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We’d like to invite you to think a bit harder this Christmas. It seems to me that there’s a part of the story of Jesus’ birth that we seldom dwell on, and we’d like to help your community enter into it. If you’re willing. A few weeks ago I participated in a conversation that gave [...]
Two of our wedding presents were tagines… yes, we were given two tagines, one was a traditional clay tagine, the other a Microstoven tagine. At first we both thought “what the bugger will we do with TWO tagines”!? And, after last night, I can tell you what we’re gonna do. We’re gonna cook a lot [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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…
I hate it when people put up “under construction” pages… But I’m in the process of moving things around and re-setting up digital orthodoxy with WP3.0 Things will be a little ugly around here until I’ve got everything back in order. This may take a month… After which everything will be back in order and [...]
Oh Poop… via robbell.com Dear Australia/New Zealand friends, I’m thoroughly disappointed to tell you I won’t be coming on tour this June due to a number of factors. For those of you who have made plans, my apologies for any inconvenience-tickets will be refunded, of course. And yes, I will get there in the near [...]
Ok, I have issues with the current understanding of Ordination, I believe that, if Ordination is being set apart by the community and by God then you’re ordained through baptism. I won’t go on about this much more, because it’s late and I’m tired. And I don’t like the current system of the Uniting Church [...]
The other weekend I had the pleasure and privilege of co-coordinating my 4th River Camp for the region in which I minister, it’s a regional camp held annually that attracts over 100 young people and 90 odd leaders from the rural areas across the Riverina. the camp’s been going ever since I was a baby [...]
Last week’s lectionary reading was the story of the “Prodigal Son” or of the “Ungrateful Senior Son” or “The Father of Grace,” whatever you’d like to call it. The actual reading was: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 As the story was being re-told I started to zone out and imagine what would happen if I were to [...]
It’s been some while since my first post on my idea to run a project based on the spirituality of the songs penned by the Australian musician, poet, storyteller, prophet and muse Paul Kelly. The project would reflect upon the music of Paul Kelly and to use his music, poetry and prose to search for [...]
I’ve found a new favourite blog. That’s right, yet another feed to add to the old newsreader, as if I didn’t have enough already… It’s http://io9.com Fairly intelligent posts on sci-fi-related-pop-culture-type-stuff Posts that have grabbed my attention this week include: Why does Science Fiction Invent New Religions? When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like [...]
