Monthly Archives: December 2008

Year In Review – Solomons

By Geoff | Published 31 December, 2008 1:52 pm

It was certainly a significant moment in the year; heading across to the Solomon Islands with a team for the dedication of the Solomon Islands Pijin Bible. Gerry (my father-in-law) had been one of the key translators on the Pijin Bible project for about 10 years, and so it was a very special moment to [...]

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Year In Review – Positionless

By Geoff | Published 31 December, 2008 1:13 pm

While you’d be really pushed to hear it from his own mouth, my dad was a pretty decent footballer in his younger days. He played for Victoria in the old “Teal Cup” under 19’s competition, but eventually reached a point where he had to make some hard decisions about how much effort to put into [...]

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Year In Review – Marriage

By Geoff | Published 31 December, 2008 11:37 am

It would be foolish for me to try and write about the year I’ve had without talking about the experience of being married. Given that it all started on January 5th – it’s obviously been the biggest thing about this year. And it’s certainly taken some getting used to, in ways I didn’t necessarily expect. [...]

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Year in Review – The Apology

By Geoff | Published 31 December, 2008 10:42 am

“After this moment, Australia can be imagined as a different place. A place where Aboriginal citizens no longer live in third world conditions. A place where our kids are safe. A place where community rights, of choice, consultation, participation and responsibility matter more than administrative procedures and public sector management guidelines.”
“After the Apology” – Patrick [...]

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A quote to live by

By Geoff | Published 19 December, 2008 10:51 am

If you’re a follower of Jesus, wiping up people’s crap is your job.
via The Gospel-Driven Church: Osteen-esque Entitlement and Knowing Your Place.
A really interesting blog post, but I loved the quote above.

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