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AFL: Round 22

North deserve better than 10th despite losing to the minor premiers

Here are my big, bold predictions about the outcome of the Aussie election in a fortnight… 1. The LNP will take the lower house. 2. Labor & the Greens will hold the upper house until mid-2017. Showing My Working: 1. It appears a foregone conclusion that the LNP will take the lower house outright. The… Continue reading Election Predictions

AFL: Round 21

Collingwood tonight were expected to fight hard. A six kick drubbing.

Proverbs 19

Verses 17-23 in my own translation. Being kind to the poor is like loaning God money. He never goes bankrupt and always pays you back. Discipline your kids well while they are young, or you will watch them suffer when they are older and you can no longer fix things. Men with anger management issues… Continue reading Proverbs 19

AFL: Round 20

First versus sixteenth. It all goes as expected. Some strange tactics though

Theological Liberalism

Me: “If you eat your pizza you can have some icecream.” 3yo: “No! Icecream first, then pizza!” Me: “No, the rule is -” 3yo: “No! I don’t want it.” Me: “Look, who’s the boss in our house?” 3yo: “Jesus.” Me: “You’re right, but to whom does Jesus delegate his -” 3yo: “No! Jesus says in… Continue reading Theological Liberalism

AFL: Round 19

A six goal drubbing. Smashed on every statistic. We just didn’t try.

Bible versions as Star Wars characters

Say you’re trying to explain the differences between English language translations of the bible to a nerd. Where do you start…? NASB – C3PO. Very technical and rigid, but mostly right on. ESV – Yoda. Not wordy, but backwards worded at times. It’s mostly right, but almost impossible to quote quickly. The Message – Jar… Continue reading Bible versions as Star Wars characters

AFL: Round 18

A ten kick pasting over scandal-plagued bombers. Not the team they were.

Our New Second Verse

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross We’ll toil with hearts and hands; To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands; For those who’ve come across the seas We’ll tow you back to there…