I really liked this post from .:dydimustk:. about mounted theology:

Theology is meant to be alive. It is meant to be lived out day to day in the reality of life. When we write it down as religious policy we mount it as some beautiful answer to an ugly question, and we kill it. It may […]

I feel an incredible sense of frustration and anger. It may be that I am a type eight on the enneagram and I just can’t stand injustice. But, I just can’t put it aside the way Howard continues to be held with such high popularity in Australia while his comrades-in-arms Bush and Blair are struggling […]

Microsoft claims that they are shutting down their chat rooms because of the risks for children. Well, maybe they need to have a look at their IM as well. The fact that they are locking thirdparty clients out of their network soon - such as trillian is simply arrogance. More details here.

Melbourne is an amazing town. The AFL grand final week transforms the city. It is even more noticeable when your team is one of the final combatants.
I was fortunate enough to be able to buy a ticket for the big game and as I went to pick it up at lunch time last […]

Australian Catholic Arch-Bishop Pell has been appointed a Cardinal. I am not sure what to think of this. Do I complain that once again, someone who throughout his ministry has been outspoken for conservative Christainity has been promoted? Or do I see that the fact remains that if you want to move up the heirarchy […]

People keep discovering the joy and usefulness of IM

The genuis of Jesus is that he was able to illustrate what the kingdom is, what it looks like and what it feels like with examples from the ordinary. Ofcourse, for the rural people that Jesus was talking to, this meant rural images.
Each year, at Northern Community, we have a week allocated to focus especially […]

Well, you can be sure there will be no Collingwood posts for a while! Oh well, there is always next year..

Karen Armstrong, the author of A History of God and The Battle for God has written a thoughtful and challenging article about the dangers of institutionalism in religion and the way that it takes us away from our core values:

The religions are all committed to the quest for truth, however uncomfortable. They also insist upon […]

“An old skipper gave me a great tip one time, when I had my own sailboat. “If someone’s about to hurl, give `em the helm.” When you feel motion sickness, a good thing to do is focus on the horizon. It’s even better to grab the wheel. I’ve never known anyone get carsick who […]