I recently read an article about designer furniture on a domestic flight in China. In summary: 1) The wealthy in China have property and technology, 2) Furniture will be the next status symbol, and 3) Buying furniture from China is unacceptable (this is ironic considering where the rest of the […]

This post was written from a public internet terminal in China. Do you know how to tell the difference between fake pearls and real pearls? Rub them together. Real pearls sound like sandpaper and they will leave a fine grain on your fingers without affecting the colour. What’s the true […]

Australia recognises the value of competency and improvement in the workforce. We have regulation and training options for almost every industry application and education itself is a major industry. Our cultural attitude to education has direct application to the systems and processes that we have established for formal instruction in […]

  Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to learn French, German, Greek, Hebrew, & Elvish. My father is a native Cantonese speaker but the only lines I know are “hello” and “thank you for a good meal” (in the “I was put off by the petrified chicken foot in […]

Today’s post comes from my good friend Dan Roland. Dan is serving on pastoral staff in Colorado. Audrey (his wife) is an amazing musician and they have one energetic son. I have been reading “Shadow of the Almighty” about Jim Elliot and I have had to consider my relationship with […]

Thanks for your thoughtful responses to my last post on altar calls. The consensus is “it depends.” So my next question is: it depends on what? Let’s talk about the factors determining methodology when the Bible is silent. How does your personal experience influence your methodology? Many of you referenced […]

Let’s discuss the use of altar calls in church services. For the purpose of this blog post, an altar call is an event that takes place after preaching. It involves an invitation from the preacher to come to the front of the church in response to the message. For 1) […]

  Last week, I drank a mixture of kiwi fruit, banana, apple, and guava that promised “wellness” and the “balance of the mind and soul.” (For what it’s worth, I think that the bacon, sausage, and mushrooms led an insurgency against the wellness). Entertainment is like eating. There are so […]

Five years ago we arrived at the church building on Sunday morning to discover graffiti and smashed eggs across the frontage of the church. As a church community, we mobilised to remove the marks and the eggs on the same day that they were discovered. No problem. Now go to […]

The most common mistake people make when choosing Bible software is choosing based on the quantity of resources available. If you talk about your Bible software in terms of “how many books you own,” you really have missed the point (but we won’t hold it against you). First and foremost, […]