Great service this morning…had a big crowd in, heaps of visitors….

David and Shirley Deane shared of their work in China. They teach English, and have some incredible stories to tell of their missionary endevours….amazing and encouraging stories…David and Shirley are really giving themselves to these people, they have them over, they share lives with them, and have seem fruit for their endevours…

This afternoon our church had a picnic down by the river, what a beautiful day.

Then this arvo went out with the BIL as we get some much needed bloke time in as our wives prepare to head overseas for a few days….
We played some pool, and then went and say “The Kingdom“……what an incredible, riveting, challenging, thought provoking action packed political movie. If you can handle the graphic and realistic violence….I consider this a must see movie.
Jamie Fox is a incredible actor, and backed up by an impressive cast. But the kudos must go to the scriptwriter who has written one of the most intelligent movies I have seen…Go see it….

This from Markedly in 2006….

“May he (Chris Judd) have his worst year ever this year and get traded to Collingwood in 2007”

all good things come to those who wait….Chris Judd had his most injury plagued year to date, and got traded to Carlton.

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So lets get this straight Nisbett (WC CEO)…..

You lost the derby….and its Josh Carr’s fault for playing hard football….mmmmm

You lose a captain when he runs away from a booze bus, possibly because he was taking drugs…..and its the media’s fault….

You lose the best player in the competition, and your captain, and its Carlton’s fault because they tried to lose all their games so they could pick him up……

Grow up Nisbett…if its possible to give your club a worse name than it already has….you are giving it a go……

Here is a video I have put together to play pre-worship. Let me know if you want a copy.

John Howard has made some pretty big statements this last week about the indigenous debate in Australia.

The cynic, or maybe realist, would state that Howard has chosen a very strategic time to announce what appears to be a backflip in policy.

I have grown into the belief that a statement of regret needs to be made to the original inhabitants of this land. There was never a treaty, not even a preposterously unfair one such as the one drafted by the American settlers.

Does this mean the Australian government will be sued? Maybe, maybe not. But there is a basic human right to be respected, noticed and valued as a person made in the image of God. The original inhabitants of this land were at times treated as something less than human.

Maybe the gracious person might suppose that Howard has grown, and wants to leave a legacy. Maybe the public perception has caused him to rethink and reevaluate his previous value. Either way, it appears something will be done in this area, which is a good thing.

I also applaud the leadership being taken in remote indigenous communities. The childrens lives, their safety, their innocence, needs to be protected. Of course this is not only a issue in indigenous society, it is everywhere, and something which makes me very angry. It drives me to do what I do, in the place God has put me.

Carlton are now the only side in the AFL with two pratts…….

Cervantes has got to be one of my favourite places on earth…
Even during school holidays it is quiet….

Managed to catch some fish, cooking them up tonight….

Good friends came up with us, and it was great to share it with them. One of them brought up his father in laws Landcruiser…and it went alright in the sand…not as good as the Vitara though 🙂

more blogging soon.
In the meantime, Hamos blog on the Global Leadership Summit is thoughtful and fair and worth checking out.