Never give up!
I just saw this on my Facebook feed: There’s a talent show in China called “Never Give up” where you are given 100 seconds to give your performance. If over half of the audience push their “dislike” buttons within those 100 seconds, you either get: 1. thrown through a brick wall; 2. dropped through a … Continue reading
We are Scandinavian
Last year, I was in Sweden around July. It was summer, beautiful, and everyone seemed to be outdoors all the time, relaxed, glowing and sharing a drink or meal with friends. I remember thinking, what’s going on??? Don’t these people have work?! And for quite some time, I’ve been noticing some strange things about Melbourne. … Continue reading
Personal correspondence, 25 July 2011
To He Who Shall Not Be Named, reproduced with permission. At 1.09pm, excerpts: … I understand what you’re saying about religion etc, but I guess we’re coming from different starting points. It’s a shame the church has given Christianity such a bad name, when the church was meant to be Jesus’ beautiful bride and a … Continue reading
The beginning is the end is the beginning
You may recall that my first dinner in the USA was at Maccas. A double quarter pounder. Oh my! Heavenly! Through a strange and slightly unfortunate turn of events, my last dinner in the USA was also at Maccas. This time, an Angus bacon and cheese. I’d never had a McDonalds Angus burger before. I … Continue reading
The God-is-incredible juggernaut continues…
Seriously. Things have been ridiculous. Yesterday was my marathon church day. My plan was to check out Redeemer Presbyterian, Hillsong NYC and the Brooklyn Tabernacle, all in the one day. And specifically, to hear Tim Keller preach, to see Joel Houston lead and to hear Brooklyn Tabernacle’s 285-voice choir sing. What actually happened was… interesting. … Continue reading
Brooklyn, Baby (reflections on my morning in South Williamsburg)
Yesterday I set off to South Williamsburg, eager to see the Hasidic Jewish community in real life. Before New York, I’d never seen a Hasidic Jew except on Law and Order SVU. And that episode involved pedophilia and, I think, homocide. Eek! But I was nonetheless super excited, albeit a bit scared. Of course, there’s … Continue reading
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