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I am a Christian, husband and father.
I am senior pastor of Berwick Anglican Church, in the south eastern growth corridor of Melbourne. I am ordained in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne.
I studied theology at Ridley Melbourne.
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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Doing What’s In Front of You
From reports of the state funeral for Nancy Bird-Walton, I was fascinated by this quote of hers repeated by Archbishop Jensen: ‘You’ll never reach your greatest potential if you walk past the dish-washer without emptying it or leave your costume … Continue reading
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Email Stress
Nielsen is the usability guru. The lesson is you must master your inbox or it gets hard to do any work at your pc without being worried if there is something critical in your email that you have forgotten about. … Continue reading
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Transcript of Kevin Rudd speech to National Day of Mourning | The Daily Telegraph
Great quote – except give credit to Martin Luther – he did stand before the gates of hell, when excommunicated, making those words – which was like pronouncing your own death sentence before Roman Catholic powers that be in the … Continue reading
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“What if?”: GFC and the End of Consumerism
This is a “what if?” post – I am not an economist nor the son of an economist: What if the global financial crisis is the beginning of the end of Western consumerism? All idolatries are self-destructive ultimately. We should … Continue reading
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Models of using Full-Text Notes for Sermons
I was going to try and write some thing on different manuscript models, but I realised I only really know about full text manuscripts. Many people love to bag the full-text sermon notes. There are actually a few ways they … Continue reading
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Models of Non-Preparation for Weekly Preaching
There are a few methods weekly preachers use to get away with very little or no preparation: Reuse something old. These preachers have a storehouse of decades of sermons, and maybe even systems for how to make sure they don’t … Continue reading
Models of Sermon Preparation Organisation
Weekly preachers have different ways of getting a message together each week: Prepare early and relax. Often used by full text preachers who get it done on Tuesday or Wednesday then they can focus fully on other tasks. Chip away … Continue reading
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Nikon’s New DX 35mm f/1.8 Prime: The First Lens You Should Buy For Any DX Nikon DSLR
I had all but given up on the new Nikon 50mm AF-S prime, it was too expensive. Now they have a 35mm prime for less than half the price. Quite tempting, especially for indoor photography. With one of these, you … Continue reading
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Victorian Bushfires – Google
This is an excellent resource to understand the locations and severity of each fire. Victorian Bushfires – Google.
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Questions posed to heaven in Victorian Bushfires | Herald Sun
Ridley graduate and vicar of Healesville, Tim Anderson, has put together a great piece for the Herald Sun: I was so proud of my church members who returned to the wreckage of their burned houses bringing food for any wild … Continue reading
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ESA fire destruction photos
The ESA Marysville camp site has photos of the fire damage. ESA Country Ministries.
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GTD Metrics
In GTD one of the key metrics is not volume but age. Imagine you had to choose one of the following two situations: Todo lists with hundreds of clearly defined actions and items, most of them less than 6 months … Continue reading
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MTS Training Day – February 12th at Ridley Melbourne
The Ministry Training Strategy people have alot of practical ministry insights, especially in the area of training Christian leaders. It is also a great network of conservative mission minded evangelicals across our city. This will be a great training day … Continue reading
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Clearing Your Head
One of the principles of GTD is clearing your head of all naggy cruft. Any annoying reminders, unfinished commitments or jobs, can all create “drag” on your creativity and clear thinking. I’ve renewed my GTD effort in 2009. I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading
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Craig’s Blog: Bringing your kids to faith
Craig comments on Christian parenting. I disagree with some of the things he says. But I humbly believe Craig is right and Piper is wrong on the following foundational point: Firstly, I believe a child born to a Christian parent … Continue reading
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