-title says it all – ‘spirituality for the rest of us!’ I love Yaconelli

5. The Spontaneous Expansion of the Gospel and the Causes Which Hinder it by Roland Allen – This is a fantastic resource for missonaries, written by a 1920’s misho who knew his stuff and was well ahead of his time.

Coffee Haunts:

1. Greens Cafe – 123 Oxford st – this is my ‘office’ where I meet up folks – great coffee, nice staff and a laid back atmosphere.

2. Equinox Cafe – Busselton – gotta love their baci cheescake!

3. Brew Ha – Subiaco – always good coffee, and if you come to one of our Forge intensives this’ll probably be one of the spots you’ll go for lunch.

4. The Urban Bean – Margaret River – great coffee and great place to sit and watch the world go by while you’re on holidays.

5. Pip’s Kitchen – Bridgetown – ok the coffee was average, but the scones and cream were amazing. We will be stopping there every time we do a south west coaching trip.