I don’t want to use cash, just the right to

I don’t want to use cash, just the right to

I am not an alarmist and usually abhor sharing petitions, but as someone who loves both technology and history I feel this is one I am in a position to share. This petition is asking the government to preserve physical cash in law. Seems weird, I know. Hear me...
Thinking about death

Thinking about death

I’m not depressed, it is just that for my whole life I have regularly considered what it will be like to experience advanced age and ultimately death. I know that sounds morbid, but it never was, It was more like the idea of “Memento mori” espoused...
Local Church Social Media Primer

Local Church Social Media Primer

I was asked to give a 20 minute talk on Social Media at my local church, 20 minutes was not nearly enough and I was talking to a mostly non-tech-savvy audience so I did break down the definitions a lot, but I thought I would share it in case anyone would be interested...
For my Dad

For my Dad

I’ve always struggled with gifts for people. I know a good gift idea when I spot it, but coming up with it is really hard. I have heartily appreciated every gift I have been given, but ultimately gifts aren’t the thing that floats my boat. It is knowing that the...
Mashona Music Video

Mashona Music Video

I am certainly not a videographer, but when Alan came to me and asked me to shoot a music video for him, I was quite surprised and certainly challenged, but I said yes. I listened to the song and based on the lyrics, built out a narrative concept and went hunting for...
14 Lessons from 10 years As a Christian

14 Lessons from 10 years As a Christian

Almost a year ago I had the idea to create a video to mark ten years since my baptism, but kept putting it off because I had such big plans for it, yesterday I realized that if I want to get it out before 11 years clicks over, I need to stop aiming for perfection and...
Resource: Nominating Survey

Resource: Nominating Survey

Around this time of year most Adventist churches are going through the wonderful process we affectionately call Nominating committee, where the officers for the upcoming year are selected. In order to facilitate that, we developed a survey that can be used in advance...
My Talk at the CBO Breakfast

My Talk at the CBO Breakfast

Here in Bundaberg there is a Christian Business breakfast that I have really enjoyed attending several times. Recently David (the organiser of the event) asked me to give a talk at the upcoming breakfast about how my faith effects my business. He was also kind enough...
Take your Family with you

Take your Family with you

Here is a LONG overdue morning walk Vlog.  In this one I am talking about the need to work as a family. If your spouse or your child has an issue. it becomes inescapably your issue. The only way to overcome it is not to isolate yourself or allow your family to...
Sabbath School Attendance Chart

Sabbath School Attendance Chart

We have been focusing on building up our Sabbath School classes to make them work more like small groups. One way we are doing that is monitoring attendance. Not as in roll call, but just quietly so we know who is missing so we can show them some love. I printed up...