Probably because my grandparents were missionaries, I had a desire from a young age to be a missionary. To some that might sound like the strangest thing. But for me in my family context, it was just the most normal thing. There are a few missionaries littered across the branches of the family tree and …
I've spent the past week at a missions' conference held by CMS NSW. CMS stands for Church Missionary Society and the Australian Branches were started as a flow on effect from the Church Missionary Society in England. Church Missionary Society. As with all organisations these days, a missionary organisation has a statement of purpose, values, …
Another year over, a new one just begun... here's the books I read in 2022 along with my personal reviews. With a few shorter ones along the way, I managed to hit my aim of a book a month, plus two spares. I feel like I'm getting busier each year, but evidently I'm currently making …
Well, this weekend I smashed out the first essay for my Graduate Diploma of Divinity (I think that's what I'm enrolled in... I should probably pay more attention...). The assignment was interesting but it felt like I almost took just as much time with the referencing as I did the actually writing. Half a day, …