tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.comments2023-07-22T19:09:38.803+10:00post supportMIKEmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321272459192364067noreply@blogger.comBlogger3538125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-2457966684798322382015-04-01T14:01:52.800+11:002015-04-01T14:01:52.800+11:00I like this post. it help me and my church members...I like this post. it help me and my church members. thanks youTraveling around the worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556658463150163839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-90206858238386706782013-12-10T22:22:15.552+11:002013-12-10T22:22:15.552+11:00Yes it is true, atriums are generally found in anc...Yes it is true, atriums are generally found in ancient rome.Robertson Whitehttp://www.windowmaintenance.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-68944059188972071542013-12-02T18:28:41.864+11:002013-12-02T18:28:41.864+11:00It is our guiding landmark. Suddenly, we had anoth...It is our guiding landmark. Suddenly, we had another landmark, one that reached beyond the mountain. <a href="http://www.perfectpicturelighting.com/" rel="nofollow">Picture Lighting</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115941918048786551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-4152872533037604862013-11-13T13:41:57.025+11:002013-11-13T13:41:57.025+11:00Doctor Pepper is fantastic! It used to be more wid...Doctor Pepper is fantastic! It used to be more widely available, then disappeared for a while, and now is in select places (like Legs 'n' Breasts, actually). Even easier to find in Melbourne, etc. too.<br /><br />Non sequiturs are very frustrating in others, and often invisible in ourselves.Japhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395548812135464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-83738284890737033032013-09-03T08:00:07.289+10:002013-09-03T08:00:07.289+10:00"pray" and "sing" and "am..."pray" and "sing" and "amen" etc aren't jargon, they're common english words, so its fine to use them.Anthony Rochesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753892703909484167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-91620249036825806292013-08-28T10:44:02.713+10:002013-08-28T10:44:02.713+10:00Some good stuff in there, but I'm not sure abo...Some good stuff in there, but I'm not sure about not using <b>any</b> Christian jargon. I think it can lead to MCs trying to explain everything that we're doing from first principles.<br /><br />Do we really need to know why we're singing fully explained every time we get up? Are we really alienating people if we just tell them we're going to sing, even if it is a bit mysterious.<br /><br />I'd argue that people coming to church will expect not to understand some thing straight away, yet they come anyway.<br /><br />Don't overuse jargon, but it can be a bit painful for the MC to not use any jargon at all.<br /><br />Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638758071723819599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-12688919391565975182013-08-05T08:12:17.619+10:002013-08-05T08:12:17.619+10:00You can wait over there. With the Eagles, John Far...You can wait over there. With the Eagles, John Farnham and Limp Bizkit.Mikey Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778815574608699550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-37817465125341788952013-08-05T08:03:23.160+10:002013-08-05T08:03:23.160+10:00And what if I'm not into Bob Dylan and the Bea...And what if I'm not into Bob Dylan and the Beatles?Anthony Rochesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753892703909484167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-45350878552906338052013-08-05T08:01:23.364+10:002013-08-05T08:01:23.364+10:00But what if I think the golden eras were 70-77, 85...But what if I think the golden eras were 70-77, 85-90, 98-03?Anthony Rochesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753892703909484167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-79384171752917542992013-08-04T21:40:58.760+10:002013-08-04T21:40:58.760+10:00Your comments and observations are welcome here. I...Your comments and observations are welcome here. I feel a little less sure of the 2004-2010 era.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321272459192364067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-89479164689360403702013-08-04T13:00:34.192+10:002013-08-04T13:00:34.192+10:00I disagree (slightly).
