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. The world financial market is slowly falling in on itself. The implications for Australians have [...]

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 a personal relationship with the person or couple who are sent overseas. Often, this is to [...]

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.

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 shorts, thongs, beaches and daylight savings. Can’t wait til it’s fully here!
What is it that [...]

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.

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 Jesus as I have been in my last month of preparation. Today I’ve been putting [...]

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 to come and go as they please, I have niggling memories of being in my teens [...]

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 excited about it, and more importantly, convinced that it’s where God would have us next [...]

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 the geek who says, “can you please turn it down?” Just waiting until someone cracks…

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 development to find out what gives a child the best chance at life. As these 11 young [...]