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A.N. Wilson – slowly believing again

By Dale, on April 18th, 2009%

So – author and historian A.N. Wilson, who in the 80′s declared himself an atheist (formerly Catholic and Church of England), and who wrote a biography of Jesus has recently announced his slow, patient and critical return to Christian faith.

((Having not quite yet read the article, I blame N.T. Wright – given his kind, patient, thorough and generous response . . . → Read More: A.N. Wilson – slowly believing again

true beauty

By Dale, on April 16th, 2009%

…is sometimes found in surprising places.

facebook passion

By Dale, on April 5th, 2009%

absolutely frickin’ genius.

(hat tip BW3)

(also – don’t miss the web links right throughout – many of the names, etc. have links to relevant webpages!)

depressing

By Dale, on March 31st, 2009%

…that a video game like this even exists.

gambling during a recession?

By Dale, on February 26th, 2009%

This morning, a Breakfast programme discussed the less-than-commendable notion of borrowing funds to invest during a recession…

…and my wife just now walked in the door from a work-leaving do (for non-NZ readers, ‘do’ means ‘event’ or ‘party’), which involved walking through the Sky City building, and mentioned how surprised she was to see how busy the casino was.

Interesting.

buses, religion and life

By Dale, on February 24th, 2009%

Prof. John Stackhouse’s post (here) on the recent “bus campaigns” is quite good and balanced I think.

Apparently, the board of a Vancouver bus company has the following regulation on bus ads:

“No advertisement will be accepted which promotes or opposes a specific theology or religious ethic, point of view, policy or action.”

. . . → Read More: buses, religion and life

american millionaire stimulus?

By Dale, on February 14th, 2009%

Recent US stimulus package = nearly a trillion US dollars.

Compare that with a comment I randomly saw on this post:

10% of 10 million US millionaires’ funds = a trillion US dollars.

American millionaires investing in the American economy? A novel concept indeed.

Full comment quote:

1 trillion is taking 10% of the net worth of ten million millionaires . . . → Read More: american millionaire stimulus?

stinking stimulus

By Dale, on February 11th, 2009%

Anyone who has a knee jerk (i.e. less than critical) reaction to political events in general and the recent U.S. stimulus package in particular, should shut up and think before ranting.

That said, I just don’t like the thought (much less the passing) of the new stimulus package (and I’m not at all anti-Obama – to be crystal clear). $US838 . . . → Read More: stinking stimulus

how nice…

By Dale, on January 29th, 2009%

…of “all of [them] on the Facebook Team” to wish me a happy (30th) birthday (on the ’30th’ of January).

wisdom for a divisive issue

By Dale, on January 22nd, 2009%

Obama’s recent statements on the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, remind us all (like it or not) of the immensely divisive issue of abortion. The article says…

. . . → Read More: wisdom for a divisive issue

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