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Goals for God

I recently played in my soccer grand final where I scored a goal to bring us level, I was ecstatic, the game ended up finishing in a draw and we had to play a shootout. When my turn came to … Continue reading

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God wrote the exam

I recently applied for a job with the Sydney Morning Herald. The position was for an editorial traineeship … or in the more traditional sense, a cadetship. Needless to say, I didn’t get the job, which required me to do … Continue reading

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Creativity and its gravitational pull

If one were to ask an unbiased observer to name that institution in our society, which clearly espouses creativity, we can be pretty sure that he would not name our twentieth-century church. This is an indictment of how many Christians … Continue reading

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Being thankful

It is easy to forget that God is in all things, and that he delights in the small things. Sometimes we get so caught up in the everyday grind that we neglect to thank God for the blessings we take … Continue reading

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The honest view on porn

As a young Christian man trying to navigate the perils of youth, drinking, sex, drugs and a society completely fixated on self-gratification, I wanted to follow up on Nigel’s post about pornography. I would be lying to you if I … Continue reading

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