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Re: Cover Slider for Divi

neal_taylor — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:57:31 -0000

Hi Heinrich, just checked out the site and see you have other pages with a fixed header menu. I cannot get that working using this - www.taylordesignsandbox.com - any advice?

Re: Cover Slider for Divi

neal_taylor — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:51:29 -0000

Hi Vlad,

Are you going to be updatng this soon?

Re: It's good news for Lilydale cafe disciples

neal_taylor — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:51:46 -0000

What this article fails to convey, and it was conveyed to the journalist, that it is not just me that makes Matt’s work. The few folk who tirelessly serve behind the scenes need to be acknowledged. They are Jacqui K and Jennifer T who cook each week and have done since Matt’s started. There’s also Deb M who helps clean, serve, wash up, etc each week, and others like Ian S and others who help out each week to make it run smoothly.

Re: Our Housing Crisis Day 15

neal_taylor — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:32:00 -0000

Thanks for the comment Crisismaven! Will go have a look at your own blog.

If you read further you'll see that I spend time helping the homeless and disadvantaged so my own experiences are often tinged with understanding that it happens to many others.

I decided to document the issue as many folk do not realise the housing situation. Happy to share more if you have any questions.

Thanks mate!

Re: Siri Assistant Turns Your iPhone into a Personal Assistant

neal_taylor — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:25:36 -0000

Ahh, not yet available in Australia... yet!

Re: No wonder we confuse the World — A tale of the two Wynnum Church of Christ

neal_taylor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:24:20 -0000

Thanks Celtic Son! Love your perspective! Keep 'em coming!

Re: The Church and the Unemployed — are we missing something?

neal_taylor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:59:58 -0000

The gap, I feel, is far greater than that of providing physical needs.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs - the base is being met, but the next level is crumbling, affecting any progress and affecting needs such as community, friendship, self-esteem etc.

Re: The Church and the Unemployed — are we missing something?

neal_taylor — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:52:03 -0000

Thanks Jermayn - think you hit the nail on the head with the comment about churches seeing the unemployed as a liability. I think this is more so with the prosperity doctrine so popular in Australia and abroad lately.

Thanks for the comment and joining the conversation here.

Re: Frustrated, down, and a little angry.

neal_taylor — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:35:01 -0000

Thanks Sarah! I appreciate your prayers and thoughts.

Re: Street Swags

neal_taylor — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:27:57 -0000

Hi Jan, Thank you for your passionate and very detailed comment - I appreciate the passion and the information!

Firstly, I have never heard of Swags for the Homeless, and thank you for the link and the info - yes, I will be calling them and getting some swags to hand out to the folk that I meet daily. I guess that Swags for the Homeless hasn't sought or been given the same media attention that Street Swags have. Hence, my ignorance.

Secondly, while what you say may be true, I can attest that I have seen tears and been given heartfelt hugs with the many Street Swags I have given out. In fact tonight I met with one guy that I had given one to several months ago. He thanked me and said that it had helped ease winter and given him some comfort. Now that he had gotten himself on better footing, he had given the Street Swag I had given him to another to use. So, my point is, that Street Swags have and do make a difference, despite the errors you cite.

I do take exception for your comments about responsibility for my blog. I take responsibility for everything I post and did not post this article or the subsequent ones without seeing and testing the street swags.

Yes the Bible stands up for truth, and if you can show me where there are lies in this post them please do so. I have been protecting and serving the needy, the homeless etc and believed that Street Swags were one part of this, not the be all and end all.

Tell me ,what you are doing that is meeting the same challenge?

Re: When compassion bites.

neal_taylor — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:25:52 -0000

Thanks Hilmi, appreciate the comment and honesty. I came across your post from a Google search for homelessness and Melbourne that does a weekly search for me, and I have been impressed by your own observations and comments. I trust Melbourne will be safe for you while you are in our city to study.

Re: The Last Chance Motel — Four Corners Report

neal_taylor — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:03:11 -0000

So, while some grow rich, others must suffer?

Re: God’s Plan for You

neal_taylor — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:28:20 -0000

Great post Jim. I can relate to this as I have been traversing life for the past year following God and seeking his will. Your post came at a great time in my life. Blessings!

Re: Australia could “cure” homelessness: US Expert

neal_taylor — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:53:36 -0000

Hi Andi, Thanks for the comments, much appreciated!

