Here is a countdown video I made up for Sunday morning, used Toby Mac and Roo from ‘Winnie the poo’….hows that for juxtoposition?? 🙂

We had a great Refresh camp at Bedford….I can reccomend Lake Leschenaultia on a hot day….and I can reccomend my wifes cooking.
There is a mantra that what happened at camp, stays at camp…but one good friend in particular…during the singing bee we had on Saturday…..was exceptionally good, he can sing, dance and ‘make the moves’….I laughed and laughed…he knows who he is…pity ‘goggles’ was not there to see it!! 🙂

The service on Sunday was really good, with some guest musicians who added to our own great team…and we had a time which touched some folk, which was great.

It took me far too long to put up my new tent, and I recieved an absolute ribbing about it on Saturday night….curse the video camera and video editor…..

Kids had a great time, nice to be out in the bush….nice to spend time with good friends, and church family.

If you have not caught this yet, it would be a great conversation starter. As a father of a daughter, this stuff is scary…..I believe that dads are the primary source of a young girls self esteem, how she feels about herself. So many wrestle with issues of self worth, from a young age…..and reality is that this is compounded by societal and cultural expectations.

Five senses single blend Capricorn Estate, Harvey Fresh Full Cream Milk, Queensland brown sugar,
finally starting to get the hang of getting the milk aeration right,
thanks to Five Senses website advice……

Well he is not really a pastor anymore, but that is how I will always think of him.

He was (and presumably still is) a great preacher, a great leader, and someone who inspired me with his stories of the life of Christ. He was my first real pastor after I became a Christian when I was 18 and living in Albany……I remember getting the tapes of a sermon series he did once on Jesus, and how Jane Ewers-Verge stirred me up about it….but I listened to them.

Life does not always turn out the way you think it might, but I remember Mark with fondness and joy, and whatever else happened, his pastoring inspired me.

Anyways, he has a blog, funny how the internet helps you catch up with people you probably never would have.

http://mark-bymaswell.blogspot.com/

Could it be true?
Demetriou has called in the big guns to evaluate the Weegirls..

Ex supreme court judge to review Eagles

De-registration is the best option, Andrew knows he needs to reduce the AFL to 15 teams so that this can happen

AFL to have Gold Coast Franchise

The answer in my view is probably no. So therefore my comments were ill timed, and insensitive. A couple of people have mentioned we need to be like Jobs friend who just listened, point taken……

Suicide is never the answer, even if it feels that way. But this does not mean that there are not reasons or circumstances that might lead someone to do that, and these reasons might be understandable. The problem is that often those who do commit suicide, just do it, and help, love, compassion, advice, even strong words, are not able to be given.

I feel sorry for those who have to deal with people and families that go through this tradgedy, and have to suffer the grief and pain when someone chooses to end their life.

One more thing, which I feel needs to be said. There are many others with agendas, against pastors, and with little understanding of what a pastor goes through. They make many presumptions, do not display love, responsibility or accountability. Life is too short to listen to them. I have done that in the past, to my detriment, I am trying to ignore them more now, its not easy, I still care too much what people who don’t care about me, think of me.