Category Archives: prayers

the sound of settling

Posted on Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 by Bert

hi, so after a long break of not writing, let me fill people in with what’s been going on: firstly, we’ve moved in, and the house is turning into a home. each room has a nice feel and flavour and … Continue reading →

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painting

Posted on Wednesday, Jul 04, 2007 by Bert

so for the next two weeks we’re living with Khang in Erdington. I think this nomadic lifestyle has been a sampler of the traffic into town. The 1st week was from the South East, the 2nd week was from the … Continue reading →

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Art

Posted on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 by Bert

Running the Numbers Running the Numbers An American Self-Portrait This new series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of … Continue reading →

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Double Post: Secret Loves & Bert’s Mini Adventures

Posted on Wednesday, Jan 24, 2007 by Bert

Secret Loves So the past few days have been rather revelatory for me. I’ve discovered that I have a range of secret loves that generally i don’t want other people to know about. Similar to Kalun’s list of “Things you … Continue reading →

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speaking

Posted on Friday, Sep 01, 2006 by Bert

so i’m speaking this Sunday and next Sunday. This week: Confession Next week: Worship i’ve discovered that the weeks i’m speaking, life usually gets a little more difficult. i’m not sure whether it’s personal stress levels getting higher, or coincidental … Continue reading →

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Taiwan

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 20, 2006 by Bert

Tuan (congratulations by the way), linked to this fascinating article about Christians in Taiwan. Here’s a quote. A-chong, a Taiwanese demolition worker, wants to go to church. He wants to thank the Christians who prayed for his daughter when she … Continue reading →

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Love

Posted on Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 by Bert

I wonder what it’s like to be a parent. and i fear it all the same. My fears about parenting revolve around what i see in teenagers everyday. Not the loud music, or the funky hairstyles, or even the reckless … Continue reading →

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stretching

Posted on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2005 by Bert

It’s now my second year in Bible College (with 1 year to go), and i finally feel like i’m being stretched. Not so much in just workload, but in the amount of information i’ve got to process. I suppose that’s … Continue reading →

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Speaking

Posted on Sunday, Nov 06, 2005 by Bert

I’m speaking later today… well, at 9.30 in the BCEC. I’m just finishing up my message now. It’s been a challenging and convicting message. For myself that is. It’s not often that i end up on my knees in repentance … Continue reading →

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Encounter Weekend : How Great is Our God

Posted on Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 by Bert

The Encounter is fast approaching and things are pretty exciting. God’s been really bringing new insight into the messages, and it feels so fresh and exciting as i come to the final preparations. I can see God doing amazing things, … Continue reading →

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