ANZAC DAY This year I have reflected more deeply upon the meaning and purpose of ANZAC Day than I have in any previous years. I’ve found that my Christian faith has helped me to understand and appreciate in a deeper way what I believe is at the heart of ANZAC Day. I also [...]

Luke Chapter 8, Verses 22-25 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. As they sailed, he fell asleep. A storm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in [...]

The size of the waves take your breath away. There’s still time to back out. After all, no-one is going to make you do it. You’ve come intending to ride one of those waves – you want it but the desire is mixed with fear and uncertainty. You know that this isn’t a game. You don’t [...]

Some Reflections on Viral You Tube Video “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” I really like this video (you can watch it in the previous post below this one). By the time you read this the video will have clocked over the 15 million views mark. Jefferson Bethke created the video which challenges our thinking and [...]

RELIGION V’s JESUS

This video articulates quite well some things that I feel very strongly about. Many of the objections that I’ve heard raised against the Christian faith are really objections to religious moralism or issues of church culture or nominal Christianity – not the Gospel of Jesus. A critical part of understanding the Gospel from within our culture is to clarify the [...]

NEW YEAR’S DAY – TIME LAPSE VIDEO

Happy New Year! Yesterday I visited the Sydney gallery of photographic legend Ken Duncan. Aside from the expected collection of stunning prints adorning the gallery walls was an unexpected glimpse into the personal beliefs that underpin Duncan’s creative passions. He’d chosen a verse from the Bible (Romans chapter 1, verse 20) for prominent display among his images. [...]

ME AND MY BLOG – A VIDEO UPDATE

Having been in an uber creative state recently, I put together a video to go on the ”ME AND MY BLOG” page of this site. You can watch the video below. I enjoyed the process of making it. I went on a bushwalk in search of a good location to shoot cloud formations. I mounted [...]

Ultimately, it’s our belief about the end of life that shapes how we journey through the present. We see this principle operating in everyday life when we plan for all sorts of things  – next year’s overseas holiday; saving towards a house; planning for retirement. We like to know where we are going, to have [...]

Sometimes the details of our busy lives seem overwhelmingly large. It’s easy to lose perspective. I love the feeling of ‘self forgetfulness’ that comes when we are caught up in something much bigger than ourselves. We get tastes of this when we admire the spectacular view of a canyon or valley from a cliff top. [...]

We All Worship, 24/7 The Bible portrays us as being designed to worship. It assumes that we are hard-wired that way. We worship the objects of our affections. We do this practically, in everyday life when we make choices that show our priorities. We choose to spend our limited time and resources on such-and-such, rather than on something [...]