Pretend Faith July 28, 2008
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A submission in this week’s Postsecret has me wondering how many people like are lurking within the church, or even how many people who have ministry positions or even full time positions can say the same thing?
[Warning: before visiting the site be warned that there are sometimes explicit postcards or explicit statements that may offend the sensibilities of Christians and others.]
Pastor’s Time Management July 25, 2008
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Pastors live lives interrupted. We start each new week with high aspirations for what we will achieve in the time given to us in the week to come. Before we know it, the weekend is upon us, our sermon is still in vitro, and Sunday is calling. We arrive home on Sunday night’s exhausted, only to rise again on Monday for it all to start over again. (more…)
The Killing Fields of Work July 22, 2008
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I know a number of men in my church who are trapped. The cost of being trapped results in broken marriages, distant relationships with children, poor mental and physical health, and eventual middle life ruin. The answer seems obvious to all but the men trapped. (more…)
Could Protestants Ever Have a Pope? July 21, 2008
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World Youth Day has come and gone in thoroughly [or supposedly] secular Australia. Our t.v. screens have been filled night after night with endless streams of shiny, happy, bright, young international things marching happily along, singing and proclaiming their faith in Jesus. (more…)
The Absence of Anger July 16, 2008
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During my time in Zimbabwe, I came across some common themes when speaking to people that really surprised me. Firstly, more often than not, people I spoke to believed in God and prayed regularly, especially for their needs.
More surprisingly, I did not find one person who was angry about the situation. Rather, the people I spoke to were simply resigned. Instead of finding an angry nation plotting to overthrow the incompetent and cruel government of Dictator Robert Mugabe I found people who instead were waiting patiently for change to occur. Why was this? (more…)
Inside a Dictators Domain July 8, 2008
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I have emerged from Zimbabwe relatively unscathed. The only broken bone I have is from a self induced fall, rather than from a policeman’s baton, unlike many others within Zimbabwe. During my time in Bulawayo I met a grandmother who was recovering from burns inflicted when her house was set on fire with her and 5 others still inside. Mugabe’s thugs came to their village to extract revenge and warn people ahead of the sham vote on June 27. (more…)
