NRL was 50/50. Melbourne looking good. AFL apparently produced a perfect round of tips for the first time this year. I imagine lots of others got that result as well. NRL (last round 4/8; season tally 106/160) Souths Parramatta Brisbane Saint George Melbourne Penrith Canberra Manly AFL (last round 9/9; season tally 103/171) Greater Western …
This video of a dog refusing to leave a Gold Coast park may bear a passing resemblance to Margaret trying to get me to leave our holiday accommodation there a couple of weeks ago.
Holiday reading is resuming after a hiatus. Protestants – The Radicals Who Made The Modern World by Alec Ryrie is a sweeping 500 page historical survey that seeks to demonstrate that understanding the modern world is impossible without understanding the Protestant movement. It also came highly recommended.
Thom Rainer lists six reasons why dying churches continue on a terminal trajectory. They refuse to admit they are sick, very sick. I have worked with churches whose attendance has declined by over 80 percent. They have no gospel witness in the community. They have not seen a person come to Christ in two decades. …
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