Two Sundays ago I finally got to listen to and meet someone that I have considered, for some time, to be one of the greatest Christian worship musicians of our era: Geoff Bullock.
If you’ve been around contemporary Christian worship music for a while, especially in Australia, you are probably familiar with his songs like ‘The [...]
I just realised that the Apostle Paul (then called Saul) was a third culture kid!
I have been doing Perspectives, and this week we were musing over how the Good News was eventually poured out to all people. After a couple of weeks of feeling I fit in with the rest of the class, I was [...]
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Warning: this post contains strong religious sentiments that could offend some and overt sentiment which could offend others!
I have a secret to tell you: I like hymns. There – it’s out! But don’t judge me too harshly. It’s all because of a childhood isolated from pop culture. The hymns of my parents have [...]
Warning: I am mounting my little soap-box. If you have strong views on Christmas, you may find this post objectionable!
My childhood Christmases below the Sahara were low-key. Four people singing carols around a tiny Casio keyboard. A small prayer-time. Eating my mother’s ‘paal-choru’ (milk rice). Exchanging visits with expatriate neighbours, mostly non-Christian. Hardly any Christmas [...]
Here are two pre-Christmas posts that I found thought-provoking.
What is it about Christmas that makes loneliness deeper and harder to cope with? Sindhu has written about a big city Christmas, away from home:
http://sindhujamanohar.blogspot.com/
2008/12/turning-around-not-so-merry-christmas.html
At The Link Between, Jody has written an excellent post on consumerism, apt at this time of year. One of the quotes [...]
