Friggin’ hilarious… and a bit true as well
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It’s ‘inorganic rubbish collection’ time in Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand. Northcote street-sides are loaded down with previously-wanted, cheaply-made, briefly-enjoyed and hastily-discarded stuff. Interestingly, a rather large percentage of the items you’ll see piled outside homes in the area can be seen in pre-broken, pre-rusted or pre-outdated condition in store advertising fliers like the “Outdoor Living ’08” catalogue from the Warehouse . . . → Read More: buying rubbish Judge Nicola Mathers had this to say in regards to the ‘Boobs on Bikes’ parade in Auckland. It is ‘not offensive per se for women to be topless’; her court was not one ‘of morals and it was her job to stick to the law’; and that “It may well be that the parade is tasteless but equally it may . . . → Read More: the logic that allowed public porn  22 comments - (Comments are closed)  ethics, general, www  complacency, culture, current event, debate, dignity, ethics, humanity, morals, porn, sexuality watch it here (worth all 20 minutes of your time). Note: The scope of this thing is so huge, please don’t fault it for making sweeping statements – to cover what it does in 20 minutes, it has to make its statements as general as possible. Check out this selection of verses from the Bible… “Though He (God) slay me, yet will I trust Him.” (Job 13:15a) “I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught.” (Psalm 88:15) “My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tonfue clings to my jaws; You have brought me . . . → Read More: give suffering a hug Comments are closed bible, christianity church, complacency, discernment, life, spirituality, suffering In the Christian life, one mistake we can make would be to think that we have no further need to grow. How ridiculous is that? Thankfully, I don’t know many people who think that. However, a much easier mistake to make is to fail to recognise how growth happens or fail to allow growth to happen in my life. If . . . → Read More: a comfortable amount of discomfort Thoughts, Feelings, Actions Here’s a theologically loaded statement: Right beliefs (ortho-doxy) create right feelings and lead to right actions (ortho-praxy). As Christ-ians, our life (and thereby, our life-STYLE as well) is all about Christ. This is true isn’t it? Whatever we think, feel or do ought to be thought, felt or done in regard to Christ. Pretty amazing to think . . . → Read More: help! i’m not acting right! 3 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, ethics, theology complacency, emotions, spirituality, theology Alright, Let me share what I’m learning about how God shapes us. People approach the Christian life with different mindsets. Some literally think that God’s sole purpose for their existence is that they can be happy, fulfilled, financially independent, popular, etc. True; the Christian life comes complete with times of happiness and fulfillment. And yes, God . . . → Read More: tough going |
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