The Old Tin Shed

I have been away for quite a while now, I haven't forgotten this place, but I needed to find some things out on my own without the crutch of this site.  I have made some very good posts here in the past and I am proud of the volume of work that I created. But I look back, and realise how much I enjoyed the act of writing.  Writing has been a great stabilising effect on me and my life ever since high school.  I write short stories in my spare time, and they have enabled me to explore thoughts whims and serious topics that are close to my own heart. Since we last spoke I have added some ink to my skin, despite what everyone who doesn't like tattoos I love what I have done.  I have never been normal, I am not normal and this is just a  way to make me not look like every other fat bald 40+ something year old.   Plus I have always wanted ink just could never make up my mind what I wanted.  I have 3 pieces I think each shows a side of my pe...

Was chatting with my mate on Skype this evening and he sent me a you-tube link.  Nothing unusual in that at all.  He said "I’m sure that this will put a smile on your face. Anyway if you haven’t seen this please take the time to watch, its nice to have some perspective in life.

I havent posted in a couple of days to be honest my mind has been working on a long term project that looks like will see payment and ongoing contracts later in the month. However I am as militant as ever when it comes to same sex marriage, Recently getup australia made a short advertisment from funding from its members (yours truly included).  Its time now lets get this shit sorted.. Hope you enjoy

I have spoken many many times on this blog about my spiritual journey and I have spoken about my early life within a church that at the time, would have kicked me out.  I have spoken about the more recent incident where I was banned from attending services because I was gay. Then just now I found this http://www.news.com.au/world-news/pope-francis-says-he-wont-judge-priests-for-being-gay-as-he-returns-from-brazil/story-fndir2ev-1226687806050 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-29/pope-francis-says-it-is-not-his-place-to-judge-homosexuals/4851802?section=australianetworknews Are we seeing a monumental change in church doctrine.  Is this the beginning of the renewal ?  Im sitting here in tears, I cant believe what has been said.  my favorite line in all of this is And when someone sins and confesses, he said, God not only forgives but forgets. "We don't have the right to not forget," he said. I have waited half a life time to hear those words.  Now h...

Now surprising for me I know but I like to read   http://boundless-salvation.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/reinventing-religion.html In the post listed above you will note the talk about change and how difficult it is even within the organisation.  I started off writing a reply but found I had far more to say on the topic that I could safely put into a comment so below is a response to his post. For faith to survive it must modernize in some way.  Im not talking about the removal of structure or core beliefs but an acceptance that the world has changed and therefore the people in it.  We are far more education and connected than any other generation in history.  Ideas and information move around the world at the speed of light.  Books are read on digital readers not on paper (well for some of us).  We are reaching out to the stars, and understanding our world better than ever.  I feel as many do that the church has not kept up and as such holds l...