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Jesus in the public square — Ordinary Life Project
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Notes on Ordinary Life. A (mostly) weekly blog to help you live well in the day-to-day. Jesus in the public square. April 23, 2014. It seems that Easter is still a time we can communicate about Jesus in mainstream media. Here are four pieces that tackle different subject-matter but each finds a way to make Jesus intriguing in a sceptical world. 1 'This Easter, let's contemplate the meaning of hope', by Simon Smart in. 2 'Greed is the market's forgotten vice', by Ross Gittins in the Fairfax papers. In the...
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Loving Chinese migrants — Ordinary Life Project
http://www.ordinarylifeproject.org/notes/2014/5/27/loving-chinese-migrants
Notes on Ordinary Life. A (mostly) weekly blog to help you live well in the day-to-day. May 27, 2014. I’m Chinese. But when it comes to loving Chinese migrants, I am just as frustrated as you are. I’m a Chinese pastor leading a church with both first- and second-generation Chinese migrants. I was born in Taiwan but raised in Australia. I speak Chinese and read and write fluently. Some might think that loving Chinese migrants should be second nature to me. 1 Friendships: easy to start, hard to maintain.
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Nothing new under the dish rack — Ordinary Life Project
http://www.ordinarylifeproject.org/notes/2014/6/24/nothing-new-under-the-dish-rack
Notes on Ordinary Life. A (mostly) weekly blog to help you live well in the day-to-day. Nothing new under the dish rack. June 24, 2014. I have a troubled relationship with housework. It’s not even a love/hate thing, just a hate/hate. I know some of you get a buzz from it, but frankly, I find. But the worst thing about housework is that. Every day something needs wiping, washing, vacuuming, or tidying, and it doesn’t go away. BORING! Just when you’ve got all the mugs sparkling and the teaspoons back in th...
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Ageing: tender is the night — Ordinary Life Project
http://www.ordinarylifeproject.org/notes/2014/7/2/ageing-tender-is-the-night
Notes on Ordinary Life. A (mostly) weekly blog to help you live well in the day-to-day. Ageing: tender is the night. July 2, 2014. Sixty years ago, Australia was an ancient continent filled with youth. Many had fled ‘Old’ Europe, tired of the internecine fighting, the elitism, and the Procrustean bed with all its arbitrary strictures. Notes on Ordinary Life. Notes on Ordinary Life. Subscribe to the print-friendly version *. In the midst of storms. About 2 years ago. Ageing: tender is the night. The rules...
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Looking for miracles — Ordinary Life Project
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Notes on Ordinary Life. A (mostly) weekly blog to help you live well in the day-to-day. April 1, 2014. Some of my Christian acquaintances are always praying for miracles. They want to see God’s power active in their lives. Is this an expression of genuine faith? Or is it rather a lack of true faith? I am inclined to think that often their desire to see miracles is a manifestation of a lack of faith. There are several reasons. Michael Hill is a retired clergyman who spent most of his professional life lec...
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Welcoming people with disabilities — Ordinary Life Project
http://www.ordinarylifeproject.org/notes/2014/5/20/welcoming-people-with-disabilities
Notes on Ordinary Life. A (mostly) weekly blog to help you live well in the day-to-day. Welcoming people with disabilities. May 20, 2014. I’m sitting in church, the Bible reading is about to begin, and I’ve forgotten my Bible. The person to my right glances at me and notices I have no Bible. They incline their head towards me, and hold their Bible between us so we can share. I nod, smile a thank you, look down, and pretend to read. View me than how. Views me. I want to appear the same as everyone els...
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Tax concessions for religious institutions — Ordinary Life Project
http://www.ordinarylifeproject.org/notes/2014/6/3/tax-concessions-for-religious-institutions
Notes on Ordinary Life. A (mostly) weekly blog to help you live well in the day-to-day. Tax concessions for religious institutions. June 4, 2014. During the conference, I wrote daily reflections for. Bible Society Australia’s news site, which included a piece on the lessons I learnt. Dr Leslie Cannold, a local ethicist, author, and activist, together with human-rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC, were among a handful of presenters at the convention who brought up the issue of tax breaks for religious...
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About — Ordinary Life Project
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This Project is an initiative of Groundwork. The editor of this site is Stuart Heath. Stuart's a husband and father who teaches theology and English to adults. He’s also a Director of Groundwork. He and his family belong to Marrickville Road Church in Sydney's Inner West. Contributors to this site express their own opinions, which may not necessarily reflect those of the editor. If you would like to contact the editor or any of the contributors to this site, please use the contact form below.
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Being moved for the glory of God — Ordinary Life Project
http://www.ordinarylifeproject.org/notes/2014/3/18/being-moved-for-the-glory-of-god
Notes on Ordinary Life. A (mostly) weekly blog to help you live well in the day-to-day. Being moved for the glory of God. March 18, 2014. One of my most vivid memories is of my wedding day. Much of the day is a blur, but the moment when my bride began to walk through the doors into the cavernous church building is carved into my mind. I was happy. Very happy. So was everyone else. So why did I tear up? If my thoughts and feelings and body and whatever-the-spiritual-bit-of-me-is are all muddled together i...
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