I am going on holiday, holiday, holiday…

My head is not at work today. Or in blog mode. Or anywhere else except Queensland, where we are about to go for a week’s holiday.
So in the absence of any actual thought on my part, I have gone through my Google reader to find some really fantastic thought on the part of other bloggers [...]

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Australia Day Synchroblog

We have a special little day here in our upside-down land. It’s a bit like Independence Day but without the alien-busting movie named after it.
We call it Australia Day, and we celebrate it by gathering family around the BBQ and eating. Apparently the more Aussie-minded also play cricket in the backyard, but that ‘aint gonna [...]

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Velvet Elvis 1

I’m currently reading Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell. I know I’m probably woefully behind, but this is my first reading of this book.
I’m really enjoying the refreshing way Rob Bell explains conclusions I’d already come to, cementing the concepts in my mind.
His first illustration – that of a trampoline and a brick wall – [...]

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New Blogginess

My big brother (he of Lego Church email forwarding fame) has started blogging! He didn’t tell me. I found it. Sneaky sister that I am. It’s all his fault for leaving a comment with his brand-spanking-new blogger profile.
Anyway, for anybody who’s interested in reading the blogginess of my [...]

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God is Love

I’m wondering today if we really believe that God is love. We hear it, we spout it, we say we believe it.
But if we really, really believe that God is actually love (the pure love talked about in Corinthians) wouldn’t we also conversely believe that this true love is God?
With that in mind, I [...]

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Non-canon-isms part the fourth

Here we go again – into the depths of non-canonical texts. This verse is from The Epistle of the Apostles (try saying that ten times fast), verse 25.
For some context, this is the Apostles questioning Jesus after his resurrection and before his ascension.
Again we said unto him: Lord, already are we ashamed that we [...]

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Non-Canon-isms part the third

Another one, from the The Apocryphon of James.
[Jesus said:]
“Again I reprove you. You who are, make yourselves like those who are not, in order that you may come to be with those who are not. Let not the Kingdom of Heaven become desolate among you. Do not become arrogant on account of the light which [...]

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Lego Church

I was sent this by my brother.
He said “How simple church would be if only you were a LEGO person. You just have to sit in a pre designated pew already chosen for you. Your smile is always perpetually stamped on – so there’ll be none of that showing your REAL feelings or [...]

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Non-canon-isms part the second

Another quote from a non-canonical gospel. This time the Gospel of Phillip.
Faith receives, love gives. No one will be able to receive without faith. No one will be able to give without love. Because of this, in order that we may indeed receive, we believe, and in order that we may love, we give, [...]

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A little bloggy thing….

Just letting you all know that I’ve finally gotten around to adding a “recent comments” widget. Scroll down and you’ll see it on the right.

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Churchianity. Again.

I came across a very interesting survey today. They surveyed “unchurched” US adults – those who hadn’t attended a place of worship in the previous six months – to find out what their take on church was. The findings are not surprising, but to see them in black and white is just plain [...]

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Non-canon-isms part the first

In the spirit of Asbo Jesus, I am going blog some non-canonical gospel verses for discussion. Just to be subversive, you know.
So today’s verse:
The Gospel of Thomas, 50:
Jesus said, “If they say to you, ‘Where have you come from?’ say to them, ‘We have come from the light, from the place [...]

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Six things….

Ooh, another game of tag! Thanks, Rachel!
Since this one is easy and lighthearted and takes no actual serious thought processes, I should be able to do this quickly. Unlike Happy’s meme, which I’ve been mulling and mulling to no avail.
Okie Dokie, rules n stuff.
- Link to the person that tagged you.
- Post the rules on [...]

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Body Image

I’ve been thinking about body image today. No, not that kind, although like almost every other woman on the planet I always think I could do with losing a few kilos/pounds/large chunks of fat.
No, the title of this post is one of those unbelievably witty double entendre things. Oh yes, I’m clever like [...]

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Homophobic?

No, the intrepid self-styled youtube preacher Lucaslabrador is not homophobic. He’s ‘homo-loathic’. As in, loathes homosexuals, or ‘gross anus yearners’, as he puts it.
The love of God just oozes out of the man.
The Youtube video was taken down and the only one I can find now is hosted at Veoh. Embedding’s not [...]

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2007 in review

2007, the year I began blogging, is over. It’s been an exciting year of ups and downs for me in the blogworld. I wanted to revisit some of it.
AprilThe month I began my blogginess. I discussed the concepts of dualism and magnetism.
MayMay was one big ponder. I pondered the Consumer Christianity, and followed it [...]

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