What is today? It's a bit of a nothing day. A Saturday of a loong weekend. The day between two other days. But it's Holy Saturday. Why holy? Nothing happens, nothing is achieved, on Holy Saturday. There's silence. Not much is recorded in the Bible. There's pain. There's suffering. There's mourning. It's quiet. Yet God is still working... Pete Grieg identifies with Holy...

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"Busy" is an all too common response. It has a whiff of vague importance; without really saying anything, you can convince others (or maybe just yourself) that your day,  your week,  your life... is filled with meaning. Why do we do that? Why do we feel the need to promote ourselves this way? Why do we hold busyness as an idol? I think...

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There is a sweet spot between safety and stupidity. A place between sitting at home with the doors and windows locked... and playing chicken on the M1 in peak hour. A place between your plain black t-shirt... and your leopard-print bow-tie. A place between supporting Hawthorn... and backing Carlton to win the premiership. There is space between the places. The beauty of a...

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On Sunday night I had the privilege of speaking at Beaconsfield for the first time. On a day that was also Mez's birthday and my official induction - to say it was big was an understatement. So what would be the first thing you would say? I started with the word, 'finally.' Not an expression of satisfaction, conclusion, or frustration. A word of...

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