So the new black in the world of Christian masculinity is UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship. For those who are unfamiliar, it’s two men in a cage, beating each other up while other men watch either in person or on television. Christian men are no exception to the craze, starting […]
It’s my Granny’s funeral tomorrow and I’m feeling pretty anxious about it. The death of a loved one is difficult and I suspect that the funeral will bring that loss into even sharper focus. Plus, I’m concerned for my family members – they too will be coping with grief and […]
Here are the vital stats from our trip back to Adelaide for Christmas: 1730 km travelled 5 DVDs watched 4th and 5th placing in Lockery bowling outing 3 family Christmas functions attended 3 ice creams (each!) 2 colds (1 each) 2 pandas seen 2 closed churches visited (then we gave […]
The trellis and the vine: the ministry mind-set that changes everything Colin Marshall and Tony Payne (Matthias Media, 2009) This new Australian book picks up on some of the things I explored in Going Parachurch, distinguishing between the organic church and the institutional church. Our true focus must always be […]
When I write, I’ve developed a habit of starting in a completely stripped down environment (TextEdit) as a way of getting words out with minimal distractions. Now, I’ve just tried Ommwriter. It’s an attempt to recover a more organic, tangible and immersive writing experience. If you harbour strange longings for a pen […]
From current day reforming groups (complete with a Facebook page!) to my former pastor who had his picture on his study door, Thomas Cranmer is a bit of a favourite with Anglicans. After all, he was the architect of the beloved Anglican prayer book and has been credited with the […]
One of the reasons we chose Ridley was its size – big enough to have a diverse student cohort and small enough to have access to the lecturers. Tonight we had dinner with one of our lecturers and his family. The kind of hospitality they showed us was very instructive […]
Meet Jesus at uni 