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Bowen Family Systems Theory
Many pastoral leaders seeking meaningful ways to maintain good mental, emotional and spiritual health have looked to the field of psychology to guide their thinking and practice. It would appear that many organisational leaders, including clergy, are turning to Family...
The Day I Got My Finger Stuck in the Bunghole
THE DAY I GOT MY FINGER STUCK IN THE BUNGHOLE by Yvette Cherry It was a beautiful calm day on the lake. The birds were singing in the giant Karri trees that lined the shore. The water was cool and clear- perfect for a hot summer’s day. Everything was perfect,...
Will Smith- “Love Makes You do Crazy Things” – On the justification of abuse.
Today an event happened at the 94th Academy Awards. We should not be talking about it more than we are talking about the plight of people in Ukraine, the devastation of Myanmar, or the fact that the Taliban have reneged on allowing females to go to school. But we are,...
Grasshoppers and Roundabouts
I’m a firm believer that God uses the circumstances of our everyday lives to communicate with us. Sometimes we just need to be listening- paying attention to recurring patterns, themes, metaphors and motifs. I had coffee a while back with a particularly sparkly young...
Listen To Your Life
A few years ago I put all my teaching resources on the verge for council collection. It might have been a bit of a waste, but I likened it to the prophet Elisha, who when called to be a prophet of God, killed his oxen and burned his plough lest he is tempted to go back to #farmlyfe.
I sensed a call to pastoral ministry and so I burned the plough…
There Goes God- A Cherry Family Update
“Hey, don't look now, But there goes GodIn his sexy pants and his sausage dog…” -Crowded House “Community is community” – John Masters The past week has been a little hectic for the Cherry family. Leigh and I decided that we would publicly share the health...
