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My musings, writings, observations, ideas, & thoughts about God, Life, and following Jesus in Suburbia.
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Archive for October, 2008
“Hollywood” - Angus & Julia Stone
Just found and enjoying these Aussie siblings. This is “Hollywood” - quite a deep song but enjoyable.
Posted in Australia, Personal, lyrics, music, youtube |
No Comments »Update on my studies - the end is in sight!
Last time I looked, I have 7 weeks of classes left! Ok, that equates to 8 weeks, as next week is Melbourne Cup week (and the third anniversary of The Dining Room - more on that later). It is hard to believe that I began this course so many months ago and with so little comprehension of the changes the course would bring in me, and my life. (more…)Posted in Diploma Coursework, Family, Personal |
No Comments »Some (not quite real) Hollywood Director’s help McCain
Ok, while I am not going to comment on the election, apart from saying pray hard and consider the choice, I found this today which made me laugh, I guess because I appreciate the take on well known film director’s and genre’s being used to promote/poke fun at McCain. While not real, these are done quite cleverly. Enjoy.
Posted in Politics, USA, youtube |
No Comments »We can create Christians so very well, what about Disciples?
Recently Wolfgang Simson was in Melbourne for a Simple Church convention - the MP3’s of the week long conference can be downloaded from here from the convention. While Wolfgang is controversial and confrontational to many in the mainstream church, there was one point that I heard, and mulled over it and must say that I agree with it 100%.
Of course there are many more things that I agree with but it was this issue that I think becomes relevant and when viewed in the larger context of consumerist church - see my mate Mark Sayers for more on that, the issue of actually creating Disciples of Jesus is central to the state of the Church today and the fact that there is even talk of consumerist christians and church. (more…)
Posted in Australia, Church, Jesus, Kingdom, Social Justice, church life, croydon, life, protest |
2 Comments »Lack of Comments from visitors - weird or…?
Just curious why folk don’t leave comments? I seem to get huge spikes of readers when I post or comment on another blog, but no-one leaves any feedback or comments!Not sure if what I am writing and commenting about is crap or if folk are too shy to say anything!
Would you like to let me know below? LOL Comment?
Posted in Blogging, Web |
No Comments »Prayers Please!
There is s small possibility that The Dining Room could take over the old Croydon Fire station! I drove past the old station that is in use until the union works out the issues at their state-of-the-art brand new multi-million dollar station and, whether spirit-led ot not, it occurred to me that this would be a perfect place for us to move to.With the space we could offer inside meals all year around and offer the space to other churches and organisations that currently feed the homeless and poor around Croydon to utilise the facilities on other nights and times. In addition, there is the oportunity to maybe offer lunches, an oppshop, a book shop and places to distribute food, as well as run the ministry from within!
So, please, if you could pray about this remarkable opportunity to provide a space for this forgotten community within the community - that the space is suitable; and if so, that we get the space; for the funds and resources to build a kitchen and space for the community; patience; wisdom and guidance for those of us leading the ministry!
Dk just texted me that there is a very good possibility that we could get the space so, please we offer this ministry to our Lord and ask his favour on it!
Posted in Holy Spirit, Social Justice, The Dining Room, Vive Cafe, croydon, prayer |
No Comments »Review of my Placement with The Dining Room
I know this a few months late but here they are anyway! DK asked me to write a couple pieces of self-review abotu my placement with The Dining Room. I must admit that I did struggle to do so, but managed to get a couple of pages out.
If anyone is interested I am posting them here for you to read.
Posted in Diploma Coursework, Personal, Social Justice, The Dining Room, croydon |
No Comments »The Dining Room and Vive cafe on Facebook!
Recently, I started a cause of Facebook for both community meals - The Dining Room and Vive Cafe - and will be setting up a beneficiary(to raise funds for the cause soon. If you’re on Facebook - take a look and please join and spread the word.
Here’s the link - http://apps.facebook.com/causes/127577?m=46064a91&recruiter_id=4242589
Posted in Facebook, Fund raiser, Social Justice, The Dining Room, Vive Cafe, Web |
No Comments »With these small arms
Unfortunately one of our semi-regular guests at The Dining Room felt the need to take his own life last week. I only found out the next day when his ex-wife came to Vive Cafe. She was heartbroken and I did what I could to console and comfort her.
But it was my three year old daughter that helped the most. She saw this lady crying and went and gave her a hug and stayed with her for a while. The relief and joy of my daughter’s show of love were evident as this brave lady left that evening.
Posted in Family, Grace, Personal, croydon, life |
No Comments »Apologies for the site down!
The site was down for a day - forgot to pay for the domain name renewal - and it was only after trying to upload the last post from my iPhone that I realised what was wrong!
Apologies to the 1 or 2 readers here!
Posted in Blogging, General, Personal, Web |
No Comments »Wipeout - Channel 9’s Enviromental Disaster
Is it just me or is the Network 9 show “Wipeout” based on the Japanese show of a similar nature where “stars” have to fit through styrofoam cut-outs an environental disaster? Besides the derogatory fashion in which the host spoke to the supposed “coach pototoes” this last week, has anyone else wondered what happens to all that styrofoam?
Posted in Uncategorized |
No Comments »Bottled Water
I visited RE:VIVE church yesterday - they are an off-shoot from the Lilydale Seventh Day Adventist Church - and I must say that I was quite pleasantly surprised and impressed! The service was pretty much like any other contemporary worship service, except it was lead by younger folk (20’s) - and the atmosphere was VERY relaxed with folk getting up and grabbing drinks before coming back to their seats. Comfy lounges as well as comfortable chairs were available and all in all it was not a “slick” service but one that was definitely more heart-felt and spirit lead!
But it is not the worship that impressed me! The sermon was by a fellow called Luke - still need to find his name out - who was down from the Central Coast of NSW to talk. His talk was on the Living Water - the Holy Spirit - and what it means to be filled with the Living Waters. Luke then said that he had been drinking bottled Living Water for the past 32 years! To explain Luke’s background helps now; he is a Seventh Day Adventist minister who used to work at a Seventh Day Adventist School and had grown up the child of Seventh Day Adventists. So the claim that he had been drinking bottled Living Water for 32 years was very well understood by most of those assembled who knew Luke. (more…)
Posted in Australia, Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, church life, croydon, missional |
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