Monthly Archives: September 2008

Wall Street crash

I think it’s safe to say now that the US has headed into a recession. The Dow Index has recorded its biggest daily percentage decline since the October 1987 stock market crash. President Bush’s bailout deal has been voted down. … Continue reading

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on mission

Last night, Lairdy preached a sermon which challenged me to examine the way I partner with other Christians, particularly in regards to overseas mission. Sometimes I find it hard to get excited about overseas mission, especially when I don’t have … Continue reading

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Major hat-tip goes out to Reuben for his tidy html work on these changes to our blog. Thanks mate. Now you can see a few more posts on the front page. Let us know how you like the changes.

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Signs of Summer

The warmer weather seems to have set in for good. But it was only as I enjoyed my first affogato in a while this morning that the reality of the coming summer sank in. I love summer. A time for … Continue reading

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Phillip makes some comments on Mark Driscoll’s visit and ’18 Points’. I think he’s right on the money. We are blessed to have him as our Dean.

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Preaching Series.

Starting October 5 at Christians in the Media, I’ll be preaching through Revelation 1-3 with our church for a few weeks. I’m very much looking forward to it and hoping that our church will be as confronted by the risen … Continue reading

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Protection from a father

Craig writes about the difference between raising boys and girls when it comes to allowing for freedom. I definitely noticed this difference when I was growing up. While my brothers, once they left school, were given a lot more freedom … Continue reading

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New Church

It’s official. We’ve finally settled upon a new church at which to serve and to call home next year. Strangely enough it meets almost none of the criteria that we’d been initially praying for, but Soph and I are very … Continue reading

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Note to the sales guys who work near me: if you have a love of death metal/punk/gansta rap music, please do not share that love with the entire floor of the building. Everyone is annoyed, but no one wants to be … Continue reading

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Life series

One for the mums and dads who read this blog – the Life series begins on ABC1 tonight. The blurb makes the series sound like some nasty reality TV show: The LIFE series aims to unlock the secrets of child … Continue reading

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