Devotional
Materialistic Society
It’s never enough. Not enough money, not enough time off, not fast enough transport, not a fast enough PC, not enough books, not enough games, not enough music, not enough friends, not enough time to yourself, not good enough health and so on. Our thirst is never quenched. Even “Christian” themed items become another idol. Not [...]
Cold but heart warming Perth
Our family have been in Perth for the last 10 days or so. We are here another week. When we arrived the overnight temperature dropped close to zero. Coming from warm Cairns we had the shock of our lives. It is the first time I have seen Michael’s lips turn blue. We are in Perth for [...]
The People God Chooses To Save
Susan Boyle was the 47-year old Scottish woman who applied to the TV show Britain’s Got Talent. When she presented herself, the judges and the crowd didn’t believe she could sing. She didn’t look like a singer. When she talked, she didn’t sound like a singer. Then she started singing. Susan Boyle was chosen as [...]
When Do People Change?
Whether saved or unsaved, we all tend to change the same way. It is usually when staying the same becomes intolerable. This may be a job change, relationship change, character change, etc etc. Such changes can of course be for good or ill. It is one thing to change a girlfriend but another thing to [...]
Sacrificial Service
I’m afraid this week’s scheduled follow up post will have to be postponed until next week. Up until recently I was co-teaching the men’s Sunday school at church. For our term we went through the book of Philippians and it was indeed a time of stretching in both the preparation of lessons and the application [...]
God Blesses Your Work For The Gospel
“He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.” I Corinthians chapter 3, verse 8 In church culture, it seems that the one who actually leads a person to Christ is the one who gets the most credit. In God’s eyes, the one who [...]
The country whence the shadows fall
Several years ago, Steven Mock shared a story with me from a book he’d been reading to his children. He spoke of a land full of shadows—shadows of a country more real than the one we now know. I went to the library and requested the book, The Golden Key by George MacDonald. You can [...]
Designer Furniture & Monks
I recently read an article about designer furniture on a domestic flight in China. In summary: 1) The wealthy in China have property and technology, 2) Furniture will be the next status symbol, and 3) Buying furniture from China is unacceptable (this is ironic considering where the rest of the world buys its furniture…). The [...]
26 recent tweets for your edification and/or amusement
I’ve been particularly busy with uni, so since not many of you follow me on Twitter, I thought I’d give you some of my recent tweets for your edification and/or amusement. . tweet 1: A hassle is something in which the effort required exceeds the value placed on the outcome. tweet 2: Today is tomorrow’s [...]
100% Truth
(this post was written from a public internet terminal in China) Do you know how to tell the difference between fake pearls and real pearls? Rub them together. Real pearls sound like sandpaper and they will leave a fine grain on your fingers without affecting the colour. What’s the true price of a Rolex watch? [...]
Is there Habib’s in Heaven?
I am writing this post from Sydney. On Tuesday we are off to Habib’s, a middle eastern charcoal chicken haven in Bankstown for dinner. Yes I will be jogging today and tomorrow morning as an ‘insurance policy’ for whatever I eat at Habib’s. So what is so good about this little restaurant? It is has [...]
Little Frustrations
My childhood Velcro wallet carried somewhere between five and ten dollars (birthday and excursion money) and some membership discount cards. Our “grown up” wallet contains a driver’s license, credit cards, and other forms of identification (Medicare, etc). Four weeks ago, we lost one of our primary wallets. In the age of identity theft, a missing wallet [...]
