Posted in quirky bizarre, god, faith & spirit on Dec 4th, 2009 No Comments »
So much so, that apparently He even rode them. See picture below:
It’s kinda kitchy cute, don’t you think? (Although it does makes me wonder why you would choose to enter Jerusalem on a donkey if there were brontosauruses (brontosauri?) running around, but I digress …) A friend sent me the pic. Apparently it was […]
Posted in god, faith & spirit on Nov 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
This year I’ve been helping out at kids’ church - the K-2 group. It’s been good. Being silly has been fun - singing, dancing, playing games, colouring in. But it’s also been a tonic. Listening to Bible stories, learning memory verses, hearing the kids’ questions, pondering object lessons. The theme this year has been ‘God’s […]
Posted in god, faith & spirit on Nov 17th, 2009 2 Comments »
The other week we started a sermon series on James. During the discussion afterwards, the comment was made that, “A simple life doesn’t lead to a deep faith.” I don’t think I agree with that statement. I guess it depends on how you define ’simple’. However, I would like a deep faith. I believe, but […]
Posted in god, faith & spirit, books on Nov 2nd, 2009 6 Comments »
Being a Lover of Lists, I thought I’d have a go at compiling a list of classic unread Christian writings. You know, those books considered enduring classics. That’s right - the books you’ve heard of, the ones you have probably read quotes from in some other book, or heard in a sermon, but haven’t actually […]
Posted in ethics & justice, god, faith & spirit on Sep 26th, 2009 1 Comment »
Here’s another belated blog post. This one has been sitting in an email subfolder since June 2003 after attending a workshop on building community. I feel reasonably safe posting it now, even though most of the questions remain unanswered and some of the issues remain the same. It’s more of a Dear Diary entry, so […]
Posted in ethics & justice, god, faith & spirit on Sep 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Did anyone see Four Corners last night? Last Chance Motel. What do you do when you’ve lost your job, lost your home and you have three kids to feed? You end up in a motel cooking, eating and sleeping in one room at the taxpayer’s expense. These are Australia’s new homeless. A public housing system […]
Posted in ordinary joys, family & friends, god, faith & spirit on Sep 20th, 2009 3 Comments »
I’ve had a good birthday. Not one for big, flamboyant celebrations, there were a series of smaller, spontaneous, low-key events, starting last Tuesday night at Commie Dinner, pausing until Friday night, and wrapping up this evening. There have been cakes, including a spectacular book complete with a dog named Spud. (See the About Me tab.) […]