Had my pastors peer group today,
could not have survived this long in ministry without these guys.
We have all been through a lot.

Their prayer support and innate understanding is really strengthening for me.
Being a pastor is unique, and I dont know of any job like it. There are some things only other pastors understand, like, I imagine, many other professions.

Apparently heard at Woosha’s press conference after the game – he is so concerned at his teams fitness level and their inability to keep pace with freo last night that the eagles are going to install a gym at the East Perth lock-up

4 super goals, one from Paul Duffield of all people.

Against a side which won last years premiership, and had 18 of the players from that side in.

Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aussie males are a pretty comfortable lot. Pretty secure and happy, generally speaking.
Many of us have the time to think, formulate our own views, and have been encouraged to do so. How different we appear to the males growing up in Australian in the 1930’s.
I wonder how we would go today if someone did actually attack Australia, and it become obvious that the general population of men had to go to way to defend our country. Forget wars in far off oil rich countries, what would we do if we had to defend our country?

Would we have the toughness, the agression, the willingness, the risk taking ability to take up arms and defend our land?

(This post was inspired in part by something Saint Gaz had on his site. )

I imagine most Christians struggle with belief at some point in their lives.
Doubts, fears, dissapointment with God.
If you are like me you have friends who struggle.
Have you ever warned them about that, exhorted, encouraged them to believe?

Heb 3
12See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

It appears from this passage that if our fellow Christian is starting to doubt, we have to encourage them to stop doubting. Thats unusual, especially in this day and age when we encourage each other to journey together. Its almost non PC of the Bible.
We are to see to it…… That sounds a lot like confrontation to me. Confrontation is not something I like, at all. And generally I am a good listerner (I hope), and are rarely presciptive. But there must come a time when my friend needs a good kick, stop doubting, start believeing, and get on with it. (in love of course) 🙂