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You Are Not The Product
Like a Parisian model Wearing next season’s garbage bag On a runway So is the Christian. The garbage bag is the product Not the model. The Christian is a coat hanger Of flesh Displaying the designers expertise. The gospel of grace is flaunted, We strut our proclamation. Not that we are whole, but that we…
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Home (Sites of Comfort)
18 Smith StreetA cul-de-sac of competitive cricketGrassy invitations to sit and playNo front fence, our neighbours were friendsA small house for large relationshipsEvery space was shared space 19 Forth RoadSoft carpet and warm sunEnough space to swing many cats simultaneouslyLeaves, trees, vegies, and lawnPrivacy and partitionsSpace to grow; space to be alone 20 Walkers AvenueCold,…
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21st Century Awkward
“I love you.” “I’m grateful for you.” “Thankyou. I mean it, thankyou.” “I don’t agree.” “I’m sorry. Forgive me?” “You’re doing a great job.” “Here’s what I admire about you.” “That hurt me.” “I’m not coping.” “This has been bothering me.” “Are you ok?” Emotional Transparency in the 21st Century:applauded publicly, scolded privately. The ‘ball…
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Sensing God
I see you. I see you, God. The sun sets. I smell you. I smell you, God. Wet forest. I taste you. I taste you, God. Honey crumpets. I feel you. I feel you, God. Sheets are fresh. I hear you. I hear you, God. The big sets. I know you. I know you, God.…
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And Still…
Go somewhere ancient. See the rivers, the oceans, the sands, the grasses, the trees, the bushes, the rocks, the shells. See how they exist and perform with no mind. They are governed by the Great Mind. Every second, every day, every year, for thousands. Bending, but not breaking. Battered, but not exhausted. Built for rain,…
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kunanyi: it’s just a rock
I live 40 mins outside of a city that sits right below a big ol’ mountain. The mountain is Mount Wellington, and that city is Hobart. It’s worth noting that the mountain was there first. English settlers first came to Tasmania in the early 19th century to use this land as a penal colony. Why…
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Blog Birth
Thanks for coming over and taking a look. I’m Dave, and I don’t think you’ve wasted your time being here.If you’d gone and followed me on Strava, then yeah, you’d be wasting your time. Ooft, I almost want to apologise to people who start following me and my annual 1.5km run at a pace of…