Towards the close of this morning’s harangue, I experienced a disconnect with what I was saying and ended up saying the opposite. My carefully listening audience rippled with assorted “eh?s” and “what?”s? I paused and said “Hang on – I’m all discombobulated. Let’s try that again…” Afterwards.. you guessed it… all anyone wanted to discussContinue reading “On discombobulating…”
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Playing with light…
… things got a bit complicated and I began to see shades of grey… …now all is a chaos of technicolor! Dwelling on tomorrow’s text from Ephesians 5:8-14: “Live as children of light.”
Fooling Around
Not much doing here. My wife fell for the “spider in the newspaper” trick and I was in the office alone for most of the morning. The World Championship Motor-Cross scheduled for Kings Park in 2013 will set some hares running. Otherwise, it’s all a bit underwhelming so far. Still, April 1 is yet toContinue reading “Fooling Around”
Kids learning violence – Eureka Street
Here’s a movie on the must see list for all who agonise over the culture of bullying and the immediate question of intervention in Libya. This review of Hævnen (In a better world) (Danish – English subtitles) gives some background: Kids learning violence – Eureka Street. Recent viral video clips of schoolyard bullying remind me ofContinue reading “Kids learning violence – Eureka Street”
Pressing another challenge
If you want to try out a promising exercise project, click on the link. I recently remarked that regularly completing “postaday”, challenging as it is, is easier than trying to maintain an exercise routine. Well, seems like someone overheard, ‘cos the WordPress mob want us to run 5km on April 12th. Seems like all their tech-headsContinue reading “Pressing another challenge”
Tackling Australia’s “Illegal Immigrant” mythology
One gets tired of battling the sound bites, but for the sake of the latest casualty, a 19 year old Afghan kid who could not stand or understand his detention any longer, I offer the following: Can you guess which is Australia’s graph line without looking at the legend? We are not being inundated. WeContinue reading “Tackling Australia’s “Illegal Immigrant” mythology”
Demonising the Greens – Eureka Street
Demonising the Greens – Eureka Street. This thoughtful article reflects some of the healthy tensions in my own church community comprising robust and articulate adherents across the whole range of the political spectrum. Having just entered a solar-energy package that benefits both our local church and its adherents through our environmental policy (and the pragmaticContinue reading “Demonising the Greens – Eureka Street”
Street party or PeaceChurch – why not both?
Both happen once in a blue moon. Must be a blue moon tonight ‘cos they clash. Our street Christmas party is late because this is the first Sunday we’re all here at the same time – yep, since Christmas 2010! PeaceChurch happens when we have something significant to process and that was scheduled for tonightContinue reading “Street party or PeaceChurch – why not both?”
Meet St. Photini, The Samaritan Woman
In correspondence with an Orthodox priest some years ago, I was fascinated to learn that the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman was well commemorated on her saint’s feast day. This gospel character that is often painted in misogynist terms from the pulpit is actually regarded by the ancient church as St Photini, “theContinue reading “Meet St. Photini, The Samaritan Woman”
Never say die ’til a dead horse kicks you!
The annual family ritual gets under way – but without three of us right now because of teething problems with our ISP. We (at least my long suffering brother – g’day Al) kept a manual Excel chart of the 20 or so rounds with weekly and cumulative results. Each Friday we’d email our picks toContinue reading “Never say die ’til a dead horse kicks you!”
Wondering Pilgrim 