The share-market has been in the news a bit lately. Sounds like it has been a rollercoaster ride for investors and retirees as they watch their nest eggs diminish by the day. Maybe you’re a little nervous too? It’s enough to make someone want to pull all their money out and stick it under the mattress where it’s safer. Which may well be a good strategy for some, but for most people by playing it safe they will lose out, and even go backwards. There’s always a risk in investing. Even in Jesus. You see, you could play it safe and not talk at all about Jesus. That may well be a good strategy for some, but for most people it means you will lose out on the full benefits of a relationship with God, and even go backwards spiritually. Worse than that, others will lose out by not hearing about Jesus. There’s always a risk in investing. Even in Jesus. But, there’s also rewards. Big rewards. Why not have a crack?

* The above comments should not be taken as personal financial advice. Before making any decisions I recommend you obtain your own advice and consider the Product Disclosure Statement and Financial Services Guide. However, I take full responsibility for any perceived spiritual advice and recommend it heartily. Unfortunately, yours and my past performance is a reliable indicator of future performance which is why it’s worth investing in Jesus. He’s a good saver.

I learnt this week that the typical Australian bloke weighs 87kg. (No, you don’t have to go weigh yourself right away!) That 87kg of typical Aussie bloke is made up of 57kg of oxygen, 16kg of carbon, 8kg of hydrogen, 3kg of nitrogen, 1kg of calcium and 2kg of assorted other elements.

Now, don’t quote me as an expert on this, but if you were to break that typical Aussie bloke down into his chemical elements and sell them at current market rates you might get something like $200 in your pocket. What’s that . . . 40 coffees from the coffee cart? A general admission ticket to watch Geelong in this year’s AFL Grand Final? A couple of tanks of petrol?

Thank goodness, I say, life is more than economics.

I don’t believe in a patriarchal chief, a judge who never had mercy on a thief, the lord and master who must be waited on– God is mother-sister just as much as father-son.

God is beside us, God has no other home, no other family, we are God’s flesh and bone; he-she is with us and with all humankind– loving his creation always occupies her mind.

Lutheran theologian Robin Mann penned those words back in 1991 for his song God. Version 1.0. Robin tells me they caused quite a stir when they were published in the All Together books. I think I can see why! Robin usually plays with a theologically straight bat which makes these lyrics all the more noteworthy. How do they sit with you? If they make you uncomfortable, that’s good. If they don’t, perhaps they should!