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Halloween revisited

Symon — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:15:00 +0000

Yep, it’s that time of the year again, when young Jimmy pleads with his mum to buy him that blood-splattered-glow-in-the-dark meat cleaver on display in the toy store’s window.

Halloween is 2 weeks away, and once again I’m concerned at the amount of parents encouraging their kids to participate in a celebration which has its roots in pagan devil worship.

I wonder, as Mary delights in how cute her 5-year-old daughter looks in her which’s hat and broomstick, does she have any idea what that broomstick was originally used for?

Probably not.

I’ve spent the morning revising the Halloween origins study. It is now up to date, and relevant.

Click here to view the PDF.

Please read it through, and even if you don’t agree, you will understand it’s origins.

God bless.

The Greatest Gift

Symon — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:46:00 +0000

A television interviewer was walking streets of Tokyo at Christmas time. Christmas shopping is a very big commercial success in Japan. The interviewer stopped one young woman on the sidewalk, and asked, “What is the meaning of Christmas?”Laughing, she responded, “I don’t know. Is that the day that Jesus died?”

Sadly, there was some truth in her answer. Christmas is always a stressful time of the year. It shouldn’t be really, but with all the end-of-year functions, family get-togethers and Christmas shopping, Jesus can easily be neglected, and the ‘reason for the season’ distorted.

Click here to view the study in PDF format.

God bless

Battlefield:Mind

Symon — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:48:00 +0000

Every gamer will be familiar with the ‘Battlefield’ game franchise. The games focus on famous conflicts where the players fight to take territory and defend it.

In real life there is a battlefield on which possibly the most important conflicts of all are fought… the battlefield of the mind.

Click here to view the study in PDF format.

God bless

It’s how we finish that matters

Symon — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:59:00 +0000

With the Olympics almost at an end, and in light of other recent events, I thought it was a good time to post a link to the recent renewalyouth study: ‘The Race’.

It’s important to remember that the race of life is not a sprint, it’s a marathon, and it’s not how we start the race that matters, it’s how we finish that ultimately matters in light of eternity.

Click here to view the PDF file.

God bless