I wrote this post a while ago now, on my iphone using an application that clearly failed to post. Anyway, while it is less current, I thought I’d post it now anyway….
These rambling thoughts are probably going to ruffle a few feathers, including my own. But I feel stirred to write, a rare occurrence [...]
Archive for the ‘media watch’ Category
18 Sep
Casting stones
20 Jan
The Abbey
Tonight I finished viewing the last installment of a series that recently aired on the ABC – “The Abbey“. For those who missed it, it is a kind of reality tv show set in a Benedictine monastery. It documents the personal and communal journeys of five women with diverse backgrounds, ages and personal stories as [...]
12 Sep
APEC in the red light
I have been rather quiet here, for a number of reasons. I don’t like writing without having something to say, although this conviction has not really halted this post! I am frantically busy, and have too many “shoulds” and “musts” on my list. Blogging is not one of them.
Nevertheless, this caught my [...]
26 May
Aww… you poor thing.
The phrase “Aussie battler” is one that is deeply entrenched in the Australian psyche – it captures the struggles of life surviving and even flourishing against incredible odds, a fair enough picture of our early settlement history where the term originated. It is applied particularly to people slaving away at horrible jobs for next [...]
8 Feb
Smoke what you’re selling
No, I am not promoting drug use, but this quote from Brian Mclaren’s series presented at the Revolution Conference has stayed with me. As intended, it grabbed my attention as Brian hit the crux of his point – it is easier for us to promote Christianity than practice it. You can listen to the mp3s [...]
2 Feb
God’s love “gift-wrapped”
“It is our goal to wrap God’s message — His love — in acceptance, and in a way that blends seamlessly into `pop’ culture while still upholding the values we, as Christians, value most,” Wright Generation’s mission statement reads.”
I found this quote on this blog via the Jolly Blogger (convoluted way to start this post [...]
29 Jan
Be in the world but not of it – or set up your own
Christians like quoting the “be in the world not of it” mantra. However, I think that the tendency is to shun “being of the world” (whatever that really means) to such an extent that a parallel world is established that looks disarmingly like the real one but with a glossy Christian smile all over [...]
15 Sep
Dr Warnie
I am not one given to blogging about sport, its icons or events. In fact (apart from a vague monitoring of Essendon’s progress or sadly, lack thereof), my interest in spectator sport is minimal – I would far rather be out there playing myself. However, I was very disturbed today by Warnie’s latest [...]
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