I’ve just finished up a uni subject so I have a little more time to devote to the backlog of other projects that have been too quiet. One of my uni friends referred me to the already gangbusters This is America music video. There are a bunch of reasons you wouldn’t want a child or teenager …
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how much do Google and Facebook know about you?
It’s a bit chilling thinking through all the information that are being stored by Google and Facebook, and we have just walked into the whole process.
slow death of old iPad (via kottke)
An increasingly common story with technology that I’m noticing more as a Dad, and as I move into a new MacBook Pro, because after three years, my MacBook Air is too slow, and my son “needs” a laptop for school; how much technology is bought to replace perfectly adequate technology in our endless chasing of …
Moore St General, Austinmer
Single O coffee. 38 Moore St, Austinmer. I wasn’t sure what to expect from a new place in Austinmer, but I’m glad I made the journey. On Tuesdays, this place is closed, and it’s worth going the extra distance to Thirroul and visiting Buck Hamblin (and in fact I did – about a 20 min …
get behind me!
I hesitate to even use the word “get” in a title, after years of being told that it’s not a good word to use in English. Today, we would use “get behind me” to talk about a show of support, but it works a little bit differently in first century language: it’s more like “depart …
walking on water
If you’ve ever heard the expression “walks on water”, it has something to do with being able to accomplish amazing feats that no-one else could do (though not with the miraculous, just with a high level of talent). This miracle appears in three out of four gospels, and seems to be about demonstrating Jesus’ power …
lost freight, Mount Wellington (Tasmania)
Zimmah Coffee. Pinnacle Rd, Hobart, Tasmania. As you drive up to the top of Mount Wellington from Hobart, you can’t miss it. There’s parking, and even a short bush track to explore. This wood-clad shipping container has only been open this year – they are serving coffee out of a shipping container, but in a beautiful …
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feeding the 5000
The figure of speech here is “loaves and fishes” – by some miracle stretching out a small resource to accomplish a lot. And it dates back to a couple of events in the midst of Jesus’ ministry: the main one is called “the feeding of the 5000”. This is such a famous miracle that it …
lost sheep
The idea of the lost sheep is deeply embedded into western culture. In the Shaun the Sheep movie, the premise was that the shepherd had gone missing, and the sheep had to find him, so a reversal of the “lost sheep”, but not an ignorant one. Jesus actually tells this parable about the lost sheep, …
the return of the prodigal
The idea of a prodigal son (from the Latin word prodigus meaning “lavish”), who would take half his father’s property, squander it all, and then come back and ask for mercy, is a famous one in western culture. And it’s one of those ideas that comes from the teaching of Jesus. This story appears only …