http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta the blog of Samuel Clarke Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:06:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those of you who aren't a friend of mine on Facebook I thought I'd give you a little catchup on what's going on in my life. Have you ever thought there aren't enough hours in the day, but then come to the deep and meaningful realisation that there are ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2009/07/catchup/ I love awesome quotes, it's almost an informal habit of mine to collect them! So I thought I'd share a few of my recent favorites...more along the philosophical line: "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Sir Winston Churchill "To be an ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2009/06/food-for-thought-some-philosophical-quotes/ OK, I'm mostly a vegetarian and can't imagine elephant stew would be very nice at all, and I'm definitely not condoning the killing of elephants for stew, ivory or any other such reason...but I came across this a couple of months ago and thought it was funny - hence I'm ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2009/06/elephant-stew/ The dictionary defines unashamed as: acting openly and without guilt or embarrassment. In a world that is trying to oppress and tyrannize Christians who believe in any absolutes - especially those based on the Bible - there are few willing to stand up and be counted. I came across (which in ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2009/03/unashamed-acting-openly-and-without-guilt-or-embarrassment/ I’ve been meditating on Paul writing to Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:6 talking about Godliness with contentment is great gain - I might post my thoughts on it someday, I’m coming to believe a correct understanding of the concept Paul is talking about adds an extra dimension to victorious Christianity! Anyway, ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2009/01/food-for-thought-on-contentment-and-advancement/ French for I've missed my flight - something I hope I don’t say tomorrow! As tomorrow I leave the Sunshine Coast at 2:30am for a 27 hour voyage via Brisbane, Sydney, Auckland, San Francisco and ending up at San Jose for GYC08! It’s been a very last minute thing - made ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2008/12/jai-manque-mon-vol/ ...that’s when I get into bed mind you...have had a fair few late nights and early mornings this month! Here’s a photo of me on a good day! :p Anyway, here’s a brief snapshot of what I’ve been up to lately. Shooting food! Producing a cookbook for Living Valley Springs - early ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2008/12/whats-been-getting-me-out-of-bed-lately/ It’s a question that I’ve asked myself lots. And it’s a very important one! How honestly can we know if God is actually leading or if it’s either a rabbit from Satan or our own version of God’s leading? My friend Philip Mills over at his blog has posted something that ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2008/12/how-do-i-know-if-god-is-leading/ Today has been one of those days that I don't really enjoy having. Stressful, creative inspiration not running at full steam, being mucked around by other people, and topped off with deadlines as the icing. A bit after 14:00 this afternoon I realized rather acutely that the walls of my stomach were kissing each other and set ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2008/11/gods-work-of-refining-food-for-thought/ Late last night (here in Australia) RED digital cinema announced a new bread of cameras - DSMC (Digital Stills and Motion Camera). If you’re in the industry you’ll be as excited as I am, if you’re not let me try and explain... It’s both a high end still camera (think ... http://www.unashamedlychristian.com/beta/2008/11/the-future-has-arrived-almost/