Faith, focus and footy
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It’s not every day that a Christian football player is encouraged in their convictions, especially if it means rubbing themselves out to play on Good Friday. But over at the AFL’s official site is a good story about a young man called Theo Thompson. See it here: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-05/faith-focus-and-footy-draft-prospect-theo-thompson-a-leading-contender
Marriage: love and feelings…
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Keith Condie has just written a very helpful piece on feelings, love and marriage. The last paragraph is really helpful as it shows that a firm foundation for marriage is promise–and out of promise flows love. This turns on its head the normal way we think of the foundation of marriage. ‘Love’ forms marriage right? […]
Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model…
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Well I’m not a model, but Cameron Russell is. As I’ve been thinking about preaching I read an article that made some comparisons between sermons and TED talks. Not knowing what a TED’s talk was I looked into them. Not only did I find some talks that communicate a message very clearly, I found some […]
Listening to sermons
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I just read an article on The Australian website which states “Researchers believe listening skills have since fallen amid more multitasking and interruptions.” (click here for the article) Not good news for the average preacher! But listening to sermons is actually hard. Why? Because listening to anything requires attention and so application and exertion is […]
A life that is just to be cuddled and loved
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Recently I watched this beautiful video about a short life over at the Centre for Public Christianity (click here). The way that Helen describes the life of her daughter, Zoe, is very poignant and soul searching for our culture which is so driven by performance, achievement and setting oneself up as a success. Helen describes […]
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