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Ripples and Waves: Part 2

When I was growing up one of the things my family would do most summers was find our way to the beach, and one of my favourite things to do once we were there, especially as a teen, was boogie board.  It was never anything fancy: paddle the board out, get on the front...

Ripples and Waves: Part 1

Our 6 year old loves playing in water, it’s always been one of his favourite things to do.  He loves jumping in it, splashing in it, sticking his face under the water and just generally playing in it and with it as much as he can.  Whenever we come across a body of...

Practicing What We Preach

I remember being on holidays a few years ago and using a borrowed GPS to help guide us as we drove around.  On one of the first days of our trip we were driving along a fairly new looking highway and I saw a sign pointing to the turn-off for our destination, but the...

In Search of Identity – Connections

My wife and I first met through an online dating site.  She sent me a message on one of their free unlimited messages weekends and we got chatting.  After we chatted for a while and we decided it might be good to catch up for a coffee we added each other on Facebook...

In Search of Identity: Who Am I?

“Who am I?” is a question that challenges generation after generation.  The search for identity is the subject of almost every book we read or movie we watch.  From Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars discovering he is a Jedi, crossing to the dark side, and then crossing...

Fed Up With Fear

Anyone who is a regular reader of our blog will know that we normally avoid writing political type posts.  There are a number of reasons for this, they can be so divisive and there are already so many people out there putting their two-bobs worth in that sometimes...

Courage Around the Table

I was twelve when I first started reading Harry Potter and was transported into a world of dragons, invisibility cloaks and flying broomsticks, and where courage was undoubtedly the most admirable of qualities. As someone who barely possesses the courage to confront...

Chasing Character: Goodness and Kindness

I can still remember sitting in my first ever sociology class of my first year of uni and hearing the lecturer tell us “there is no place for God in sociology”.  Kind of challenging for a young Christian to hear.  Rather than giving it too much thought, I chose to sit...

Coming Back to the Cross

So this week I missed something.  I got caught up in the busyness and the rush and all the different things happening and I missed something significant.  I missed Easter.  Not in the sense of forgetting it was happening, or even in the sense of forgetting to get eggs...

Chasing Character: Peace and Joy

I remember years ago (I refuse to admit how many) sitting in church whilst my Dad preached a sermon on joy.  We were attending a Presbyterian church at the time and quite a number of those in leadership in the church liked things just the way they were: traditional,...

Chasing Character: Living Out Love

I have to admit that thinking about writing this next blog in our character series has left me feeling a bit overwhelmed.  I even debated leaving this trait until last.  Why?  Because I’m writing about love.  It should be simple right?  Love has got to be one of the...

Transitions

I remember so clearly the time preparing to move out of home as an 18 year old and embark life as an independent grown up. I remember feeling a little anxious, but mostly excited, and expectant. I remember how proud and excited I was to buy my first furniture, my...

Reclaiming Romance

Valentine’s Day is a day that a lot of people love to hate.  It is often seen as the quintessential “Hallmark Holiday”, a day simply created so business can make money off people’s affections for each other.  And then there are the arguments that “they know I love...

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