Archive for October, 2009

Don’t let Christians put you off Jesus

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  • October 30th, 2009
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Jesus at the Easter Show?

Praise Jesus for Brian Flower a farmer from the Southern Highlands and his idea of pursing opportunites for the gospel at the Easter Show. This is creative thinking about how we take the gospel to people in rural areas as well as the city folk who attend.  “It’s such a no-brainer… I don’t know why [ READ MORE ]

The 12 Mistakes of Christmas… #3 Overlooking the basics

Preparation and planning is key, otherwise it is so easy to just do the tasks at hand, overlook the basics and excute your plan for Christmas despite not really having a plan. At least three months before Christmas a team needs to be gathered to start planning Christmas, where concepts are developed so that you [ READ MORE ]

Music: like guided day dreaming…

How does making music make you feel? I think music helps you to use your imagination… like guided day dreaming? It can express many things and equally help you feel the things inside you that resonate with what is being played. Why do you think humanity creates music? Music is not bound by words, even [ READ MORE ]

Things that make the news:

I found the following three headlines in my local paper: The Mosman Daily Jesus banner taken from tree. page 2 Cammeray Anglican church JAAL banner taken/stolen. Bring animals to be blessed, but no wolves. page 5 Father George Boggs will bless pets at Mosman Festival. Advice for grieving. page 20 A new Anglicare counsellling service [ READ MORE ]

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Message & Audience #2: Bubble Boy…

Do you know Christians, who are so Christian, they only know Christians and speak Christian lingo? Bubble Boy | Pronunciation: \ˈbə-bəl\ ˈboi\ | Function: noun 1. Anyone who person protects themselves in the bubble wrap of Christian community. They only have Christian friends. He is morally pure, loves Jesus, generous and has a willing Spirit, [ READ MORE ]

Giving creativity a go…

creativity (kree-ay-TIV-eh-tee) verb 1. to make the new, or rearrange the old to appear new. 2. action taken as a result of imagination. Notice, the word “art” doesn’t appear in that definition. Is there creativity beyond artistic expression? Creativity can be frightening—also disorganized, noisy, and chaotic. And, by the way, “Who’s gonna clean up the [ READ MORE ]

Message & Audience #1: Dripping with Culture

Do you know people you are dripping with culture? But they happen to be immersed in the wrong kind of culture? Immersionist | Pronunciation: \i-ˈmər-zhən, -shən -əst\ | Function: noun 1. A person who is so immersed in the world of their non-Christian friends that they are dripping with the sinful culture of the secular [ READ MORE ]