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Twitter, shame and fair trial
I just read a very interesting article by Ruth Ostrow over at The Australian in which she gives us a social commentary on the use of social media and how the public act of shaming intersects. There are lots of good quotes, including some from Monica Lewinsky. Lewinsky has a TED talk on the issue…
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The fruits of the Spirit
On Sunday I was preaching on 1 Samuel 10:1-16 and focused on the gift of God’s Spirit which was to have not a small impact on Saul. Verse 6 says Saul will be changed into a different person! With the context of ch. 9 behind and ch. 11 in front; we see that Saul indeed…
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Words for sledging and words for healing
I’m not much of a blogger, but commenting on a current social issue from a Christian perspective in a way that is not simply saying ‘no’–is a really good thing to do. So through my links to City Bible forum in Adelaide I was asked to do a guest blog. It’s about our use of…
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Stories
There is a power in stories. I enjoy them, watch adults and children fixed to a good story in a book or at the movies. Each of us has a story, which consists of events and how these events impacted our emotions and feelings. But how these stories inform our identity (who we are), and…