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The nature of wisdom

The nature of wisdom

I used to think I had a pretty good grasp on the Bible. The past few years, however, as I’ve opened myself up to more and more ideas, I’ve come to realise just how close-minded about it I once was..

  • Ministry – what of retired professionals

    My heart leapt, I felt I was standing on holy ground. This was my response as I listened to a 48 year old professional over a private lunch explain that he was going to bible college.

  • Choose the best flowers

    I’m a thrifty person.

  • Ignore the church fathers at our peril

    I wrote some time ago about an interesting church history anecdote: Saint Nicholas (Santa) punched Arius for advocating a heretical Christology.  Since then, there is one overwhelming comment that I have consistently received: “I’d never heard that before”.

  • Did it start with women’s Liberation?

    When Germaine Greer became the leading light for Women’s Liberation all those years ago, I wonder if she would have foreseen the long-term consequences.

  • Movember 2019

    It started as a vice-like grip across my chest.  A bit of tingling in the fingers.

  • Tips for being a better worker

    What does it mean to be a good worker? It is quite subjective as it differs from one boss to another. Its definition can change from the skills that you have to how you conduct yourself in the workplace.

  • Clarifying – sun and rain

    Jesus said the sun and rain fall on the just and unjust, the just and unjust - he was speaking of His grace to all mankind.

  • Railway infrastructure

    I recall some years ago, just before leaving office, the former Premier of New South Wales, Nathan Rees, drew up a 25-year plan for transport in the state, with an estimated cost of $180 billion.

  • Status: Adopted

    This last weekend my roommate and I did a crazy thing: we adopted a dog after starting our master’s degrees less than two months ago. We live in a small two-bedroom apartment that is currently missing half of the bottom few shutters on the front blinds. Thanks to said dog one fateful Thursday night.

  • He was only 24

    Amy (not her real name) is 19 years young. Unsuspectingly I asked how her week had been. Her teary reply was: “I have just lived the worst week of my life”. Why? What happened?

  • Tangling with the Intangible 

    The way that fads rise and fall has always fascinated me. Seemingly springing up out of nowhere, there seems to be an exhaustible procession of the next new thing, some gadget or toy or idea that seizes hold of the public imagination and becomes all anyone can talk about.