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My old boss used to say “how are ya travelling” rather than how are you going or how are you. I used to think it was a bit weird at the time.
Yet each of us is on a journey, and we all have a different road but hopefully to the same destination. You caravaner’s travelled here with your accommodation attached, Marianne and the boys and I travelled here by commodore, others by other means. I used to travel by bicycle a lot, cycle touring, racing or just to work. I go to
Sydney to do further studies by train. The idea is to get to where we need to be.
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Aussie blokes love their toys. They may be real toys or toys of toys. Look at Doug’s trains. He would probably love to play with real trains but I dare say Pam may view that with some disdain.My dad has always love cars, he has had some old cars, but when the back yard filled up he decided to collect toy cars, actually had a mail order business for a while selling expensive toy cars.
My mate Phfitzy, his dad owns a plane, and it is his hobby going on holidays in the plane all over the country.
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One of the greatest tools for telling people about Jesus is the old fashioned party.
Now, we might call it a BBQ, we might call it a party, we might call it a get together, but in essence – it’s a party.
It appears to me to be a biblical principle.
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On average,2% of Christians talk about Jesus to non Christians in any given week. On average 8% of Muslims talk about their faith each week to non believers. On average 9% of Hindus talk about their faith each week to those outside of their religion. On average 11% of Buddhists talk about the benefits of their faith each week to people they want to influence. Read the rest of this entry »
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The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. GE 12:2 “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. GE 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” GE 12:4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and
Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from
Haran.
5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in
Haran, and they set out for the
land of
Canaan, and they arrived there
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