Wednesday, December 14, 2005

This one is for Sam

 


I found an IPod DJ console today, a very cool 2 IPod holder in which you 'do your thang' The next gadget Sam, the next gadget... Posted by Picasa

This one is for Brad

 


My pick of the Vespas I have seen whilst on this trip - ET4 150, classy work Posted by Picasa

What a wonderful wife I have

 
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San Francisco - Arrival Morning

 
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The Mrs Doubtfire House

And now...The Cable Car


San Francisco is as 'picture perfect' as the media we get presented with tells us. Streets lined with houses as opposed to high density development, old school fire engines and the constant wail of sirens, bells and traffic.

I tracked down a pair of shoe I needed for the trip and purchased them online @ Delasole, San Francisco. Joe was most happy to provide me with my Tsubo, shoes and would you know it - I got them from the most like Paddington Place in all of San Francisco...go figure ;)

On another note...we looked for Mrs Doubtfire's house to have a "Drive by Fruiting" no luck but we did find George Lucas' newe ILM site VERY IMPRESSIVE

We Biked the Bridge


Monday...That is after we managed to spend the first part of Sunday sleeping, the next part eating at the best Brunch place in the Noe Valley; and the last part on that great international sport, played in every country...SHOPPING :) We BIKED THE BRIDGE from the City [Peir 39] to quaint and fashionable Sausolito.

Mike and Corina Yeaton have been wonderful hosts, Mike Megan and I had a fantastic day out. The attached images are professional, located from the web. The following are our own...

We are off and running...SAN FRANCISCO


We landed in San Francisco on Saturday morning which I thought was cool because it meant I got to have breakfast twice that day :)

I am not sure I was prepared for the chilly weather being Australian and all but jumpers and thermals HERE WE COME.

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Surfing the Net while Riding the Clouds - I'm Blogging @ 35,000 Feet :)

I am on the way home from a very fruitful Indonesian Leadership Training Trip and to my joy and amazement I have the opportunity to be wirelessly connected to the internet!! How cool is technlogy? How cool is the ability to 'surfing the net while riding the clouds'

I love technology :)

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

An Increase In Faith Precedes An Increase

Rohan Dredge
Executive pastor
Shire Christian Centre
www.shirelive.com

In the time I have been in ministry and in with the people I have been ‘doing life’ with faith and the exercising of it has been the key to taking great steps forward for what we have been called to do.


Acts 16:5 (NLT) reads “So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew daily in numbers.” An increase in faith always precedes and increase in any area of your life.


Here are three ways I have found your faith can increase:


1. Increase in God’s Word

What you feed thrives and what you starve dies. My wife Megan and I have had two herb gardens in our married life, the second is thriving, full of healthy, juicy and good for you herbs – the original suffered from a lack of time, attention and water! What we feed our soul with God’s word thrives, what we starve dies. Take Paul’s encouragement to Timothy and jump into the Word because “it straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right” (2 Timothy 3:16 NLT)

2. Increase In God’s Presence

“Presence changes perspective.” Psalm 73:17 teaches me that, all these things the writer wanted until they “entered the sanctuary of the Lord” then it all fell into place, they got back on top of life instead of the other way round, the end of those that failed to follow God became all too clear, because they went well and deep into the presence of God an increased in faith.


3. Increase In Action

Take your faith out for a ride, take a risk, attempt something significant for God and see that he will time and time again prove he is trustworthy. This is not a stand alone guarantee that no challenge will ever touch you again but I am confident that as your stretch from an increase in faith God shows himself trustworthy every time!

What is on the other side of an increase for in your faith?

© Rohan Dredge 2005