Archive for February, 2006
Here’s a good one for us to discuss:
I just took to reading your blog recently. I’m something of a lapsed Christian (Don’t get me wrong, i’m all for Jesus, but sometimes get lost in the rules and regulations of a church) , having grown up in the church. My father […]
What does “deny yourself” mean in Youth Ministry?
1 Comment Published February 22nd, 2006 in Questions of Faith, QuotesThen Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life 68 will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. Matt 16:24-25
Self-denial was one of the themes at […]
My New Years Resolution of having my family spend 12 months ambulance/hospital free crashed spectaculary on the weekend. Again, Thomas copped the brunt of it all…
Anyway, I had finished my second wedding of the week and was enjoying the reception with my wife and a table of good friends. Thomas was sleeping over at a […]
Cartoon Reflection: Cartoons of Muhammad
0 Comments Published February 19th, 2006 in Cartoons & CartoonistsAn article in todays paper claims that US$1 million has been offered by a muslim cleric for the lives of the cartoonists that drew the images of the prophet Muhammad that are causing all the trouble.
And just in case there’s even the slightest bit of confusion…
Read this in the paper today.
Why doesn’t anybody try to copy my work?!
Perhaps everybody realises there’s only one person who draws that badly….nevermind!
A Good Marriage and Good Wine: A Wedding Sermon
2 Comments Published February 11th, 2006 in Hearing the WordI took the wedding of two friends of mine today. It was held at the Sutherland Estate Winery in Dixon’s Creek Victoria. The setting was simply beautiful, the bride and groom both looked stunning and the afternoon was as perfect as you could hope for.
Here’s the wedding sermon that I shared during the ceremony.
From […]
God in the Funny Pages
2 Comments Published February 8th, 2006 in Cartoons & Cartoonists, Questions of FaithHamo’s post here reminded me of a chapter for a book I began to write two years ago. The book was a dialogue between theology and various area of popular culture. I was to write a chapter on cartoons and God.
Unfortunately, the editor and the publisher had a big fight and the project was halted […]
One of todays articles about the cartoon outrage building in the muslim community.
It appears as if a life has been claimed by the riots. I simply cannot understand how a cartoon - a CARTOON - could cause such a thing.
Mark Knight’s cartoon I think sums it up nicely. A toonami of the greatest magnitude.
It’s […]
Cartoon Reflection: The Emerging Jerk
6 Comments Published February 6th, 2006 in Cartoons & Cartoonists, Emerging Missional ChurchA cartoon for the emerging church types.
Don’t start a riot.
The Kiwi newspapers have published the cartoons that are causing all the fuss, and this article in the Age today suggests the country will lose $NZ100million because of it.
Ouch!
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