On Friday night, I saw The Devil Wears Prada with a girlfriend from church. I have wanted to see this movie for ages and I’m glad I did. It was fabulous.
The book by Lauren Weisberger tells the story of Andy Sachs, a young girl who dreams of being a journalist and takes a job as [...]

I’ve been leading a group through ‘Growth Groups’ over the last 5 weeks. This is a course written not only to give helpful tips on Bible study leading, but more importantly, to provide a framework of thinking for how to get the most out of small group ministry.
One aspect of this is the leadership of [...]

I can’t believe that after 2 hours of football it can come down to one point! For someone not really into sport, I loved today’s AFL grand final. To ‘kick off’* the long weekend, we invited a few friends round for a lazy Saturday afternoon. After kebabs on the barbie, we watched the game on [...]

This week, Sam and I attended our first pre-marital counselling session with the minister who is marrying us come February. It was a particularly special session for me, mainly because that minister also happens to be my Dad.
One of the things we learnt that night was that the essence of marriage is the union between [...]

Dave Miers put me on to these lectures on youth ministry. I spent an hour listening to the first one this morning, and it was really helpful. Covenant Seminary in the US have put them up – an entire semester of lectures online.
It was interesting to hear Mark Davis talk about the way he [...]

No we’re not listening to WS FM, but we are now posting with Beta Blogger. We were having real trouble with slow posting – sometimes up to 10 mins. Beta Blogger publishes in real time, so that should never be a problem again!Also now we can control the look and feel of the page – [...]

We’ve been discussing relevance and culture and the mission of the church in the thread below. I read an article by Mark Dever today that was most helpful. (h/t Craig).
Here’s a bit to get you thinking.
“On the other hand, I am concerned about those who, in the name of evangelism, alter everything in their [...]

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