Quoting Harriet Jones, Prime Minister:
"You're the Doctor, what happened to MY Doctor? Is this just some title that gets passed around?"
Unfortunately the answer is true- My 39 year-old Doctor has regenerated himself into the 20-something year-old Matt Smith. Probably won't be until later this year or next when we get to see this new guy in action, but he has some pretty BIG shoes to fill.
Will he talk too much?
Does he like little shops?
Does his love nibbles?
Bye Bye Mr Tennant- at least I still own 4 seasons of you.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
I think I've aged 10 years...
It's only the 2nd day into the Chinese New Year and 15 days into 2010 and:
Someone is out of a job.
Someone is minus an appendix.
Our bathroom has been pulled to pieces and gradually being restored.
Have possibly 5 weddings this year(and counting) and attended 1 already.
Have received matron-of-honour dress already for 2011 Feb wedding (must watch weight)
Read 7 books in one week of the 'Tomorrow Series' by John Marsden.
Next couple of weekends getting booked up quickly.
And I thought 2010 was going to be a more relaxing year.....
Someone is out of a job.
Someone is minus an appendix.
Our bathroom has been pulled to pieces and gradually being restored.
Have possibly 5 weddings this year(and counting) and attended 1 already.
Have received matron-of-honour dress already for 2011 Feb wedding (must watch weight)
Read 7 books in one week of the 'Tomorrow Series' by John Marsden.
Next couple of weekends getting booked up quickly.
And I thought 2010 was going to be a more relaxing year.....
Friday, February 05, 2010
Definite ATO scam
The ATO has never, ever accepted 'credit card' as a payment option for paying off your income tax bills.
Why then would they even bother asking you for your credit card details when a tax refund is due to you?
ATO Scam
MAJOR EPIC FAIL for whoever is behind this, but then again there are so many people out there that are doing it tough and anything remotely close to getting money from the government is hard to pass up.
Why then would they even bother asking you for your credit card details when a tax refund is due to you?
ATO Scam
MAJOR EPIC FAIL for whoever is behind this, but then again there are so many people out there that are doing it tough and anything remotely close to getting money from the government is hard to pass up.
Monday, February 01, 2010
Interview Snippets
Some snippets from a Dr B. Winter interview in the Briefing a couple of months ago:
PH: How are Christians being affected by contemporary worldviews?
BH: 30 years ago, the favourite text amongst Christians was John 3:16. However, in a recent poll, the most quoted text was Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, that you be not judged”. I think that tells us something. Modern Australian culture says you mustn’t judge, and now Christians are following the world by claiming this text as their basis for remaining dumb about the culture. Christians are following non-Christian society by refusing to make these judgements.
PH: Are you saying that Christians have capitulated to the modern age by refusing to distinguish between truth and error?
BH: Yes, I am. Furthermore, they are misapplying the text “Judge not, that you be not judged” in doing so. The reality is that Christians are meant to “destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God” (2 Cor 10:5). Nowhere does the Bible say that believers are meant to keep quiet when people challenge the notion of truth and say that there is no difference between right and wrong.
The church today has imbibed a playboy theology that goes back to Greek philosophical heathenism. The central idea of this Greek view was that our aim in life is to pursue happiness. Many Christians have bought into this idea. They want to serve God, but they also want to be happy. This creates a problem for them because they have no place for pain or suffering in their experience.
Christian young people who follow this line are putting themselves on the same trajectory as the young playboys and playgirls in the first century who said, “Everything is permitted for me; I can do what I like”. As far as they were concerned, life was about enjoying oneself and being happy.
People forget that God’s plan for us Christians also includes trouble and persecution. If our aim is only to have a pain-free and happy life, then we will fall away from Christ when we experience adversity.
The Bible never promises a life that is free of trouble and suffering.
PH: How are Christians being affected by contemporary worldviews?
BH: 30 years ago, the favourite text amongst Christians was John 3:16. However, in a recent poll, the most quoted text was Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, that you be not judged”. I think that tells us something. Modern Australian culture says you mustn’t judge, and now Christians are following the world by claiming this text as their basis for remaining dumb about the culture. Christians are following non-Christian society by refusing to make these judgements.
PH: Are you saying that Christians have capitulated to the modern age by refusing to distinguish between truth and error?
BH: Yes, I am. Furthermore, they are misapplying the text “Judge not, that you be not judged” in doing so. The reality is that Christians are meant to “destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God” (2 Cor 10:5). Nowhere does the Bible say that believers are meant to keep quiet when people challenge the notion of truth and say that there is no difference between right and wrong.
The church today has imbibed a playboy theology that goes back to Greek philosophical heathenism. The central idea of this Greek view was that our aim in life is to pursue happiness. Many Christians have bought into this idea. They want to serve God, but they also want to be happy. This creates a problem for them because they have no place for pain or suffering in their experience.
Christian young people who follow this line are putting themselves on the same trajectory as the young playboys and playgirls in the first century who said, “Everything is permitted for me; I can do what I like”. As far as they were concerned, life was about enjoying oneself and being happy.
People forget that God’s plan for us Christians also includes trouble and persecution. If our aim is only to have a pain-free and happy life, then we will fall away from Christ when we experience adversity.
The Bible never promises a life that is free of trouble and suffering.
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