Don't Just Stand There – Say Something

April 5, 2004
by Rodney Olsen
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I met up with a good friend last night who I hadn’t seen for a couple of years. We shared a house for a while many years ago.

It was interesting to find out that he had seen my blog. I guess you never know who’s out there reading what you have to say.

So to you Lance, and anyone else who is reading the-journey.tk, don’t just read what I have to say, add your own comments or at least use the comments facility to say hello.

It was great catching up with Lance and I hope it’s not so long until the next time we get together.



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Where's the Friday Five?

April 2, 2004
by Rodney Olsen
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It’s about 9 hours after Friday Five is usually posted and so far nothing’s there. I’ll keep checking for the official questions but in the meantime I’ll post my own again. Feel free to use them on your own blog and link to it via my comments.

Who is the person, living or dead ….

1. … you would most like to invite home for dinner?

2. … you would most like to be like?

3. … you would most like to sit next to on a plane?

4. … you would most like as a business partner?

5. … you would most like to be with for the rest of your life.

My answers:

Who is the person, living or dead ….

1. … you would most like to invite home for dinner?

David Bowie. I think he’d be fascinating to talk to about a huge range of issues.

2. … you would most like to be like?

Jesus.

3. … you would most like to sit next to on a plane?

Given the choice I would sit next to Pauline – or request a vacant seat next to me.

4. … you would most like as a business partner?

Bill Gates. He knows how to make huge amounts of money but he also knows how to give billions away to good causes.

5. … you would most like to be with for the rest of your life.

Too easy. My beautiful wife, Pauline.



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April Fools' Day

April 1, 2004
by Rodney Olsen
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Anyone seen or heard any good April Fools pranks?



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Footy's Back

March 30, 2004
by Rodney Olsen
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Football started again on the weekend. The local WAFL competition started the weekend before but the team I follow, Swan Districts, had a bye so they started their season on Saturday. They started the season with a good win.

The West Coast Eagles, the best team in the AFL won their first game of the season.

My second favourite AFL team, the Fremantle Dockers, also won their first game of the season.

I don’t spend the whole season in front of a TV or at the games but I thought I should make a fuss seeing my 3 favourite teams won their first games.

I don’t follow soccer but I should mention that our local team, Perth Glory, won on the weekend to go into their Grand Final.



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What to do with Sundays

March 29, 2004
by Rodney Olsen
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The Pope isn’t happy with us Aussies. We’re not going to mass on Sundays.

He is quoted today as saying that our nation’s Catholics should head back to mass rather than playing or watching sports.

According to Julie King we should go back to living in the 50s. But does Julie actually believe that? Of course she doesn’t or she wouldn’t be out at a sporting fixture on a Sunday.

However, the Pope’s message found fertile ground with mother of three Julie King, who said she agreed with every word of his message.

“As a country we’re sports-obsessed. Sunday should be a family day – mass and then a baked dinner afterwards. Like it was in the 1950s,” she said.

Despite her views, she admitted the call to mass was not as strong as the call to watch her son play in his cricket team’s final.

I absolutely believe that we should set time aside to worship. But is the Pope telling us that we’re a naughty nation that should go back to mass going to achieve anything?

Surely people first need to connect with Jesus. The need to avoid a hell they don’t believe in is not a great motivating factor. It is only when they see the church as applicable to their lives that they will want any part of it. No one is obliged to attend church or mass and I wouldn’t want to see churches filled with people there out of a sense of duty anyway.

We need to go out to find those people who aren’t at church on Sundays. Not to drag them back to church, but to introduce them to Jesus.



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