I’d stopped writing for a while. Not just in my blogs (yes plural… I’m not sure where I’m supposed to be blogging at the moment so this is default), but everywhere. I don’t write in my journal anymore. It’s not that I don’t try to. It’s that when I go to, every thought escapes my … Continue reading »
Alcoholic monuments
Last week I went to a summit on “Alco-holy”. Every month, the Anglicans run an event for young adults in Christchurch with a specific topic. The current topic for discussion is alcohol… My story as it currently stands goes a little like this… My dad used to drink lots. He’s pretty placid these days but … Continue reading »
Fractured nucleus…
A couple of weeks ago, my team and I had the opportunity to attend a couple of training events both for 24-7 Youth work and Presbyterian Youth Ministry (PYM). Andrew Root spoke at both events and on one of the days at Connect (the PYM run youth leaders conference), he ran a workshop on “Children … Continue reading »
Keeping up with Jonesy’s IPad2
It seems like a bit of a foreign concept for me to do two posts in as many days, but I’m getting a bit fired up these days. About most things from community, mentoring young people, supporting local schools, care of creation, and the new one… An IPad2 as a compulsory part of your school stationery. … Continue reading »
The re-shaping of whanau…
When I was a little younger than I am now, I quite a contrasting view from the rest of my family. I told my parents I didn’t want children because there are enough children in the world who needed love without me bringing in more children who would suck up the little attention that I … Continue reading »
Oh for controversy’s sake!
I’ve been thinking lots about my personal theology, and wondering what it is that forms it/informs it. I’ve been on a long journey and ventured down some interesting paths, and I’ve come into contact with people who are quite different, who believe quite different to me. I went to an all girls Catholic school for … Continue reading »
Effects of a transitory kind…
I’ve lived in my current place for almost two years and it’s quite interesting to see how much I haven’t bothered to unpack. When my mum moved up to Wellington a couple of years ago, things had to permanently move from the place I grew up in. You know how you keep some stuff with … Continue reading »
What wins?
I’ve just started reading Rob Bell’s new book “Love Wins”. I’m not really sure what to say about it other than that in the first chapter he asks the very questions I feel like I’ve been asking since years ago. Sometimes I wish I had my own personal ‘Neo’ like Dan Poole in Brian McLaren’s … Continue reading »
in the struggle to write…
… I’m inspired by Steve Graham’s words…
Free Stuff
We all love freebies. Well most of us do. Some of us are slightly proud… or a lot proud. About a week or so ago, I posted on the idea of Free Store. It’s a concept I feel more and more passionate about. I just caught up on the last two nights of Campbell live … Continue reading »
