The PASSION Blog

At times it is easy for many to fall into the habit of being racist or discriminating against others.
Not many of us would like to admit it. But in our quieter moments we might think “certain things” about “certain groups” of people.
I have three things that I try to remember if I am ever tempted [...]

One of the blogs I have started reading in the last few months is Mark Wilson’s “Revitalize your church”. He is the Senior Pastor of a small church in Wisconsin in the US.
In todays post he talks about “shepherding the flock” and how at times there seems to be so many people who are struggling. [...]

Back in June I did a post called Rain and hope. This talked about how important rain is for country areas and how it effects whole towns, families and local business. I also asked people to pray for rain.
Well the good news is the rain has come. This is only our first full winter in [...]

Back in April I did a post called Back to the books. In it I shared some of the reasons why I decided to return to full time studies as a mature aged student. My reasons were:

To learn and grow in my faith
To expose myself to others teaching
To take some time out from the daily [...]

I have been reading blogs for about 3-4 years now. One of the blogs I have always had on my reading list is RodneyOlsen.net (previously The Journey).
In one of Rodney’s latest posts he talks about how every 7 seconds a child dies of hunger related causes. He then shares how November is Fast for Food [...]

After a five days on my lonesome my girls are home. I got the biggest hugs and the biggest smiles I have ever had from my girls.
For the record. I did one assignment, one test/exam, lots of gardening, did three gym workouts, spent time in prayer and reflection and watched about five DVD’s. It was [...]

Now that I only have about four weeks left of my studies for this year I feel like I am in that time where you say, “What next Lord?”
It is that place where you are not sure what to do next and what is the right thing. It is that place where you pray and [...]

Many people might not know that both the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia and the Western Australian Parliaments both start each days sessions with the Lord’s prayer. This has been done since the inception of both Parliaments.
In the news there have been some calls to phase this out of the Commonwealth Parliament by Senator Bob Brown [...]

I just noticed on the ABC News website that the Federal opposition is calling for immigration numbers to be cut immediately. This is due to the global financial crisis and the potential impact it might have on Australia.
It is interesting to look at the immigration numbers for the last ten years or so. I quick [...]

The Bible says in Romans 12:18 that we should do our best to live at peace with everyone. It says that as much as it depends on us we should try to do it.
One thing I have found over the years is that sometimes people are just not going to like you or I. It [...]