My good friend Steve Parker reckons that probably the only one useful piece of wisdom he gleaned from reading all the Christian books that were supposed to prepare him for marriage was a rethink of the usual proposition that there are three participants in a marriage – husband, wife and God. God is the third …
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Dancing in Saigon
There is a lot for a Westerner like me to learn from how everyday people in other countries are adapting their cultures to the new age into which we are moving. Consider 50 to 100 motorbikes converging on an intersection that has no traffic lights, each rider with his or her own idea of where …
Songsheet
Lyrics for a singalong of Geoff’s fav’s at Trish’s Septuagenarian Celebration, October 28, 2023 Mood Up! (Cathy’s Song) © Words and Music Geoff Boyce. Saigon. October 2023(Inspired by our tour guide) Chorus:Mood up! (Mood up!)Mood up! (Mood up!)Come put a smile on your face Make the decisionJoin the happiness mission For the whole human race. Verse 1:You can decide to be happyYou can decide to be freeYou can decide …(you know that) you can decide The way …
The Speech I Never Gave
So now we have war in the Middle-East. Have we learnt anything from during last 20 years since the beginning of the so-called ‘War on Terror’? As the growing response to the threat of terrorism from Islamic extremists began to impinge on our community following the events we now know collectively as 9/11, I began …
Our ‘Both/And’ World
“Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world”—Leonardo Da Vinci Da Vinci was on to something. A picture is worth a thousand words. And multi-lingual. But more than that. Randomly scribble on a piece of paper and ask someone to tell you what they see, and they …
The ‘Yes’ of Nay-Saying
In her book, The Great Emergence, Phyllis Tickle gives us some great insights. On the one hand, it is not a new thought that every change that may be thought of as an advance will invariably create an element of stubborn resistance against it. Significant change is a battlefield and takes time and patience. But …
The Parable of the Unenlightened Chairman
There once was a man who rose to be the chairman of a national soccer league. The national women’s team had just become the world champions and were parading in front of a massive crowd and international TV. It was a euphoric and historic moment. As the captain led her team across the line of …
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The Great Emergence
I have been rediscovering the writings of Phyllis Tickle. I heard her speak once about feminism and the Bible some years ago and I was really impressed. I got a lot out of it.I remember at the end of the lecture as we got out of our seats to go – I turned to a …
Prophets
I’ve been wondering – prices keep rising, but where does the money go? For a while I bought the line that it’s the Russians’ fault – starting that war in Ukraine, having to pay more for gas being withheld, more for grain that can’t be distributed, more for shells and missiles. Before that it was …
Thessalonians 1
Some news from Verena in Greece. How to avoid depression, anxiety, desperation and the blaze of the city? Get together at a festival to express outrage for government inaction and dance!