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For those affected by the quake. Our thoughts and prayers are with you…

I was wrestling with Thomas on the floor over the weekend, when he suddenly stopped and looked at my head. With a look of confusion, he patted my bald spot and asked sincerely, “Where’s you top-hair gone Dad?”
It’s a question I’ve been asking for years….

Recently I was at a conference where a church leader who had once been prominent in the pentecostal church and was now moving in emerging church circles, stood up the front and said, “I now speak from the gospels 90% of the time.” While I think all of our teaching and preaching should be firmly […]

Of all the men Biddulph has spoken to in his work as a family therapist, less than 10% described their father as a friend. This point alone is one of the main factors leading to the crisis of masculinity we are experiencing.
Basically, Biddulph argues that manhood or masculinity is not an age or stage […]

Our evening gathering finished off it’s journey through the book of Daniel on Sunday night. At first reading, the last few chapters of Daniel are just plain weird - strange visions of strange men saying strange things!
Our focus was on Daniel 12 - the vision that talked about what would happen at the end of […]

We had a guest on Sunday morning speak to us about the work they are doing with our adopted people group in Asia. Peter was obviously talking about overseas mission, but it struck me how relevant his words were for mission in Mitcham. Here’s a few things I wrote down in my notes:
1. “We’ve spent […]

Felt depressed by the whole thing today. Lots of darkness and so many victims on all sides. Sheer madness.

This chapter seemed to be a bit out of place in the order of things. I thought it would have made more sense to come before chapter two and probably be an extension of chapter one. Anyway, it stands here…
Biddulph revisits the battles of the women’s movements in more detail, describing how feminism lifted women […]

Saw this article in todays Age newspaper. Thought it highlighted some of the things I’ve been reading and reflecting on whilst reading Manhood.
Incredibly sad.