Holidays Study Leave and all that

Well it's been a busy week getting back into the swing of things after two weeks away.


Had a brilliant week with my two kids paddling down the Glenelg River in Western Victoria. We paddled and camped our way down the River over 4 days. It rained every day - a bit of a record after 10 years of drought, but the adversity made it all the more of an event. We weathered a storm in the night and freezing cold and wet, but it was fantastic. You can't buy the value of having that kind of an experience with your children. Now thinking what to with them next.

Then had a great week of Study Leave working on my Thesis for my D Min. Read some fascinating studies of church culture and wrote them up. About to start work on analysing all the interview transcripts I have about the culture of St Jude's over the last 35 years. It is a great topic. I am more and more convinced we should teach clergy how to "read" the culture(s) of their church. Certainly would make for healthier ministries.

Now I am back at work and immersed in preaching. A series in Paul's wonderful letter to the Galatians - Free for All-True Freedom in Christ at Unichurch. What a great grounding in the gospel it is for students.

AND 2 Corinthians - True Power in the morning services and at 5pm. Finishing off the Corinthians series I began last year. All makes for a busy Sunday!

Just pondering from 2 Cor 9, how the same trust in God that saves us, is the trust in God that is needed for our material well being. ALL things come from his hand.