If you are a Christian with what you consider to be biblical values, you might be surprised to see what our major political parties think.  Courtesy of Australia Christian Values who have questioned all of the major parties, here is an Australian Christian Values Checklist. 

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It has been long known that people learn values by observation and osmosis, rather than by specific teaching.  The education of values just helps them understand, but not to obtain those values. 

Schools, sunday schools and other places have an important part to play in the education of children, but in terms of teaching children values, – this is mostly done in the home. 

If you take too much on yourself, the wheels might very well fall off.

In Michael Grose’s blog he mentions ten challenges children will face in the coming years.  There were two that caught my attention as being particularly and obviously true, especially for my community of Mt Morgan.  These were sleep deprivation and children being raised in multiple homes. 

Recently while listening to a financial author talk about money, he made the comment that he gives his children “pocket money” but they don’t earn that money.  BUT, they do chores despite the fact that they earn money. 

For many years, I’ve known Diane and Ferdi Miltenburg who have been running a house church here in Mt Morgan.  Their ministry is called HIM (Hope International Ministries) They are committed and loyal people and love the community here.  Last week I was blessed to be able to built a quick website for them while I’ve been stuck in bed with my broken foot

I’m someone who has invested in property over the last 5 years and I have some rental properties.  I have always thought of my properties as being assets.  I would never have admitted this, but I would also have subconsiously seen my tenants to have been liabilities.  There are worries about how the tenants will treat the home and if the rent will be paid on time in full. 

While playing football with some Seniors at the High School on Thursday I broke my leg.  The leg has two bones running down the inside, the Fibula and the Tibia.  Well, I had a meeting with the concrete at full speed and my fibula was the weakest link. 

Gideons as an organisation is made up of great Christian folks who hand out Bibles for free all around the world, and here in Australia too.  They have these little tiny bibles in a variety of colours.  When I was a grade 8 student I received a little red bible, but only a few years later I had no idea where it could be.  I really wanted to get one again.