Last week, thanks to a wonderful gift from friends I was able to get out of the house and take in dinner and a movie with a close friend from uni. We hadn’t really planned what we would see, but stumbled across The Sapphires. Thinking it would be a good…
As I browsed through news.com.au today, I came across what must be the most important news of the week… Miley Cyrus had a haircut! (For those of you who don’t know, Miley Cyrus is a singer) Apparently this revelation sent the internet into a frenzy and fans flooded her twitter…
Today in chapel we had the privilege of hearing from Peter Brain, the recently retired Archbishop of Armidale, speaking on the topic of thankfulness. His brief message struck a chord with me, especially with the degree to which our society and culture is somewhat less than thankful for the things…
This blog post is probably one of the more theologically oriented posts that will intersperse this blog, when I get a chance to think and write, and in this case it comes while im sitting on a plane between Melbourne and Singapore. It stems from a twitter discussion that I…
It seems very strange that an entire semester has passed already, but indeed it has, and we have marked the end of semester with the usual venerable exam week; then it will be holidays. One of the great opportunities which Ridley offers is the chance to get a hands on…
On the weekend I was having a chat with a friend about some of the aspects of other cultures that contribute to making them unique. Take for example the pasata making day, and the other various food related gatherings, that contribute to creating a unique Italian culture. Or the various…
