When The World Is Reminded That All We Are Is A Bunch of Munchkins

wizard-of-oz-munchkins

I can’t help but thinking of the scene where Dorothy enters Oz, her house in tatters, (having been picked up and thrown through the air by a tornado) she climbs out of the house to find that she’s killed a woman, her house has landed smack dab on the body of someone wearing some remarkably groovy slippers.

If I were a refugee

If I Were a Refugee

Adrian re-posted a reflection by Michael Leuinig from this weekend’s Sunday Age It says what no-one in the media or anyone in our political leadership seems to be saying at the moment, and oh how much it needs to be said… If I were a refugee What a nice one I would be. Not in [...]

The iPhone as a self-imposed artificial burning bush…

U2 360

Standing in the “inner circle” under the claw at the second Melbourne as Bono walked past (no, not bragging, just projecting an image heh heh) I looked around at the sea of iPhones and cameras around me, everyone had one, a couple of people never seemed to put it down, many pulled them out every [...]

Miracle by Matisyahu

Rory’s Storycubes

Rory's Story Cubes

Steve Taylor and Rob Hanks have mentioned these little cubed pieces of goodness before on their blogs but I’ve been wanting to talk about them for a while now.  I’ve got a few fantastic resources to help with creativity, and the Story Cubes have been a great addition to the collection.  The Creativity Hub sent [...]

TechnoChurch

iPhone-Church

The church has been obsessed with, if not addicted to the technology of “print.” I know that some people may not view print as a technology, but it was a technology that ultimately changed the way that we communicate with each other, it changed the way that we learn, the way we teach and it ultimately changed the world that we live in and it has never been the same.

Hello… is anyone out there still?

Hello

And we’re back…

It’s been a while since I’ve “Blogged” or added anything to this site, or to the Alternative Hymnal, I’ve needed the space and time away, I’m not sure why, but the time’s been good, I’ve become engaged, my position here in the Riverina has been extended, my fiance has been offered a year in a position at a school locally, I’ve had some time to read and to listen to a lot of music, I’ve been walking regularly and think I’ve got my stuff together enough to be confidant and relaxed with the amount of work ahead of me…

The Hidden Forest by Jeannie Baker

The Hidden Forrest

Themes: Wonder, Environment, Conservation, Forrest, Diversity, Nature, Beauty

It’s a Book by Lane Smith

It's a Book by Lane Smith

Themes: Laughter, Literacy, Books, Technology, Knowledge, Questions, Simplicity, Gadgets

Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat by Stephen Michael King

Milli

Themes: Vocation, Call, Gifts, Passion, Being different, Being Honest with yourself, Seeing things differently, Being different, Imagination, Creativity, Vision, Art, Sharing joys, dance, welcoming strangers, bravery, friendship, making friends, what do you love about your friends, making gifts…