I love living in Australia, and could not imagine living anywhere else. I appreciate our cultural adherence to giving everyone a "fair go". But what about a fair go for Mr Jovicic? Mr Jovicic was born in France to Serbian born parents, and has lived in Australia with his family for 36 of his 38 [...]
Archive for November, 2005
24 Nov
What would Jesus do?
This is part two of my reflection on Encounter from last Sunday. The initials "WWJD" are immediately recognisable for most Christians thanks to rather successful marketing. I think that is helpful to stop and reflect on Christ-like responses to situations we face in our daily lives, but perhaps it is possible to overdo it. There [...]
22 Nov
Sales vs sacraments
Last Sunday morning I listened to Encounter on Radio National. It is a program that tackles a variety of spiritual topics. Last week part of the program was based around a talk by Andrew McGowan on 'religion'. His basic premise was to reclaim the 'religious' in Christianity. He said a number of things that got [...]
17 Nov
grief cycle
I wrote these few words about grief seven years ago – in the midst of a very painful personal situation. The analogy may be a bit corny (bearing the mark of a dreadfully amateur wannabe poet), but the sentiment makes sense.
The grief cycle
Leaves you
Brutally wrung out,
And left out [...]
15 Nov
Follow the sun
I have just got back from Queensland. I left Melbourne in rain and cold, and returned to the same. I was glad to bring out my winter clothes again, but there are things that I will miss about Queensland. It is an earthy, natural place. Almost every meal was eaten outdoors, on our friends' 'queenslander' [...]
10 Nov
You could have it so much better
I am on a get-fit kick at the moment, and my "torture" of choice is an early morning run with my dog and my mp3 player. I have resisted the I-Pod craze, and have an I-River. Not so funky, very chunky, but at least I only need to carry one accessory – my headphones. My [...]
8 Nov
Chicken soup for the blogger’s soul
Most of my posts on my previous blog were critiques – of church, theology, movies, politics. Perhaps not dissimilar to some of the blogs that I read. On Saturday night I had dinner with friends who introduced me to the RealLivePreacher. They also lent us his book, a collection of posts. The preacher does look [...]
6 Nov
new venture
This is my first effort at a solo blog. Posts will be somewhat slow until I can get things looking how I want…
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