Chat is on again tomorrow morning. Well, atleast for Australia. You will need to check the side bar for international times.
Just msg me tomorrow if you would like to join - phil@signposts.org.au (msn id)

A little while ago I wrote about my concern of how the power of scapegoating seems to be getting its tentacles into the Australian political scene. I am continually surprised by the level of fear of Muslims and refugees in my own church. Statements like “they are not like us”, “they look different”, “there may […]

Hi. My name is Dan and I am addicted to the Block. It is Big Brother with power tools, Survivor with a $40,000 budget and just plain trashy. I love it. With only a couple of weeks to go, this article asks the following important questions:

Can Fiona and Adam’s six-year relationship […]

Next in line for our blog spotlight is radical congruency. Justin has seen fit to add signposts to his blogroll which we always appreciate. You have to check out this post - a diagrammatic explanation Justin found of the process of conversion. It is all clear, now!!

What an interesting day in the news. First we have the Age republishing an article by George Monbiot from the Guardian which talks about the US talking about politics in terms which are more appropriate for religion:

The US no longer needs to call upon God; it is God, and those who go abroad to […]

Over at Jordon Cooper’s there is a discussion on the role and future of pastoral visitation. A commenter contributed this in the comments and it struck me as right on the money:
When a pastor’s relationship with the people gets to the point that, when he sees them personally, it’s considered a “visit”, i.e. “out of […]

A little while ago, I posted up three articles that I had written for our national Churches of Christ Australian paper. This is the fourth article in the series. The series explored the different pathways to faith we discover in the twentieth chapter of John.
1. The pathway of Mary
2. The pathway of John
3. The […]

At our recent council of great chiefs retreat, we discussed the prickly issue of marketing. In the past, our church has not particularly marketed itself to the community other than in the standard ways - notes in the local paper about holiday services and special events, real estate agents signs to advertise particular services […]

I don’t normally do this, but I really like these T-shirts. Via Something Understood.

A quick heads up to Apropos of Nothing which has added signposts to its blogroll. Thanks a bunch, much appreciated. A selection:

Kicking Bush out of office in 2004 will only begin to undo the damage to our economy, our sense of community as a nation, our trust in government, and our international reputation. […]