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A life more ordinary

A life more ordinary

It\'s not often Hollywood comes to little old Cambridge, New Zealand. A town more familiar with cafes, trees and several buildings described as \"quaint\", Cambridge became a slightly more frenzied place in November, 2000..

  • Jesus and the boat people

    As I write this, up to 20,000 people remain stranded in boats along the coast of Myanmar, fighting for survival in the midst of worldwide rejection. The UN has called these people are the most persecuted and unwanted people on earth.

  • 10 Marks of a Healthy Youth Ministry (Part 2)

    Through personal searching and profiling, I came up with a series of 10 marks to critique my youth ministry against to know whether we are healthy and growing.

  • Today we mark ourselves

    The book of Revelation can be confusing. Theories abound and churches differ on \"end times\" theology. For those of us who dislike straining ourselves to understand it is easy to write this part of the Bible off as simply for \"end times\" theology with no relevance to us today. For many of us it is hard to engage with the book, this revelation.

  • I have been faithful, in my fashion.

    I am going to resist the temptation to rail at the ECB and Andrew Strauss over the latest twist in the Kevin Pietersen saga, but sometimes words fail even me.

  • Fear: what you need to live

    Life can be mind-numbingly boring. Motivation is often hard to find. Sometimes the only motivation we have is the sway of wanting a bigger TV or an overseas holiday. This drives our actions to save rather than spend on our regular \"luxuries\".

  • The Illuminati, the Rapture and Hell: How our doctrines can breed fear, wariness and judgment.

    Recently I have heard strange talk regarding the Illuminati, interesting ideas about aliens and some in depth Greek transliteration on hell. This topical exposure has presented some interesting thought in reminiscing on my own doctrinal journey.

  • A rather sad and long day

    A few weeks ago my new car, which I bought as an early Christmas present back at the end of last year, got rear-ended driving home from work one afternoon. It all happened very quickly and I was unharmed bar a slightly stiff neck the next morning, but my car had to be towed away.

  • Look to the ant!

    For me, putting effort into something is hard work! It is a lot easier to skip along on one\'s merry way down the path of least resistance. However, hard work is important.

  • Go to Hell.

    A little word of advice not found in How to Win Friends and Influence People: don\'t tell people they\'re going to Hell.

  • Terrific trials

    Have you ever eagerly anticipated trials in your life? Have you even once enthusiastically awaited hardship in some form?

  • God is unfair

    So I came to the conclusion this week that I might just think God is unfair.