I always like it when Jono can join me for a gig. Perhaps I should have given more thought to our band motto before I told Jono that it's 'band comes last', because I can hardly be dissapointed when Jono can't make a gig because he has something else on.

After seeing both Rhubarb and Wishful perform their last ever shows on Friday night though, I can confirm that our lackidaisical approach to the band has contributed to our longevity. We certainly are 'here for a long time, not a good time'.

I hope you had a good time if you were at the Supper Club to see us play. I'm hoping that my wife and kids (Natalie, Levi, Matilda and Esther) will join me for the gig today and Levi might even join me to sing 'Levi Loves Trains' - I believe it is one of his favourite songs.

Sunday night was lots of fun thanks to everyone at Georges River Community Baptist Church. I was playing at their Gr@nite Cafe. Actually, it just occurred to me that 'gr@nite' is possibly a play on 'great night' while I was deliberating on whether to write 'granite' or 'gr@nite'. Am I a bit slow? Does everyone else already know this? Am I trying to read too much into it? I have to admit that I'm not a fan of words using numbers or symbols in words. It is probably mostly due to how much I disliked the band 5ive, which I liked to pronounce as 'five-ive'.

Getting back on topic, it was a very enjoyable night. Thanks especially to Rhian (and everyone else who helped whose names I don't know) for making some lovely chicken kebabs.

I really enjoyed Mike Frost's talk about the future of the church. He made a point about the god of this world being consumerism and how there is such a big expectation to worship this god (at the altar of Westfield I would add). I've been giving this some thought during the week. It's really easy to get caught up in a mentality of consuming. I remember hearing or reading recently how tithing and charitable giving is such a subversive act against the consumption establishment. This is definitely true. I really like the feeling of rebellion that comes with giving tithes and sponsoring kids overseas or giving to help the many worthwhile charities that are around. You're basically saying get stuffed Messrs Packer, Lowy, Moss, Norris, and others of their kind, and saying that you trust God to provide everything you need.