“My son’s a gamer.”  These four words could potentially be the most awkward admission the modern-day parent feels they can make to their parenting peers.  For Christian parents, if we are truly transparent with one another, there are no real “rules” for navigating this space, no personal teenage experiences to draw on that even vaguely resemble this.

If I were to say the word “Fortnite” in the school car park a few months back, the looks of despair were palpable.  What will be the next game title to elicit similar looks of dread and hopelessness?

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Juicy, Delicious, Gossip

George Harrison, singer-songwriter and lead guitarist of Beatles fame, once said “Gossip is the Devil’s radio”.  Whack!  This prominent 20^th century cultural identity does not pull punches in describing his objection to gossip. Continue reading “201807 Gossip” →

Gourmet Hotdogs … God’s design for hospitality?

“There is no such thing!”.  As I sit listening to the announcements at my home church’s evening service recently, I’m thinking “it’s a non-sequitur – you simply can’t put gourmet and hotdogs in the same sentence!”.  Continue reading “201804 Gourmet Hotdogs” →

I’m wandering across the school’s campus on a cold Melbourne March morning, making a beeline to the Prep grade building.

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