There are golden eras of m...I disagree (slightly).<br /><br />There are golden eras of music, like 1964-69, 1978-84, 1991-97 and 2004-2010. <br /><br />The grumpy ol' guy could just be pointing out that we are in between golden eras...Mikey Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778815574608699550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-65693590074690013752013-07-24T11:02:11.735+10:002013-07-24T11:02:11.735+10:00The only thing I can remember from her talk was th...The only thing I can remember from her talk was that afterwards I described her talk as 'fascinating'Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266685143006297057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-71432154480187769652013-07-24T09:32:00.515+10:002013-07-24T09:32:00.515+10:00Wouldn’t it be good if everyone could analyse so c...Wouldn’t it be good if everyone could analyse so clearly what happens in church? I agree wholeheartedly that we need to be discerning. I’m not so sure that I’d want to define the ‘sermon’ so rigorously. Lisa is obviously not a Bible teacher, and certainly not a scripture expositor, but I think she exercises her evident gift in helping people to see life from a Christian perspective. We often don’t recognize the implications of ‘words’ we hear and use, and I think she encouraged us to be aware of some of these. As a (sometimes) public speaker I particularly appreciated some of the techniques (humour, physical activity, interaction with fellow listeners) she used to keep her audience awake and engaged, despite my personal uncomfortability with some of these. She was certainly entertaining, but her themes were seriously relevant, authentic and deeply true. I think her message would have impacted many people and been transformative for them.Stuart T. Rochesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804742790750202217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-43958295224025719152013-07-24T08:19:13.022+10:002013-07-24T08:19:13.022+10:00A careful and reasonable review, thanks Mike.A careful and reasonable review, thanks Mike.lukeishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02581497541606435885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-91177203513747463712013-07-06T14:50:51.861+10:002013-07-06T14:50:51.861+10:00From the perspective of a fundamentalist hillbilly...From the perspective of a fundamentalist hillbilly I found it morbidly beautiful and like the rest of MONA deliberately ambiguous, "Beam in Thy Own Eye" hmm. I've always assumed art is the beautiful expression of an idea, what's the idea in this case? <br /><br />Now, let me quickly add this problem doesn't negate your or even my (don't tell the rest of the Milita) enjoyment of looking at it and discussing it. Neither is the lack of obvious artistic intent a barrier to the good things you've described Mike.<br /><br />But, something bothered me, l felt like it was summoning Ring Wraiths. (Don't get me started on the BreastWhale.)lukeishamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02581497541606435885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-87176370208173097282013-07-04T15:21:09.470+10:002013-07-04T15:21:09.470+10:00Hey Holly thanks for your comment. I think your ob...Hey Holly thanks for your comment. I think your observations are pretty spot on. It got me thinking about one of my other favourite cities and how it relates it's environment. You might want to have a look at my latest post... thanks again.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321272459192364067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-51973649542914452332013-07-04T11:19:49.378+10:002013-07-04T11:19:49.378+10:00Well put!Well put!Radagasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008107925553904609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-26622293682411561472013-07-01T21:57:11.974+10:002013-07-01T21:57:11.974+10:00The response to DarkMofo was incredible.
I think...The response to DarkMofo was incredible. <br /><br />I think part of what made Spectra so interesting in Hobart was also the way we relate to our surroundings. Here, we often know where we are because the mountain centres us. It is our guiding landmark. Suddenly, we had another landmark, one that reached beyond the mountain. It was almost bewildering. Other cities tend to relate differently to the space around them - the endless horizon or enclosing tall buildings with which we are quite unfamiliar in Hobart.<br /><br />It was fun to feel so divided, if briefly, between Spectra and the mountain, but I'm glad to have my night sky back, with my mountain and my moon.Hollyhttp://www.stuffedolive.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-79143129635658563612013-05-22T08:40:35.275+10:002013-05-22T08:40:35.275+10:00/Hi Mike. Spotted this on the net./
USA - f.../Hi Mike. Spotted this on the net./<br /><br /> USA - from Puritans to Impure-itans<br /><br /> Is there a connection between beautiful New England and entire American cities turned into smoking rubble? There is.<br /> Take same-sex marriage. I would have guessed that a "sin" city (San Francisco? Las Vegas?) would have been the first to legalize it.<br /> Oddly it's been the place where America started that's wanted to be the first place to help bring about the end of America and its values! It's been a Nor'easter of Perversion (helping to fulfill the end time "days of Lot" predicted in Luke 17) that began in (you guessed it) Boston in 2004.<br /> New England has gone from the Mayflower Compact to the Gay Power Impact, from Providence to decadence, from Bible thumpers to God dumpers, from university to diversity to perversity, and from the land of the Great Awakening to God's Future Shakening that will make the Boston bombings look like Walden Pond ripples by comparison!<br /> The same Nor'easter has been spreading south and as far west as Washington State where, after swelling up with pride, Mt. Rainier may wish to celebrate shame-sex marriage by having a blast that Seaddlepated folks can share in lava-land!<br /> The same Luke 17 prediction is tied to the Book of Revelation which speaks of the cities that God will flatten because of same-sexism - including American cities - a scenario I'll have to accept since I can't create my own universe and decree rules for it.<br /> I've just been analyzing the world's terminal "religion" that has its "god," its accessories, its "rites," and even a flag. It's an obsession that the infected converts are willing to live for, fight for - and even die for! <br /> Want more facts? Google "God to Same-Sexers: Hurry Up" and "Government-Approved Illegals."Rocky2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04154389992453412024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-38939255859348893542013-05-02T16:34:33.788+10:002013-05-02T16:34:33.788+10:00Hey Jacco thanks for your thoughtful comments.
