Is it a sign of wisdom that you notice your own bad habits in your advancing years? And is it a sign of kingly wisdom & virtue if you not only notice them but you start wondering what you can do about them? Here’s an example of what I’m getting at. I’m realllllllllly unfit. I [...]

Early in our journey through this time, we listened to a rather wonderful teaching by English pastor Paul Scanlon. In this teaching he spoke about the habit of God of giving you a glimpse of something about your life, & then drawing you to a higher place before he takes you too far into that [...]

If you happened to watch the film “Gladiator” there was a scene that took place quite early in the film that for most people would have passed without much fanfare. It involves the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, played by Richard Harris, discussing the state of the empire with his favourite General “Maximus”, played by our [...]

I once heard the Aussie evangelist & God Squad president “John Smith” say “if you want to understand a generation, a good place to start is by looking at its art.” He is quite adept at using songs & images from the contemporary era to open up a discussion on the meaning of life, [...]

I am coming out a self imposed retirement next month, to facilitate a retreat for some year 11 students. I haven’t done this for a while & even though it is 4 weeks away every time I think of it the adrenalin pumps a little harder.
The working theme of the retreat is exploring “Faith, [...]

‘Tis fast approaching the season to be Jolly. For most, it’s a ridiculously manic approach to what is essentially a pause in the year. And it is a curious pause in the year. We catch up with friends, we have parties at work, we eat & drink way too much, we buy presents for people [...]

I said it last year & I’ll say it again. $32+ million dollars on one race. $20,000 will build one house for a group of aids orphans in Uganda. I would be keen to hear other peoples “alternate spending ideas”.

Right now I am in the throes of planning our carols by candlelight. (23 rd of December, Warburton oval) Every year we have to go over lists of carols & Christmas songs & make decisions about which ones we will & won’t sing. The reaction to different carols from different team members is quite amusing [...]

I have just come back from a really hectic 3 day trip to Canberra. I left at 9 pm on Sunday, drove the truck to just over the border, slept for 5 hours, drove to Canberra, set up 2 shows, packed down 1, slept for about 8 hours, worked on the second show, packed it [...]

One of my favourite personal pastimes & a great soul re-generator is the practise of solitude. Solitude is an interesting & I might say, lost art form. We live in an era where we can be more connected than any other time in history. An ever growing array of electronic media are hunting down the [...]