Archive for August, 2006
Why I think higher petrol prices are probably a good thing…
1 Comment Published August 10th, 2006 in Questions of FaithFound this quote in an article from today’s Age newspaper.Â
Somebody has to say it. The sooner the price of petrol is lifted to $2 a litre, the greater the chance that Australia will enjoy a relatively smooth, as distinct from a violent, transition to a world in which both mobility and lifestyles will be seriously […]
A thought provoking two sentence post over on Matt Stone’s blog.
One of the resons I’m a little bit ‘anti-conference’. Too much talk…
My experience tells me that if I want to motivate somebody to do something, talking doesn’t do a whole lot. I have to show and involve them in what is happening, not just let […]
Ok. I have to write an article for the Baptist Witness (the magazine published by my denomination) about how this blog, and I guess the internet in general, has become part of my ministry.
I must admit that it has become far bigger than I ever thought it would be. That’s a good thing.
It has also […]
Living the Christian Life: God’s Faithfulness
0 Comments Published August 8th, 2006 in Romans: Living the Christian LifeWe tackled what I thought was a fairly simple theme on Sunday night. But as I prepared, I realised that the ramifications of what I was reading were huge.
In Romans 3:1-20, Paul talks of God’s faithfulness.
It seems like the Jewish Christians were having a bit of a whinge. They couldn’t see the point of holding […]
Generation Y Turning Away from Religion
10 Comments Published August 6th, 2006 in Articles of Interest“The researchers said many young Australians were humanists, rejecting belief in a god and replacing that with a belief in human experience, human reason and scientific explanations.”
I was interested to read the above quote from this article, which appears in the paper today. Not so much because so many young people are not interested in […]
Living the Christian Life: Hypocrites!
0 Comments Published August 2nd, 2006 in Romans: Living the Christian LifeLast Sunday was one of those messages that had me shaking in my boots. I always get nervous anyway, but having to speak on how to avoid being a hypocrite made me feel like a fake. It’s times like these that I wonder whether I should be doing this at all.
But I also wonder how […]
A comment I often receive from people is that being a pastor and cartoonist is a strange mix. A blog I have enjoyed reading in recent times is that of somebody who embodies an even more unsual mix. Simon Holt, of Simply Simon, is a theological lecturer and chef. He spoke at a chapel service […]
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