Fi...Hey Jacco thanks for your thoughtful comments.<br /><br />Firstly let me say I completely agree that Christians are called to be salt and light in the world. I think where we will disagree, is what this actually looks like in action.<br /><br />Secondly I'm of the view that presuppositions should be acknowledged in discussion before being argued from. The fact that others don't do it is precisely the reason I and other Christians should do it. Christians should set an example by being transparent and honest. In doing so we will talk more about Jesus.<br /><br />Finally let me clarify by saying there is a place for Christians to speak out in the public arena. The problem Christians have is that they don't have much social capital. In the past we've spoken out on small number of issues in such a way that we are now no longer listened to on any issue. Opinions are consequently polarised and opportunity for discussion is lost. Instead I see people yelling slogans at others across the divide. The solution is not to yell louder but to be winsome, nuanced, thoughtful in approach and tone, and talk about Jesus more. If we did this maybe, just maybe we'd be respected.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321272459192364067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-36062640438118929792013-05-01T11:56:30.475+10:002013-05-01T11:56:30.475+10:00This is a well thought out statement however I thi...This is a well thought out statement however I think you are portraying the idea that ALL Christians are opposed to same-sex marriage. This is incorrect. Although denominations may not include same-sex marriage as a sacrament, some individual churches already hold blessings for same-sex couples. Similarly, not all Christians oppose same-sex marriage at the state level. <br />One might ask how is a same-sex marriage any different from a secular marriage? Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-83209714601851444692013-05-01T09:07:58.686+10:002013-05-01T09:07:58.686+10:00Good post but...by your criteria it seems that no-...<br />Good post but...by your criteria it seems that no-one would be able to speak up in the public arena, given that you first need to "earn the trust and respect" of those you are speaking to. By that criteria I don't think anyone could speak up (for or against gay marriage), as there will always be lots of people who will not trust/respect you, precisely because of the views you hold.<br /><br />Likewise if Christians shouldn't argue from their presuppositions, then why should a secularist/atheist/whoever?<br /><br />Lobbying is not about "imposing" the view of a minority on the majority. It is about being salt and light. We may not stop legislation, but we can possibly temper it.<br /><br />I'm not one for slippery slope arguments, but here's a link to (imho) a very well argued slippery slope scenario (by the theologion John Milbank) http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2013/04/23/3743531.htmJacconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-88273435717323067772013-04-30T16:23:12.424+10:002013-04-30T16:23:12.424+10:00You fail to address the key issue, which is the di...You fail to address the key issue, which is the difference between expressing the opinion "Because of my religion I believe gay marriage is wrong" and "Because of my religion, I believe that people who don't follow my religion should be legally prevented from behaviour my religion deems to be wrong."<br /><br />Nobody denies the right of Christians to follow their own religious beliefs, but what they do argue is that attempting to influence democratic governments in order to force the outcome of those religious beliefs onto other people is inherently immoral. Jeremynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-76189892107095228152013-04-24T12:05:20.284+10:002013-04-24T12:05:20.284+10:00Thank you Mike, this is really well thought out an...Thank you Mike, this is really well thought out and well written. It is so important to stop and think, and proceed with care.Claire :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06567347766192484052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797034330399726254.post-86987788117132227402013-04-05T17:35:32.199+11:002013-04-05T17:35:32.199+11:00Welcome back :)Welcome back :)Erica Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838076470097556405noreply@blogger.com