Mike's Archive

• It's Time To Bite The Bullett
• Roll the Credits
• How Is Your Attitude?
• Bamboo, Roots & Resentment
• Building A Strong Marriage
• Living In Sin
• The Chain or the Circle
• There's Always Tomorrow
• Sticks and Stones
• Conspiracy Theory or Conspiracy Fact
• Jesus and Football
• The Captain and the Coach
• You Can't Get There From Here
• The Thin Edge of the Wedge
• Equal, But Not The Same
• Please Don't Call Me Names!
• Equal but Different.
• The Enigma of Human Nature
• What's a Father To Do?
• Gay Marriage - An Opportune Time
• Do I Believe in Hell
• The Final Farewell
• The Death Of A Child
• The Death We Never Talk About
• The Birth We Call Death
• The Death We Never Talk About (2)
• To Speak Or Not To Speak
• Ken died last week
• Facing Facts, Funerals and Finality
• Why Does It Take So Long To Die
• The Final Farewell
• Until Death Do Us Part (1)
• Until Death us do Part (2)
• Until death do us part (3)
• No Regrets
• The New Normality
• Apathy: The Silent Enemy
• Chasing The Wind
• God Hates Religion
• Forgiveness - The Key To Freedom
• Dangerous Appetites
• Becoming Bitter or Better
• I Must Be Getting Old
• An Epiphany On A Train
• One Death Per Person
• Keep It Balanced!
• What God Has Put Asunder
• The Power of Poverty Thinking
• Finishing Well (Part 1)
• Finishing Well Part 2
• Finishing Well (Part 3)
• Finishing Well (Part 4)
• Finishing Well (Part 5)
• Finishing Well (Part 6)
• Finishing Well (Part 7)
• Finishing Well (Part 8)
• The Basin and the Towel - An Easter Reflection
• The Significance of Kingdom Suffering
• A Photo of Jesus
• Viva La Difference
• Great Expectations
• Blind Faith
• May The Force Be With You
• The Occult Octopus
• The Law, the Police and You
• Good News of a Fresh Start
• Asking God One Question
• How Good Is Good Enough?
• Weaving A Web
• Creating God In Our Image
• Not Good Enough For Church
• The Trouble With Religion
• A Strange Funeral Request
• A God-forsaken Country
• Please Don't Tell Me The Score!
• A Favourite Bible Verse
• Elijah Was An Atheist
• Trust Your Instruments!
• The Case Of The Cautious Atheist
• Did God Allow This Tragedy?
• Why This? Why Now? Why Me? (1)
• Why This? Why Now? Why Me? (2)
• Did You Hear What I Said? (1)
• Did You Hear What I Said? (2)
• Did You Hear What I Said? (3)
• Where Did That Come From
• Judging A Book By Its Cover
• The Trial of Faith
• Giving God The Silent Treatment.
• Further Reflections on the Trial of Faith
• Trust God or Curse God
• Where Is God In All This?
• But God
• The Source of Suffering
• The Blue Angels
• Three Little Words
• The Power of Illusion
• Reconciling God and Tragedy
  • Avoid It Like Poison
  • How To Fail Successfully
  • Do You Like Yourself
  • Hurt People Hurt People
  • The Gift of Pain
  • The Face Of Fanaticism
  • The Ministry of Doubt
  • The Integrity of Doubt
  • Erazing Our Past
• A Frightening Realism
• Life's Early Lessons
• Holding Back The Tide
• A Titanic Lesson
• You Had Better Be Right!
• When The Law Is A Nuisance
• Is Tolerance Always A Virtue
• Capital Punishment; Yes or No?
• Is Discrimination Always Wrong?
• Sincerity Does Not Make Wrong Right
• Homosexuality: The Debate Continues
• Our Upside Down Values
• Can We Solve The Drug Tsunami
• Is the Church Out Of Step
• Living In Disneyland
• The Mighty Dollar God
• A False God Is Exposed
• Abstinence is a Dirty Word
• Morality In Crisis
• The Media: Shaping Or Reflecting Culture?
• So What's In A Date?
• I am a Conservative!
• The Power Of Example
• I Am Not A Racist! (1)
• I Am Not A Racist! (2)
• Thinking Kingdom (1)
• Thinking Kingdom (2)
• Thinking Kingdom (3)
• The Blind Leading The Blind
• Christmas Celebrates.....Who?
• The Danger of a Painless Life
• The Enemy Within (Part 1)
• The Enemy Within (Part 2)
• The Enemy Within (Part 3)
• Kevin Changes His Mind
• Same-Sex Marriage - Again
• What is Truth?
• Hide & Seek
• Accepting Defeat With Grace
• Does God Turn The Other Cheek?
• Growing Old Fruitfully

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3. Journal Entries - January 2009

There is something about a new year that promises new beginnings. In some ways, one day is no different from another. Yet we treat December 31st as entirely different from January 1st. We use music and fireworks to create a line in the sands of time with the hope that what is to come might be different and better from what has been.