A congregation member shared some of her mother’s wisdom the other day which I have been meaning to post.
People talk about marriage and say that each must be prepared to put in 50%, and take an equal responsibility for the marriage. In fact, each spouse must be prepared to put in 100% - because […]

An interesting article in the paper by Pamela Bone says:

It is not enough to say an act is wrong because God forbids it, unless the wrongness can also be justified on moral grounds.
To people who don’t believe in God, quoting the Bible is as useful as talking to a brick wall. Close to a third […]

Karl Thienes is a sometimes commenter here at signposts whose presence we appreciate for his “orthodox” perspective. He has just blogrolled signposts at St Stephen’s musings.
Also a quick heads up to The Missional Position, the dtour blog, which has listed signposts as one of its “featured blogs”. Thanks.

The leadership team for the three congregations which we have at Northern which involve worship in a “gen X” style is called the council of great chiefs. And this weekend, the great chiefs are in council. Or at least on a retreat.
So we won’t be posting on the weekend, but here’s some of […]

A letter not written in ink
Our God, God of Jesus,
as you confront us with your word
and meet us in the world,
may we discover
and keep rediscovering:
That ‘true peace
is not merely the absence of tension’,
but the presence of justice and liberty
for all people, regardless of their race,
culture, class, creed or nationality,
That ‘the ultimate tragedy
is not the […]

Well, I have now watched all of the Babylon 5 second season on dvd. I had forgotten how good this series is! I liked it so much that I continued watching season 3 on video (oh the backward technology!).
This exchange is from the episode ‘Voices of Authority’ in season 3. It seems to me that […]

A little while ago I said that the prominent use of five year strategic plans troubled me. Daryl over at leadingdyingchurches rants about the use of business techniques and the consequences for the Church. He says it so much better than I could articulate!

From John Stott’s Issues Facing Christians Today… Hat tip to Drawn from Still Waters
I was hungry
… and you formed a humanities group to discuss my hunger.
I was imprisoned,
… and you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my
release.
I was naked,
… and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance.
I was sick,
… […]

As I reflect on the hot issues in Australia today and I cannot help but be sad. Some of my reflections which are in no particular order are these:

Honesty and integrity no longer seems to be a value for our leaders.
Miitary might seems to be the perfered way to exercise influence and solve problems. No […]

King’s Kid has the following alternative translation of the 23rd psalm:

The Lord and I are in a shepherd-sheep relationship, and I am in a position of negative need.
He prostrates me in a green-belt grazing area, and conducts me into lateral proximity with a non-torrential aqueous accumulation.
He restores to original satisfaction levels my psychological makeup.
Notwithstanding the […]