By onlinesoph
“Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. (Philippians 4:8-9)”

When reading Philippians 4:8-9 in the past, I’ve always thought that Paul is telling Christians to only fill their minds with [...]

By SamR
So after saying on Guther’s blog that I’m not keen – I’ve changed my mind. Gonna give it a go.
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By onlinesoph
1. It’s not enough to simply be a good chef, beautiful dancer or a fantastic singer. The activity in question must be your life. Get emotional when you talk about said activity. Shed a tear or two. Finish up by saying that if you didn’t win said competition, your life as you know it would [...]

By SamR
We’ve been getting an awful lot of hits from in the last 2 days from people asking ‘Where’s my Rudd Money“.
We are number one for google searches for ‘Where’s my Rudd Money‘.
We are in the top 10 for ‘Rudd money‘.
If you came here looking for money – find Jesus instead. He died for your [...]

By onlinesoph
UK parents share which children TV shows/products drive them up the wall. On the list: Barney (bless that purple dinosaur), Charlie and Lola’s book “I Will Never Eat a Tomato” and Bob the Builder. To quote one of the parents – “You do not know what hell is until you have had to watch [...]

By onlinesoph
I’m taking part in a debate next wednesday night.
My first time since year eight. This makes me very nervous. I’m having flashbacks of palm cards, ajudicator bells and referring to the opposition’s case as “cobwebs I will now sweep away”.
I was invited by a public relations industry body to take part and I thought, why not? [...]

By SamR.
Once upon a time people going to Bible College had ’supporters’. These were groups of people who would commit themselves to backing someone who was planning on pursuing full-time study at theological college. Invariably these groups would pray, help the students financially, offer other kinds of assistance, encouragement and support.
My father in law would [...]

By onlinesoph
Thanks to Reuben’s technological smarts, Sam and I were able to record three hours of TV programing last night while we were out for dinner, just using a computer and website.
It was awesome. Three hours of TV (Biggest Loser, Master Chef and Biggest Loser Finale) condensed to an hour of viewing. We skipped all [...]

It was fantastic yesterday. God packed out the launch with our members, supporters and new guests. Pete preached on the values, vision and mission of the church, and we sang, read the scriptures, prayed, rejoiced. Good times. We also got to hear about the ministry that took place in Kingsgrove in the past – from [...]

One of the perks of my job is I get to take home free magazines published by major Australian companies.
Lately I’ve been taking home copies of Wheels and Top Gear for Sam to read. Last night, I idly started flipping through one of them – Top Gear I think – before bed. I ended up [...]