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The Famous Five and the Spirit of Adventure
It’s funny the things which stick with you from childhood. I am a 37-year-old man who often finds myself remembering childhood moments which captivated my imagination. Just the other day I experienced a flashback to when I was in grade … Continue reading
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Tagged books, childhood, creativity, enidblyton, famousfive, imagination, memories, nostalgia, reading, thefamousfive
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Jack T. Chick and The Witches of Nar Nar Goon
The sociological phenomenon known as the ‘satanic panic’ hit the country town of Warragul in the early 1990’s, where for a brief time the locals had become alarmed at the rise in satanic ritual activity amongst the towns youth. Rumours … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, church, darkness, devilworship, memories, nostalgia, occult, religion, satan, satanicpanic, satanism, theology
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Small Moments in Love #1
I was walking her to the train station late one Sunday evening. It was the middle of winter, yet I had not really registered the cold. She, on the other hand, claimed that she was utterly freezing. I had lent … Continue reading
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Tagged love, lovestory, memories, memory, reflection, relationships, shortstory
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Made me Smile #2
I. A tradie reading a Penguin Classic on the train: a glorious contravention of everyone’s expectations. II. Waiting in line at Kinokuniya bookshop- the only place in which an extended cue is fine with me. We are all here to … Continue reading
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Tagged HAPPY, life, memories, SMILE, THOUGHTS
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And the Sax Played On… (Or, why it’s not always a good idea to invite friends to Church)
The pressure to invite my high school friends to Church events wasn’t oppressive, but it was subtly consistent. This pressure- perhaps expectation is a better word- manifested itself through casual remarks made by my Parents or youth leaders, to the … Continue reading
Apocalypse Boy
Surrounded by the stunning Gippsland lakes, Camp Coolamatong was a mesmerizing place for an 11 year old boy to spend a weekend. In the middle of a cold winter in 1992, my Church mates and I spent three days fishing, … Continue reading
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Tagged camp, childhood, coolamatong, gippsland, memories, reflection, revelation, scripture union, theology
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