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The ethics of umpiring

The ethics of umpiring

The NRL grand-final ‘final five minutes’ saw a cataclysmic change of decision which resulted in a try being scored from the outcomes of that change of decision. That ‘Try’ in effect, won the game, not just the game, the 2019 premiership..

  • Are you really a pastor?

    I want to ask the question: are you really a pastor? If you are thinking of being a pastor, are you sure that is what God has called you to? I deeply respect God's anointed and I don’t mean to offend. I respect those who have laid down their lives to serve the body in whatever way God has intended.

  • A Daily Dichotomy

    When unprecedented bushfires ravaged the Australian landscape, I didn’t expect what happened next.

  • Reviewing Nike’s “ludicrous and illegal” shoe

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    It is a brand new year and I have been reflecting on what I learnt the past year. Interestingly, because I had been staying home to look after my little one, I had learnt a lot from him.

  • Is God pleased by ‘grand churches’?

    Visiting part of Europe recently brought the opportunity to see some amazingly beautiful churches and monasteries. Some of the buildings were probably more ornate than any other structure I have seen. Gold, lapis lazuli, marble, jade, coral, gilded cedar, silver, garnet – all of these could be seen even in the one church. Yet at the same time, there were beggars waiting out the front, hoping for the generosity of visitors.

  • Bible verses inclined to memory

    Much of the correspondence my wife and I receive, as faith financed missionaries for 42 years, includes bible verses that the person writing to us feels deeply about and expresses that with us, as part of their private communication.

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    Addiction causes havoc in many lives. It may be drugs, sugar, screen time, drinking, shopping, gambling or pornography.

  • Is Izzy a ‘fruitcake Christian’?

    A prominent Aussie newspaper recently reported that Oz was “in the grip of an unprecedented bushfire crisis affecting three states with four killed in recent weeks” with 468 (now over 1,000) houses destroyed. The misery and heartache continues.

  • The First Time I Looked at Porn ...and How God Delivered Me  -  Part 2

    So, you read Part One and wanted to know what happened next? Well, hold onto your seat because what happened next was crazy and terrifying. And it all happened in church one Sunday. Deliverance from sexual sin, I have come to learn, is a process that one must be vigilant about.

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    A concept I often repeat is that we should ride the waves of positive and negative feedback, rather than being drawn into them.

  • Heated Discourse

    Yes, what I have to say relates to climate change, but no, this isn’t an argument. I want to talk about my experiences and how I’ve felt about discussions I’ve had. I may stray briefly into why I view issues the way I do but I’ll try and keep that to a minimum as what I want to talk about are my frustrations and my hope.