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"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade."
1 Peter 1:3-4

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To Stand through the Falling?
Photo from The Washington Post How fragile is life. That the world can fall away beneath your feet. It's a truth we so often ignore, block-out, forget, and try to bury. But at times like these it rears its ugly head, as if to tease our very souls. Your Read More...
Live Earth, Sydney
Well I don't know what you made of the whole "Live Earth" thing. Personally I was pretty scepitical about the whole thing. Global Warming seems to be one hell of a problem, with no easy or even tangible solution. At least with something like Make Poverty Read More...
Why don't we Defend Jesus?
Today Tubby posted about the Muslim world's reaction to the Pope's comments about Mohammed. It's definitely worth a read if you have the time. The whole thing reminds me of the comics saga earlier this year. I was amazed then, as I am now, at how fired-up Read More...
"Let us do Evil that Good may Result"
In my last post , I talked about embryonic stem cell research and "the greater good". Thanks for your comment Chelsea . This week in Credo small group, we looked at this passage from Romans 3:7-8 : Someone might argue, "If my falsehood Read More...
"The Greater Good"
In the SMH today , there was an interesting opinion piece on embryonic stem cell research, and why it's a moral (not scientific) issue: Science is good at telling us how to do things. It can tell us how to achieve certain ends and provide the means Read More...