Confessions of a Judgmental Christian
I\'m often profoundly impacted by stories, particularly stories in film, which is probably why filmmaking is what I do..
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Kicking temptations to the kerb
\"Come on, lets do it! Everyone is doing it and I haven\'t seen anyone die from it so it must be okay! We are so far away from home and we have the freedom to do whatever we want. It will be fun!\"
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Ancient Paths
Life is suffering. An up-hill battle, an adventure. A constant struggling forward. Lately the weight of life has gotten me down. I\'ve spent a few nights crying myself to sleep. Wondering what on earth I\'m doing with my life.
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Happy Endings
Before I see a movie, I have to know how it ends. I ask my friends for spoilers and scroll to the end of Netflix films to check that all the main characters are smiling. It\'s not enough for a plot to have a happy ending... I prefer that the majority of the plot be emotionally stable and uplifting.
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Revelation vs Understanding
I have been trying to dive deeper into the difference of revelation and understanding. God has been slowly teaching me in this area. This is a glimpse of what\'s been running through my head as God intertwines His voice with my thoughts.
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When God's desires are not our own
Would God ever ask us to do something you don\'t want to do?
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3 ways Christians respond to cultural change
What do we do in the face of changing spiritual trends in Australia? Recently I\'ve been researching trends in Aussie culture, especially related to church and faith. Reports suggest that Australian culture for Christians is changing rapidly.
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Politics: Why do you vote the way you vote?
You may have missed it, but there is an Australian election happening soon. We are told by both major parties that the other will make us worse off.
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Producing God's fruit, even in drought
How do we praise God when nothing seems to change? How do we find the strength to keep going, to keep walking and to keep trusting our Heavenly Father?
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Dear wounded heart…
Dear Wounded Heart, Today I told you to toughen up. When an old wound was reopened unexpectedly and I felt the sharpness of a knife cut through it, I said, \'You shouldn\'t be feeling this pain. You should be over that by now, don\'t be ridiculous.
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Be ambitious
Student rallies to protest cuts to higher education in Australia last month led me to an interesting discovery: government spending on higher education has grown at double the rate of the growth of the economy over the last 20 years.
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Leicester Win Improbable Title!! Euro's Loom!!
Leicester City have won the most unlikely of titles, finishing the English Premier League season strongly with positive results that meant finishing the season on 81 points and only loosing 3 matches on the way.