Tamie Davis is an Aussie living in Tanzania, writing at meetjesusatuni.com.
Adelaideans will be well familiar with the statistic that South Australia is the driest state on the driest continent on earth. I was wondering about how this compares with Dodoma the other day and here’s what I found: Adelaide is drier. It gets 546mm of rain per year; Dodoma gets […]
An excluded middle denies the presence or at least the power of the spirits. Animism, on the other hand, seeks to control a situation by means of the spirit world: you need to have the most powerful spirit in order to get what you want. One way of viewing Jesus […]
Perhaps you saw the Herald Sun article about the wife beater awarded for bravery? It came to my attention through Melinda Tankard Reist’s blog. For those unfamiliar with the case, here’s a quick rundown. Paul McCuskey is currently serving a 5.5 year sentence for intentionally causing serious injury: his violence […]
I love Feminist Ryan Gosling. As a meme, ‘Hey Girl’ is necessarily ironic and self-referential. I was delighted to discover Hey Christian Girl. It takes the old ‘Christian pick up lines’ idea to a whole new level. Some are hopelessly American but they’re all good for a laugh. As Jezebel […]
For many of us Australians, to say ‘It’s Mabo, it’s the vibe’ may be more famous than the Mabo native title fight itself. To be educated about such an historic moment for Australia is one reason it’s worth catching Rachel Perkins’ drama about Eddie Mabo which screened on ABC this […]
My Nanny died last weekend. I was in Adelaide speaking at a conference so I got to see her the night before. We’re currently in Adelaide for the funeral. My family ended the death notice in the paper with my Nanny’s own self description, that she was ‘Completely His’.
This coming week, we have our final interviews with CMS Australia. Technically, this is the chance for either them or us to pull the plug; in reality, it’s more like a great opportunity to affirm our partnership and plan for the future. But hearing that we were having yet ANOTHER […]
Meet Jesus at uni 