(Updated 17 April with link to Eastern Melbournian article below, and 23 April with ALP prefs) Per the AEC, the following candidates are running for election to the House of Representatives in our federal seat of Deakin: Candidate Party Head Shot Pref’ce Flows My Notes Matt Gregg ALP 1. ALP2. Jess3. Greens4. LNP5. L’ns6. FF7.… Continue reading Deakin Federal Election Candidates, 2025
She’s a dead-set legend
In mid-March 2022, our eldest daughter tested positive for COVID-19. She was the second of three who copped it in our household, and had mercifully minor symptoms. But the timing couldn’t have been much worse. Having just gotten their feet back under them at school, her entire year level were ramping up for City Experience… Continue reading She’s a dead-set legend
Protected: 5 Things to Pray for your Spouse by Michael and Melissa Kruger: The Good Book Company 2022
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…the year of The Wiggles
Twenty years ago, on Triple J, a comedy trio named Tripod regularly faced the challenge of writing a song about a given theme in just one hour. They were generally pretty funny, in an undergrad-humour kind of way, but on this particular day they were asked to imagine what the world would be like in… Continue reading …the year of The Wiggles
On Mothers’ Day
Mums are flawed creatures. We see faults most clearly with those we live most closely. Yet, we are encouraged by both scripture and secular society to love and celebrate Mothers, for they are marvellous. As a small child, it’s normal to think that your family is, well, normal. You love your family unit because you… Continue reading On Mothers’ Day
Metanoia by Anna McGahan: Acorn Press, 2019
Reflection Questions for readers and groups Reading an autobiography is often a thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening experience. It opens a window to the author’s feelings and experiences that a biographer can only guess at. There is undeniably more humour, more pathos, more humanity expressed. But thinking critically about an autobiography can become a challenging experience.… Continue reading Metanoia by Anna McGahan: Acorn Press, 2019
The Border Opened
For months, we listened with bated breath as medical authorities made their recommendations. For months, we suffered myriad local griefs, with emotions rising and falling as key metrics went up and down. For months, we watched and waited and hoped for a time when broken relationships would be restored. For months, we prayed for a… Continue reading The Border Opened
Protected: What if I’m afraid of the world outside?
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Why are Sundays harder now?
Thoughts of a Melbourne Mum in lockdown Luke 10:38-42 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by… Continue reading Why are Sundays harder now?
Ten Albums – (#10)
Rachel, Jess, Neets, Al, and Wally. Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue as well as John, Paul, George, and Ringo, but for me the most formative album is the one I got to help write and record.