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Check who you pay homage to – part 1

Everyone has a god. We all worship someone or something. Our hearts are prone to turning good things into god things. We create all sorts of idols that distract us from worshipping the Real God.

pic from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1182894

For many of us our default mode is the worship of SELF – we rebel against God’s rule over us and in doing so we make much of ourselves, heaping glory and honour upon the centre of the universe… me.

Another dominant god, obvious in a super-rich country, is the desire to worship STUFF – toys, gadgets, properties, cars, clothes, things and it’s really clear that many bow their knee to this god in their mad rush to accumulate more and more.

I don’t need to quote statistics on pornography or divulge the details of what is constantly going through the mind of a 16 year old boy to make the point that SEX is considered the ultimate god among many people – the desire for it, pursuit of it and preoccupation with it shows the object of our worship.

Two questions for you. First, if we all worship someone or something, who or what are you worshipping? Secondly, how do I know who the REAL God is???

Question 1 – I’ll leave it with you

Question 2 – Stay tuned for part 2

Post title taken from ‘Stay True’ Broadkast

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RICE have launched SURGE CONFERENCE

RICE is good. Not just to eat, but also in the way that Jesus is being honoured through the RICE movement in Australia. First there was RICE Youth; then RICE Brisbane; then RICE Regenerate; more recently RICE En:trust Church Planting; and now RICE Surge. RICE Surge has just been launched with their website and the official announcement of their first conference in February 2010. Check out the promo vid:

Serving isn’t an optional add-on for the Christian life. Surge is seeking to encourage Christians to see that they have been “saved to serve”. There are plenty of conferences in Australia that encourage Christians to be involved in ministry.  The unique thing about this conference is that they will be helping people “to work out how God has uniquely created them to be used for His Service”.

Sounds promising. Hit it up: www.surgeconference.org.au

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Moore College Exam Cram 09

It’s exam time. Last year I wrote a stack of posts as part of my prep. This year, I’m not sure if you’ll see any blog posts (other than this one) or not! However, yesterday I tried a little experiment on twitter. Here’s where it started: Yo #MTC Moore college peeps. Tweet what ur studying 2day & how ur encouraged by it. Use this hashtag thing: #MTCexamcram09 (from here). Check out the live feed below:

Here’s what I like about the experiment:

  1. I’m motivated to study because I see others studying
  2. There are gems among the quotes, reflections and bible verses being shared
  3. It’s a fun and maybe (?) useful way to use social media

Go join in if you’re using twitter and/or follow the live feed above – or here on twitter

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Goodbye October 09 | Hello November 09

Yesterday was October 31 – also known as Reformation Day. I think the Reformation is the goods. For the last few years, I’ve posted some reflections on the Reformation. Not this year. So here’s some links to the past 3 years: 2008; 2007; 2006. Today is November 1 – also known as the beginning of Movember. Last year I dominated in growing a Mo – this year I’m not allowed. If you’re growing a Mo – leave a link in the comments to let people know how they can give some coin. Hey hey – November is also Aus Music Month over at Triple J. Oh yeah and November is also exam month… grrrrr.

my fav from this month

Pic above is my pick of this month’s Smashing Magazine desktop calendars. (2nd place)

October 2009 blog stats

Keep it real.

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JOURNEY ON – Oakbridge featuring MC Shamrock

I went out with Mark Earngey (stage name MC Shamrock) on Friday night for some live Aussie Hip-Hop. Oakbridge was launching his new album. He was supported by Hoodsta Kidd and Broadkast from Brisbane. Earngey is featured on one of the album tracks, and so he performed that song with Oakbridge. Check out the video of Journey On:

The highlight of the night was Earngey owning the stage, closely followed by Broadkast and in particular their song Stay True. Check it on MySpace or listen for it on radio soon.

Most of these guys are hooked up with the Krosswerdz crew. Peaceout homies.