Archive for December, 2009

PASSION reflections

December 30th, 2009

As it is fast approaching the end of the year I start to reflect on the year that was. One area I have been thinking about is the PASSION website.
PASSION has continued to be an effective website. To date we have had 47,000 unique visitors for the year. I don’t know how that compares to [...]

Bible reading plans

December 27th, 2009

Hello all,
I have added five simple two week Bible reading plans to my website today. These two week plans will help you in to the habit of reading one chapter a day of the Bible. This is a good habit to get into as it helps you to grow in your faith.
Here’s the link to [...]

Merry Christmas everyone

December 24th, 2009

Hello all,
I hope and pray that you all have a happy and safe Christmas. I hope you get to spend time with your loved ones doing the things that you love to do.
For many people Christmas is a time where they reflect on what Christmas is all about – the birth of Christ who came [...]

Some Christmas Bible readings

December 22nd, 2009

Hello all,
With Christmas fast approaching I thought I would include some of the Bible passages I re-read in the lead up to the big day. If you haven’t got a Bible you can click on the links to open the passages on your screen.
The Birth of Jesus foretold
The Birth of Jesus
The Shepherds and the Angels
Happy [...]

Homeschool update

December 21st, 2009

Another homeschool year is over! As it has been a while I thought I would give a quick update on our homeschooling journey for 2009.
About a week or so ago my wife, kids and I finished out sixth year of homeschooling. For those who are new to The PASSION Blog, our oldest daughter started in [...]

Advent and Love

December 20th, 2009

Here is our next Advent reading we did in church this morning. Enjoy…
Last Sunday we lit the candle of joy.  We light it and the candles of hope and peace again as we remember that Christ, who was born in Bethlehem, will come again to fulfil all of God’s promises and bring us everlasting peace [...]

Repentance and re-prioritising

December 15th, 2009

Over the last few weeks God has been speaking to me about repentance and how important it is for us all to be right with God. This was a key theme of my message I did a few weeks ago in two of our local churches.
Repentance is a turning away from sin, disobedience, or rebellion [...]