Devotional
Happy Birthday to Me
Forty-five years ago I was born. On the day we celebrated that auspicious occasion, my brother asked me one of his favourite birthday questions: “How has your life changed in the past ten years?” Stimulated to meditation by his thought-provoking question and not wanting to brush it off with a half-baked response, my answer has [...]
The Christian Logjam
Thanks to Jason and the rest of the Infocus team for giving me the opportunity to write over the next twelve weeks. I’m excited about sharing what I have been reading and reflecting on with particular attention to the purpose of the blog – “Our purpose is to develop the Australian blogosphere, to cultivate serious [...]
Two posts for the New Year
Since we’re not posting right now, I thought I’d direct your attention to two posts that describe my traditions at this time of year. My Year on an A6 Card Time for a Thinkathon I trust they will be of benefit to you. Grace to you in 2011.
Keep yourselves in the love of God
17But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” 19It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. 20But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith [...]
Let It Be
Ahh, a Beatles song isn’t it? Maybe that’s what went through your mind when you first read the title. Maybe, maybe not. Depends how old you are, what kind of music you prefer (or once preferred) or what you were thinking about as you sat to read this post. For me, it’s not about “Mother [...]
No more days of goodbyes
Every now and then God brings someone into your life that blesses you. You feel a connection with them as you share together of God and life, the ordinary and the profound. And every now and then the time comes to say goodbye. I hate saying goodbye. Goodbyes make me sober. They make me reflective. [...]
The Two Books
In the Pixar movie Up, the story begins as a boy and girl meet and share a scrap book of their adventures. They later marry, still dreaming of exploring new lands. Growing old together, they were never able to actually go overseas and the wife passed away. Eventually the old widower re-opened the dusty scrap [...]
A Photo Won’t Do
Pormpuraaw has two rivers. The Moonkan River to the north and to the south, the Chapman River. Beach stretches between the two mouths of the rivers and of course looks out to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Not far from the rivers are camping grounds with an amenities block and a sheltered barbecue area. The Chapman [...]
The Road Less Travelled
There is a road that leads into Pormpuraaw. 207 kilometres of dirt road. It only leads to Pormpuraaw. Main Roads keeps it driveable just for those who drive into Pormpuraaw. There are segments of bitumen along this road but they are short and sweet. Just enough time to rearrange your seating, relax your shoulders a [...]
God’s Love Demonstrated
Thanks to Facebook, I recently saw something I had not seen before in a wedding, from a couple I knew from uni. Both are musicians and in their wedding, the groom chose to sing to his bride as she approached. I showed this to teens at school and asked what they thought. Their reactions ranged [...]
Pormpuraaw Ponderings
We moved to Pormpuraaw nearly a year ago. To say that living here is different from where we used to live is very true. It’s different in many ways. In some ways, it’s a different culture, a different way of looking at the world. So I thought over the 12 weeks of blogging, I could [...]
Conflict Develops People
One of the things I’ve realized as I’ve been studying church history is that oftentimes the conflict and persecution the early church went through helped develop it doctrinally, spiritually and practically. I realize all of these are intertwined to a great extent but I’ll break down what I mean through this post. It’s easy to [...]
