Does anyone know of churches who run congregations in cafes, pubs or restaurants in Canberra? Or a home based church maybe?
Anyone doing some emerging church work in Canberra?
I would love to know as we have someone from our church who has moved to Canberra (who knows why!) and is looking for a Church.

One of the new changed that Forge Vic is implementing this year is running a number of regional gatherings. The plan is to start with four gatherings in 2007 and grow into other areas from there. In 2007 there will be regional gatherings in the Dandenong ranges, Northern suburbs, Mornington Peninsula and Gippsland.
The Dandenong Ranges […]

I have been researching the origins of the Word-Of-Faith movement, which has its origins in the ‘New Thought’ movements (eg. Christian Science) of the 1800’s and is thought to have blended with Pentecostalism in the early 1900’s.
There is some credit given to the movement, in that it is believed to have helped the Church ‘rediscover’ some […]

Today I received the latest edition of Reo, the theological journal of the Churches of Christ Theological College  (the grand institution at which Phil completed his undergraduate study and I managed not to complete a course of undergraduate study).  One article seemed to chime in to some discussions that have happened here from time to […]

From this article about Steve Irwin’s wife and daughter and their madcap US promotional tour:

Earlier, Irwin told reporters she was embarrassed about constant questions about her daughter Bindi’s workload.
“I’ve given Bindi’s schedule a lot of thought,” Irwin said.
Bindi, she pointed out, had been filming all her life — literally. She said her late husband had […]

I just recieved this email. Thought someone from may be ‘motivated’ to help out … for the good of your Church of  course!:
 —–Original Message—–
From: rose_martin222@yahoo.co.jp [mailto:rose_martin222@yahoo.co.jp]
Sent: Sunday, 14 January 2007 8:33 PM
To: rose_martin222@yahoo.co.jp
Subject: spam: Beloved In Christ,
 
Beloved In Christ,
 
Greetings in name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs Rose Martin,69 years old widow & […]

Thanks to Sir Harry Boy I have come across a very interesting article by a Catholic that recognises the error of selling Indulgences by the Catholic Church and clearly aligns it with the “selling of blessings” by Evangelicals through tithes .
“Surprisingly, some of the loudest Evangelical critics of the 500 year old indulgences scandal are approaching their […]

My friend Matt Glover has drawn it well

Okay this is the predictions thread.  The celebrity death match concept is far too narrow.  So make your predictions for 2007 - local, global, celebrity whatever floats your boat.  Predictions close on 15 January 2007 and any serious predictions that actually come true will be suitably acknowledged during the year.

There has been a lot of comment over the last couple of days about the hanging of Saddam Hussein.  Some of it has even penetrated the busyness of the season to resonate a little.  I have been reflecting a little on a photo that was on the age website (which I now cannot find).  It […]