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Friday, February 29, 2008

Wisdom

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But as I look back at my life, it is easy to see that the times when my wisdom and understanding grew to new levels; those times when I appr...
Thursday, February 28, 2008

Cairns for a journey

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Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart… Try to love the questions themselves… Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be giv...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Safety Advice

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Do NOT ride in automobiles: they cause 20% of all fatal accidents. Do NOT stay home: 17% of all accidents do occur in the home. Do NOT walk ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Resisting Violence

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Faith becomes the one wholly inflexible ground for resistance to violence, precisely because it teaches us how to face death—not in excited ...
Monday, February 25, 2008

Survivors (for those born before 1940…)

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You are Survivors You were born before television, before penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, video and the pill. ...
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Understanding Death

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We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love. - Madame De Stael (1766-1817) -

The Power of Anger

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I have learned through bitter experience the one supreme lesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmuted into energy, even ...
Friday, February 22, 2008

Organising Peace

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Have you ever attempted to organise something like peace? The moment you do, you have power conflicts and group wars within the organisation...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

On Religion

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According to one story, when God created the world and glorified in its goodness, Satan shared his rapture, in his own way, of course, for a...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Get the Message Right

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A local priest and a pastor stood by the side of the road with signs that said, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Excellence

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Excellence can be attained if you... * Care more than others think is wise. * Risk more than others think is safe. * Dream more than othe...
Monday, February 18, 2008

A Formation Prayer

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O Lord, my God. Form me more fully into your likeness. Use the circumstances and interactions of this day to form your will in me. From the ...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Makes Sense!

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An white American (WASP) and a Chinese man were in the cemetery. The American put a bouquet of flowers on his friend's grave and the Chi...
Saturday, February 16, 2008

The Changing Face of Church

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In 1900 10% of all Christians lived in the Third World. Now 75% of all Christians live outside 'Northern Christendom', and they prov...
Friday, February 15, 2008

Misunderstood Faith

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A lady who called a radio pastor, a wise, grandfatherly gentleman who has that calm reassuring voice that can melt all fear. The lady, who w...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Personnel Evaluation

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Memorandum To: Jesus, Son of Joseph, Carpenter's Shop, Nazareth From: Jordan Management Consultants, Jerusalem Thank you for submitt...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Sorry Day Prayer

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Today the Australian Government makes an apology to the Stolen Generations. This prayer was written for Sorry Day, reflecting concern for th...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Truth

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In order to be truthful We must do more than speak the truth. We must also hear the truth. We must also receive truth. We must also act upon...
Monday, February 11, 2008

Worship

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To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beau...
Sunday, February 10, 2008

What's for Sale?

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One night in a dream, a man noticed a new shop in the High Street. He went in and saw an angel behind the counter. Nervously, he asked wha...
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Husband and Father, teacher and student of life, love, philosophy, spirituality. Seeking to be an authentic follower of Jesus in a hectic world, in community with others.
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