Today I read an article in the Briefing on the “princess” phenomenon. The idea of the princess has never been more popular, writes Kerrie Newmarch, particularly when it comes to the idea of “princess-hood” embraced by various churches.
Newmarch gives some helpful insights into the princess lingo, pointing out that it fosters a belief that women [...]

We’ve just been thinking in a lecture about a Paper written by Tim Keller called “The Church Planter Manual“. In it he spends a lot of time thinking about the model of church in Acts, especially Acts 2:42-43. At one level he has some helpful thoughts and is obviously trying to make the Bible his [...]

It’s our church weekend away this weekend. We’re heading to Stanwell Tops conference centre. Should be great! The content for the weekend is going to be shaped around the Pierced for our Transgressions book which has come out recently(ish) – which means a weekend considering the atonement.Will post some reflections on it next week – [...]

I think Google will one day be my downfall.
I’ve been using the Internet a lot lately as a research tool. Normally I don’t rely too heavily on the Internet (and I never use it for the bulk of my research), but when I’m strapped for time it’s so much easier to Google something rather than [...]

Love the title. Go and say gday to him.

I’ve finally found the form of exercise that works for me.
Perhaps I should have realised this earlier (since I spent a good 10 years in squads while at school), but I’m just slow to work things out. It’s swimming.
Over the last few years I’ve tried weights, running, fitness routines, and a few others, but none [...]

In less than a month’s time, I’ll be giving a seminar Self Image and the Christian (or something to that effect). I’ve been told that the seminar is for women, but other than that it’s a pretty broad canvas, which is daunting.
I had some spare time today at work, so I started mapping out all [...]

Hehe. Found this quote while researching a story. It made me laugh.
2000 B.C. – “Here, eat this root.”1000 B.C. – “That root is heathen, say this prayer.”1850 A.D. – “That prayer is superstition, drink this potion.”1940 A.D. – “That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill.”1985 A.D. – “That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.”2000 [...]

Every week, all sorts of Australian magazines are sent to my office at work. Part of my job is to be up-to-date with the latest offerings, so I’ve flipped through most of the titles, which include garden magazines, lifestyle titles, men’s interests, fashion and celebrity gossip rags. The ones I like to take home with [...]

We’re only up to February and I’ve already achieved something spectacular for the year: I’ve learnt how to read on the train.
I realised my problem was that I’m an extremely fast reader, so reading at my normal pace while on a moving train was making me dizzy. When I slowed down to about half my [...]