My little summer project (“Hey, wouldn’t it be fun to record a dozen of your favourite hymns?”) is done, and can be downloaded for free (or donation) here:
http://dalecampbell.bandcamp.com/
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Somewhat related to epistemology (but I’m not going there now) is the question of how emotion & desire can relate truth or moral guidance. It is often assumed by we post-Romantics that ‘doing what you want’ is about the most sinful or dangerous thing imaginable. ‘Doing what is right’ is better, we say; …and if what is ‘right’ happens to . . . → Read More: want vs. like A quick gun-related post after some recent events in NZ & thinking about it. When you encounter an action or idea that you find utterly insane or impossible to understand, it’s always good (pun intended) to look for some good reason behind it, which may have been distorted. In the case of “gun rights” it’s not too hard to see . . . → Read More: good guns A few things I’m up to at the moment: One year to go at Carey toward having these letters after my name: BappTheol (Bachelor in Applied Theology) & DipPL (Diploma of Pastoral Leadership). This summer (as part of the DipPL programme), I get to do an actual summer placement at Ponsonby Baptist, and am really looking forward to learning from . . . → Read More: update I can be spotted sometimes playing piano, guitar and singing backing vocals at local Auckland pubs. This is because I’m in an “alt-country folk” band called Great North. We have a new album out soon, and an up-coming ‘mass’-three-destination tour. We have a fancy website. We have a free download our our single ‘whales’ on our ‘bandcamp‘ page. Enjoy if . . . → Read More: band album the hotter the vacation spot, the more boring more familiar spaces seem the higher the celebrity culture, the less interested we are in each other Di (me? never!) is watching ‘the Bachelor’. We like the ugliness of the characters. Ugggh! He’s down to the last two girls, and is being incredibly intimate with both of them. Both of the girls (and no doubt part of him) are going to be really hurt. I can’t count the number of times he has said, “I’m just . . . → Read More: commitment Just saw a review of a book about relational counselling called ‘The Beautiful Risk: A New Psychology of Loving and Being Loved.” Some snippets from the review: The author (James Olthuis) says, “Uncertainties, confusion and paradox are appropriate descriptions for our world at the dawn of our new millennium. Despite unparalleled growth in almost every area of human endeavor, there . . . → Read More: the beautiful risk quick reflections: It’s easy to paint Islam as a) inherently evil/violent or b) docile/dormant and harmless – it’s hard to patiently assess what Islam is actually like. It’s easy to tell a woman considering abortion a) that she’s a murderer or b) that whatever choice she makes is the right choice – it’s hard to journey patiently, lovingly, understandingly, etc-ingly, . . . → Read More: easy hard So… I’m trying hard to be sensitive to people’s feelings, but how many blocks does this proposed mosque have to be away from ground zero before it doesn’t offend people? |
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