Yes, I have to agree with you that USAmerica and us seem to define homelessness by differing standards. I was just having this discussion with Mark Horvath who is making a doco called Invisible People in USAmerica. We agreed that homelessness, while similar, has been defined and may even be seen in a different way in each country.

As far as you disagreeing about my view that agencies and social workers would see people as more than just boxes - I take and value your opinion and say that I am more than pleased to hear that! However, in my experience with the homeless and folk struggling who are all dealing with the agencies in our area, that is one of the most common complaints and my personal observations from my advocacy work. And while it may be a stretch to be so general - to which I apologise - unfortunately you guys sound like an exception and not the norm.

Funding is a key issue - and yes numbers talk, and that with the rhetoric of helping the homeless by the current Government.

Thanks again for your support and comments - would love to have you contribute more! Shalom!

Re: Australian Centre for the Moving Image

neal_taylor — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:54:52 -0000

LOL - when I studied my BA in Film making many years ago we watched some of Soldiers of the Cross in History of Cinema. I recall being proud that it was Australian and made by the SA!

Re: Just Having Fun

neal_taylor — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:42:08 -0000

Love it Jim - easier said than done but well worth it as I know that folk pick up on negative emotions so quickly, even if you're trying to be nonchalant! God Bless!

Re: Dad — I’m Watching You

neal_taylor — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:05:57 -0000

Thanks Ian - I know I often forget what I am doing until one of my kids asks me about it or imitates me - almost like holding a mirror up to me of myself. As if being a parent wasn't hard enough! LOL - but I love being a Dad and love showing my kids aspects of life, which I hope my life, my love of Jesus and people is being seen and reflected by my kids.

Re: ICL Social Justice

neal_taylor — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:09:19 -0000

Great to hear brother!

Re: Thinking Theologian, Where are You?

neal_taylor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:10:34 -0000

Any URL you can point to?

Re: The side effects of taking the red pill – mental health issues of leaving the institutional church as we know it

neal_taylor — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:34:22 -0000

Fixed! Should now be able to add your own. Thanks for the input!

Re: Thinking Theologian, Where are You?

neal_taylor — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:16:12 -0000

Hi Elwyn, still no sign of TT - I am getting daily hits from search engines looking for him - so I hope that it is TT looking to see what the reaction is!

If anyone knows TT get him or her to drop by and say hi!

Re: God is Not [and has never been] White: Biblical Post-colonial Theology

neal_taylor — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:17:26 -0000

As a South African now living in Australia, I have wrestled with many of these issues and feel strongly aligned with what Jarrod is writing. I am going to buy the book.

I am working with others in our part of the World - Melbourne, Australia, to live out that Sorry that Jarrod mentions, and connect with our indigenous brothers and sisters with love and better understanding, as I believe it will not only heal the land, but the community and the World at large.

Re: Chasing the Brand and Not Jesus

neal_taylor — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:36:25 -0000

Hi Ali,

Just checked and it appears that the blog on blogger has been closed!

Not sure what has happened - I do hope that the blog has been moved to Wordpress or similar, as it would be sad to loose the voice that The Thinking Theologian shared, and from the perspective The Thinking Theologian had!

If anyone knows what happened or where the author or blog has turned up - please let me know!

Thanks again Ali for bringing this up! Thanks for stopping by - hope to have you stop by and share your thoughts more often.

Re: Chasing the Brand and Not Jesus

neal_taylor — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:31:40 -0000

Thanks Nathan! LOL I do get a fair bit of traffic on here but very few comment, so thanks for taking the time to say something! BTW - I have your site on my feed reader.

Re: Chasing the Brand and Not Jesus

neal_taylor — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:23:14 -0000

Thanks for sharing some great comments with us. Sad to say it is not limited to the AOG or Australian Christian Church but a other denominations - near where I live is Cafeforce (Churches of Christ) that seem to have gone this way. Not sure about CityLife in Wantirna and other places, but it seems while some have headed that way others haven't - congregation by congregation there seems to be some major differences in this area.

In the USA, the megachurches are growing - from osmosis - that is absorbing members from other churches, while the smaller ones, trying the "big guys" approach are not succeeding very well.

Thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts, feel free to drop by and leave them anytime.