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Now that we’re out of the 12-week ‘danger zone’, I can (happily) share that my wife and I (well, really just her!) are expecting a baby in late Jan / early Feb!!! The little guy (we actually don’t know the gender – and might not choose to find out before birth – but I’m going with ‘boy’ all the way!) . . . → Read More: oh baby… 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!? “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 Science fascinates me. I’m not sure which I love more; the answers we’ve got or the remaining questions we hope to answer. Science is such an important thing to support. It has given us so much. We humans should value science as an invaluable tool in life. But how does this tool work? Are there ways in which we can . . . → Read More: scientific knowing and life-change 29 comments - (Comments are closed) ethics, philosophy, science discernment, ethics, humanity, learning, life, love, morals, philosophy, relationships, science This is the opening verse to the song ‘Miracle Drug’ on U2’s latest album ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’. I want a trip inside your head Spend the day there… To hear the things you haven’t said And see what you might see I wanna hear you when you call Do you feel anything at all? I wanna see . . . → Read More: in science and in medicine 6 comments - (Comments are closed) art, christianity, science, technology bono, faith, god, love, science In 1992, Gary Chapman published the first edition of ‘The Five Love Languages‘, which is a well-known book in Christian circles. It offers 5 very practical ways of understanding how your mate shows affection. Quality Time Words of Affirmation Gifts Acts of Service Physical Touch I don’t want to disagree with his 5 points, because I think they are quite . . . → Read More: languages of love? Comments are closed christianity, ethics, general discernment, emotions, faith, life, love, spirituality A very recent post had a moral bent, and the ensuing comment-discussion quickly observed that morals are based on values and eventually focussed on the question of what (if anything) underlies our values. In other words, are values grounded ‘on’ anything? Or, are they as free and changing as the various expressions of human cognition/thought? In this post, I want . . . → Read More: true love: stranger & friend 62 comments - (Comments are closed) christianity, ethics, philosophy atheism, ethics, life, love, morals, philosophy What an inconvenience! I mean, seriously. Doesn’t it just stink that the thing that people need to hear most is what they enjoy hearing the least? It’s just the way we are, isn’t it? We love people as long as they always tell us what we want to hear and smile at us a lot. Are these expectations of others . . . → Read More: truth hurts real good One comment - (Comments are closed) christianity, philosophy emotions, life, love, spirituality, truth |
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