A lovely day

Today I went to my great-great grandfathers grave for the first time with my dad. It was a really special time. We didn't know that he was buried in Melbourne until the last year or two and this was our first chance to go and visit. It was a special day because of that (and I so can't say why family history is so important to me but it deeply deeply is) but also just as one of those almost once in a lifetime special days with dad.

Today will be one of those days I remember all of my life for which I am really thankful

Responding as a Community

Been thinking lots about our individualistic society over recent months. But in particular, I've been thinking about how different it is to what we read in the Bible and how much of a culture gap it is in terms of us not understanding at all God addressing a group of people and us understanding even less what it means to respond to God in repentance and obedience etc as a community of people.

What might it look like today? How do we get better at it?

Last blog entry

Well - that was ironic wasn't it!!!!! My computer was stuffing up and I couldn't get Trish's link up properly and in the process of trying to it seems that I kept reposting - it's so amusing that I'm leaving it there - but do make sure you read the one below them all!
(and after it stuffing up it wouldn't let me view my own blog - I left it and went to sleep!)

Comments!

For those of you who regularly read this blog but don't comment - have a look at Trish's blog entry for today. I think she says all that I would want to say. (although I'd prefer you to read and not comment - than not feel that you can read without commenting!)

Comments!

For those of you who regularly read this blog but don't comment - have a look atTrish's blog entry for today. I think she says all that I would want to say. (although I'd prefer you to read and not comment - than not feel that you can read without commenting!)

Comments!

For those of you who regularly read this blog but don't comment - have a look at href="http://www.anthonymalloy.com/trishsblog/">Trish's blog entry for today. I think she says all that I would want to say. (although I'd prefer you to read and not comment - than not feel that you can read without commenting!)

Comments!

For those of you who regularly read this blog but don't comment - have a look at href="http://www.anthonymalloy.com/trishsblog/">Trish's blog entry for today. I think she says all that I would want to say. (although I'd prefer you to read and not comment - than not feel that you can read without commenting!)

Comments!

For those of you who regularly read this blog but don't comment - have a look at href="http://www.anthonymalloy.com/trishsblog/">Trish's blog entry for today. I think she says all that I would want to say. (although I'd prefer you to read and not comment - than not feel that you can read without commenting!)

Leadership and the New Science

I've been reading a book by Margaret Wheatley called "Leadership and the New Science" - and loving it. I've read bits of it before and been around and discussed many of the concepts but am loving and being refreshed by reading the book through. It's based on quantum physics ideas and what we can learn from that about leadership and organisations. It's one of those books which is a hard balence between "I can't put this down" and "My brain is about to burst".

It talks about having a "values field" and that out of that values field people should have freedom to dream, put into action their ideas etc (not quite true to Margaret's words - but I'm trying to explain stuff in a sentence or two!). One of the things I've been wrestling with heaps in the last few years is just how to help "values field" happen. I'm so against the whole "vision-casting" idea but at the same time recognise that leadership isn't bad. Also know that there is no such thing as an empty value field - there will be something in there. So my million dollar question - how do you enable a community of faith to develop a Jesus centred, biblically based, missional values field, organically and naturally?!
Comments on this one please!

The pursuing God!

I've been thinking alot over the last few months about the way that God pursues us. And I so love it.
I'm so conscious of the way that he constantly pursues us and longs for us to come to him.

Another way I've been thinking about it is God as the wooing, scheming lover.

Lack of Posting

Very conscious of the lack of posting over the last week or so. Had a number of days off over this time - as well as loads going on! Just returned from being down visiting some friends for a few days - lovely relaxed time away. And last weekend also had three days off (even if Thursday - Saturday not Saturday - Monday like the rest of Melbourne!).
So very in awe of creation and the way we humans develop (wasn't around a baby over the last few days was I!). As well as that lots going on in my brain which I suspect I will blog about soon - doing ethics at college this semester which is giving my brain lots to thinking through.
And with the rest of the world grieving over recent events in Spain.

Making a difference to the Environment!

I care so much about the environment but ... do so little and like many feel so helpless about it.
Was watching TV this morning and David Suzuki was on the Sunrise show and talked about the Nature Challenge - 10 steps that people can do to help the environment. Have a look and see if you can do some?!
But the key summary of what makes a difference: where you live, what you eat, and how you travel.

A thought about presenting anything!

Dave had a link to an article about tips for training on his site today: http://www.uiweb.com/issues/issue29.htm (sorry - at home where I still don't know how to do links from properly!).
Interesting article with fairly standard things - though useful.

However, the thing that struck me was one hint: do one risky thing each conference. I've been thinking recently about how easy it is to get into a rut even doing "experimental" things. So I'm going to hear that advice - and not necessarily do one risky thing everytime I'm running something - but frequently

Window into my brain this morning

I'm having one of those mornings when you are just in awe of the world!

I love those rare days when i get to see the sunrise - and today was one of those - and was this mornings Melbourne sunrise a treat this morning! When your day starts with something like that - how could you but be in awe of the world!

The other thing my day started with that I'm pondering is the story of the Good Samaritan. The words in the version I was reading went something like this "he wanted to justify himself so he asked 'Who is my neighbour?'" - pondering how often we ask questions like that to justify ourselves or avoid the truth.