A great start for Harvey, lets be frank. 3 wins out of 4. Thats no fluke. The game plan has been simplified…and Gilmore has been significant.

If Harvey has done nothing else, he has not dropped Gilmore. As much as I liked Connolly, he did drop players inexplicably at times. I enjoy watching Daniel play, he is a simple, positive footballer. And quite frankly with the forward line we have, its a better than 50% bet to kick it long. Farmer, Tarrant, Pavlich…now starting to click.

It may be too late…despite the newfound enthusiasm…but it does look good for next year. But you know what…if we do get in the eight…I reckon we will make another prelim at least.

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Still reflecting on 1 Corinthians….
Small group last night, we discussed it…the variety and knowledge we bring together is great…maybe I should have small group before I have to teach this subject…

Trying to convince my class that exegisis is useful…some of them cant see the point…explained its like looking at a jewel, a diamond, a ruby…..if you look at it from various angles…you get all different yet valuable insights.

Heres a gem…
” 20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. 21 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.”

At times…sharing the gospel with people may seem foolish….even to us….but through the power of God, people can come to see the true wisdom in accepting the Jesus story…..It is an honest assesment by Paul…which is very encouraging to us who deeply desire to see people come to know Jesus as we do.

If a miracle happens and we slip into 8th……
and the Weagles continue to win lose win lose etc….
guess where they finish?? and guess what that means……

they finish 5th, and we meet them in a knockout final…at Subiaco….

I know your not meant to pray for your football team….because I don’t reckon its on God’s list of priorities…..

But I’m praying

And by the way….Sportbet have us at $3.25 to make the finals….I reckon thats exceptional odds. What I mean is that I would have thought it would have been a lot more than that.
And we were $4.20 to beat West Toast on Sunday.

Reading through First Corinthians today…did an exercise with a class I teach. We examined this passage.

18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[c]
20Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
26Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29so that no one may boast before him. 30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”[d]

It is amazing how often in these few verses Paul alludes to ‘wisdom’ and foolishness’. Almost every verse.
It is also clear that he is quite disparaging about the wisdom of the world, even though at one point he may have even quoted Plato.

How does this stack up with us in our efforts to become ‘all things to all people’. What I am thinking about in my mind is this…. do we sometimes pander to how people in society think in our mission and church endevours?

I am not having a go at churches here….at all…..just musing through some things.

At some point….the truth that true wisdom is found in Christianity and Christ….and what appears to be wisdom to the world….is very often said to be foolishness…needs to be said. Obviously grace, love, community, service and kindness are the most important things to display…….but then so is true wisdom.