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Going to church is a waste of time, unless…
Countless discussions these days about going to church….. why bother? So many war stories… let me show you my scars….. can’t trust anyone.. anyway I’d rather be doing something else….. We can all fill in the blanks….. Makes sense to me – the hesitancy and the avoidance behaviour…. if church is merely a building and…
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Haiti’s Nightmare.. and God’s Love?
We watch the trauma of Haiti in the news, online, and tearfully scan the photographs of broken bodies under crumbling buildings, dust, chaos, and pain everywhere…. it’s enough to break anyone’s heart. The emotions are overwhelming, and as the realization of the immensity of the tragedy comes into view the anger, helplessness, questions of why?…
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Stadiums and Churches
Seems to be a time to learn from movie metaphors…… Harking back to Invictus where I’m tugged back into my previous life in Cape Town and the roar of rugby crowds erupting from the Newlands stadium. I lived five minutes from there for most of my childhood and teens. When I wasn’t attending a rugby…
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After Avatar – Just imagine
It’s Christmas Day; around the world as we slowly rotate together we celebrate the unimaginable….. God, creator of the universe – unbelievable – entering into this small microscopic particle of a vast infinity we cannot comprehend – and becoming human.His mission, to remind us that we are created beings (deeply loved) gifted with life –…
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Inspiring
I came across this audition a while ago and it is inspiring….. enjoy! The God revealed in Jesus loves to release joy and life in every person….. may you know his love and inspiration this Christmas…. God bless.
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Invictus
Invictus is the movie opening today relating the story of Nelson Mandela and Francois Pienaar (South African Rugby captain) and the 1995 Rugby World Cup. How Mandela used that event to encourage unity in the country. The unusual title refers to a poem by an English poet William Ernest Henley that Mandela memorized and often…
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A Christmas Memo and Political Correctness :-)
Here’s a memo a friend sent me that he said is too close for comfort in the business world… but… see what you think…. Company Memo FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: October 1, 2008 RE: Gala Christmas Party I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd, starting at…
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Beautiful Courage
The other night I came across a documentary being screened that took me back to my homeland, South Africa. The report conveyed some of the trauma and pain encountered during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. The Commission was set up to provide an opportunity for those who perpetrated heinioius crimes to confess their guilt…
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