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The word ‘teleology’ (from Greek τελος ‘telos’ – meaning ‘goal’, ‘end’, ‘purpose’ or ‘that toward which things tend’) is not a street-level term. However, the concept of a purpose, goal, function or ‘end’ to things most certainly is. It’s a common as anything. Teleology is blindingly relevant. . . . → Read More: teleology & ethics  31 comments  ethics, philosophy  abortion, advertising, art, belief, busyness, change, community, conflict, consumerism, creation, dignity, ethics, evil, god, humanity, Law, life, love, morals, order, pain, peace, philosophy, politics, relationships, science, sexuality, spirituality, technology, wisdom These guys are up to it again… Comments are closed ethics, www change, church, community, creation, current event, dignity, ethics, evangelism, god, humanity, imagination, incarnational, porn, random, religion, temptation, web Anthropocentric Ethics – In Ancient & Modern Perspective The author/composer/poet/community which produced the text we know of as Genesis 1 observed many things. Just one of these is the uniqueness of humans in relation to our environment. Day and night, earth and sky, sea and land, vegetation, and fruits, creatures great and tiny, both in the sea and on land… . . . → Read More: anthropocentric ethics One comment - (Comments are closed) christianity, ethics, philosophy, theology art, belief, change, christianity, community, conflict, creation, culture, death, dignity, ethics, evil, faith, god, heaven, hope, humanity, interpretation, justice, learning, life, love, morals, order, peace, poverty, relationships, religion, spirituality, suffering, theology, truth, wisdom The Erotica porn industry exhibition (forgive me for not hunting for a link – !!!) got free advertising by way of the now infamous and highly controversial ‘Boobs on Bikes’ parade. Auckland City Council tried to stop the topless ride down Queen St., but Judge Nicola Mathers allowed it, commenting that it was ‘not offensive per se for women to . . . → Read More: porn parade – questions Will somebody please make a modern, well-produced movie about Dietrich Bonhoeffer!??? (existing works here, here and here…) I think Matt Damon should play the part… 9 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, ethics, theology belief, bonhoeffer, community, dignity, faith, fellowship, film, god, gospel, hope, humanity, jesus, justice, kingdom of god, life, love, morals, peace, philosophy, spirituality, suffering, theology, truth, war I mean… really… Don’t get me wrong… the internet is great… but the by-line for this online ‘friend’ site… ‘be who you wanna be’… scares me. Online Identity… yikes. I hope humanity doesn’t forget… how to have a simple meal together… sharing food… sharing time… sharing conversation… sharing LIFE with each other. That would be very sad… . . . → Read More: i heart the internet… 8 comments - (Comments are closed) ethics, general, technology, www change, community, culture, death, dignity, discernment, evil, family, fellowship, humanity, identity, imagination, intimacy, life, love, relationships Do you trust? Do you believe? I’m not talking (at least in this post!) about God – I’m talking about convicted criminals! Tapu Misa has written another thought-provoking piece about –among other things– the house-arrest conditions of Bailey Kurariki, suggesting that the public needs to trust him to learn how to live in society. . . . → Read More: trust and believe… criminals!? Issues of culture, religion, politics and the like are of much interest to me. This Friday, quite an interesting complex of issues will be focused in one event in which I’ll be taking part. As a pastor of one of the churches in the Northcote area, I’ve been asked to take part in the ANZAC Day Commemorative Service, where we . . . → Read More: public service: worship and prayer included 3 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, politics belief, christianity, church, community, conflict, culture, current event, faith, general, god, humanity, life, peace, politics, relationships, religion, theism “In a free society, there has to be a happy medium between burqas and boobs on bikes.” Tapu Misa has just written another great article discussing popular culture, advertising, sex and all that… Have a read of it here. She’s in touch with both research and public opinion, and wonderfully expresses her own convictions without losing touch with those who . . . → Read More: sex: taboo or tapu? 4 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, ethics, www advertising, community, culture, debate, dignity, discernment, ethics, family, humanity, imagination, life, love, morals, relationships, sexuality, Tapu Misa What does the phrase ‘missing church’ mean to you? Poor attendance? Vacation? Sickness? Sleeping in? Perhaps we’re all aware of the pressure to ‘make it on Sunday.’ Various methods are employed to encourage people to show up. In some situations, if you don’t show up for a few weeks, you’ll get a phone call from someone who – usually after . . . → Read More: missing church |
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