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Worst friend ever

Worst friend ever

I’ll be the first to say that if there was ever an award for “Worst Friend”, I would win first place. .

  • A name

    Should the long view be considered, there are few nations that can match Argentina in soccer or Australia in field hockey  -  I speak as one who pioneered the Sports and Leisure Ministry and cricket chaplain from 1984.

  • I’m different from you

    Like it or not, I’m different from you and I’m okay with that. Your name, your age, your gender, your ethnicity and occupation may be different. We may have different interests, talents and abilities too. But should we let the systems of the world dictate how we interact with each other?

  • Offence and Neediness is not Godliness

    Recently I was saddened to hear that a Church I knew had undergone another split and that there were members of the Church that got offended and went their own way. Don’t get me wrong I'm all for Church planting as its the reason the faith has gone all over the world.

  • Really Hungry

    I have just returned from a few weeks in Myanmar, for the fourth year in a row. Every time I go, I am sent into a sort of spiritual “culture shock”, one that keeps me going back. It has to do with what I describe as extreme spiritual hunger.

  • The $50 note and the Christian connection

    Whirr–whirr–whirr–whirr–whirr… the boomerang sang as it began to circle back through the air towards David’s hand. He caught it with a single deft flick, then fingered the smooth acacia wood, deep in thought. What if…?

  • Atonement – a second look at the movie

    'Atonement' was released in 2011 and having viewed it first at the cinema and then with family members on DVD, this movie has an invaluable lesson.

  • Why has the west been so successful?

    The question of what good has Christianity done for Western civilisation is at the forefront of our 21st-century cultural crisis, whether we like to admit it or not.

  • The Mission of God Part 3 – The Unity of Believers

    Is it nice to be supported by family and friends?

  • A concentration of death

    Some time ago, while driving, it was a rainy Brisbane night as I manoeuvre my way through the inner-city traffic towards the annual New Years’ party. Travelling briskly along Sandgate Road, I drive purposefully, with eager intent to arrive promptly for the promising food and beverage arrangement available for all party-goers.

  • Tackling the untackable

    Not long ago I happened to stumble across a television series highlighting the greatest fights in UFC (Ultimate Fighting Competition). UFC, which combines wrestling, boxing and martial arts—and is most definitely not choreographed or staged—can at times seem less fighting and more cuddling.

  • Women in Ministry are women, very much at home.

    Recently, an age old debate has resurfaced again. Should women be allowed to preach and teach the gospel?