Soldiers are not like Macadamia Nuts!

Posted on August 26, 2010 
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“I have often thought that the typical Aussie bloke is a bit like a Macadamia. You know there is a soft kernel somewhere inside, but the shell is so hard that is seems impossible to crack. So too with soldiers. No doubt there is a spiritual side to them, but the shell is like reinforced concrete. Or so I thought…”

– Ridley College graduate Chaplain Andrew Grills writes about the spiritual openness he has discovered among those to whom he ministers. On the Defence Anglicans website.

And what advice are military chaplains giving Defence Force members looking for churches? It’s a challenge to see if our churches measure up.

(Defence Force Chaplains are always on the lookout for faithful and innovative clergy.)