Shalom — exploring this beautiful word.

February 8, 2010

For those who have emailed me know that I use Shalom in my greetings/farewells. I have come to have a greater understanding of the phrase from a simple greeting to encompass much, much more. I was thrilled to come across a series by Peter at localtheology.com about Shalom. Shalom is an amazing word and concept. recently […]

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Credocricket

February 2, 2010

This a short clip about Credocricket — a ministry of some of my mates at Urban Seed in Melbourne City. The article about the cricket is just after a hero of mine, Catholic Priest Father Bob Maguire is interviewed on the 7pm Project. What is Credo Cricket? Credo Cricket is a celebration of cricket as […]

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Lest We Forget — Excellent Short Film

February 2, 2010

I love this short film and the song by the Wright Brothers at the end (which if anyone knows what it is called — let me know I would love to buy it!) — it has awesome lyrics! Discovered the music can be downloaded from the site linked to below. Enjoy! Here’s the song from […]

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No wonder we confuse the World — A tale of the two Wynnum Church of Christ

February 1, 2010

For those who don’t know my history, I grew up for a large part of my life in Wynnum, a bayside suburb of Brisbane. We settled there in 1979 after my father became the minister at the (non-denominational) Wynnum Church of Christ and I lived in the area or would hang in the area on […]

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Inspired by those I was asked to Inspire

February 1, 2010

This past Sunday I had the pleasure of speaking at Chelsea Church of Christ, sharing the journey and high’s and low’s of the community meals that we are involved in — The Dining Room and Vive Cafe. I prepared a short talk that chronicled the journey and took my family and my father along with […]

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Emergent Buddhism!

January 25, 2010

Just saw this on Alltop! In an effort to reach a younger demographic, several Buddhist monks in Japan are delivering traditional ancient messages to a hip hop beat. Monk, Kansho Tagai, hosts hip hop shows at his temple, drawing young people to a place that is generally filled with the elderly. His methods are so […]

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Hospitality & Healing on Aboriginal Land

January 23, 2010

The Indigenous Hospitality House, here in Melbourne, with the Justice & International Mission Unit of the Uniting Church, and the Centre for Theology & Ministry offer this unique course. Hospitality & Healing on Aboriginal land A course exploring what it means to live on land claimed unjustly.  Using Biblical and current sources we will explore […]

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Think Different: Jesus

January 23, 2010

This is one of my favourite ads. While I am a Mac user, this ad speaks volumes more than just spruiking a brand. I wonder how the church would be today if still followed our radical leader — Jesus, as close as we profess? Aren’t we all called to Think Different to our culture?

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