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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. 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 www.whatifican.co.nz Good Ol’ Sam Diane and I enjoyed (again) ‘Sophie Scholl: The Final Days’ the other night. She was a courageous woman. Very inspiring. I also particularly appreciated her prayers. I don’t know as of yet if they are hers exactly or reconstructions of the writers, but here they are as in the film: . . . → Read More: sophie scholl The louder one screams about the need to be tolerant, the more their very act of screaming demonstrates the equal need to be intolerant (for example, the need to be intolerant of intolerance), which also means their screaming is only a half-truth… Not 100% false, not 100% true, but a half-truth; which isn’t too helpful, really… What would be helpful . . . → Read More: on tolerance Obamas turn has come to rule the American empire. Will it continue to be a mass-consuming empire of greed? Only time will tell. Here is a thoughtful, timely and read-worthy critique by Brian Walsh entitled: Barack Obama: A Post-Imperial Presidency? And yes, the same question could’ve/should’ve been asked had McCain won the election… 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large percentage of the items you’ll see piled outside homes in the area can be seen in pre-broken, pre-rusted or pre-outdated condition in store advertising fliers like the “Outdoor Living ’08” catalogue from the Warehouse .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 In this sermon to head-masters/mistresses, Wright touches on quite a few important concerns – especially for our time. In particular, he focuses on at least two examples of foolishness ( 1) economic foolishness demonstrated in the current ‘crisis’, and 2) the foolishness of the so-called ‘evolution-creation debate’) and the need for wisdom. Good stuff, Bishop.  21 comments - (Comments are closed)  bible, christianity, www  belief, change, christianity, consumerism, creation, culture, current event, debate, discernment, ethics, evil, evolution, faith, god, humanity, interpretation, jesus, justice, learning, life, morals, N.T. Wright, politics, religion, science, theology, truth, wisdom Monday nights, 1, 8, 15, 22 September 2008 7:00 – 9:30pm, Laidlaw College – Auckland Campus, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, Waitakere Heaven and Earth: Where are we going? Does it matter? We are excited by the opportunity we have to introduce you to some of the new faces at College. This group includes Dr Martin Sutherland (Vice Principal Academic) . . . → Read More: wineskins at laidlaw Comments are closed bible, christianity, theology, www belief, christianity, creation, faith, god, gospel, heaven, hope, humanity, interpretation, jesus, Jewish, kingdom of god, life, Mark Strom, religion, stewardship, theology, truth, wisdom A targum of Psalm 8: Yahweh our Master! Your Name is priceless throughout the universe! Your glory is unsearchable and inscrutable and utterly beyond our capability to measure. Even the smallest and inexperienced ones; yes – babies they praise you – just as you wanted all this is like ignorant and inane babbling to those who hate you, yet this . . . → Read More: psalm 8 remixed 2 comments - (Comments are closed) art, bible, christianity, theology art, belief, christianity, creation, dignity, god, humanity, humility, interpretation, life, order, science, significance, stewardship, targum, truth, wisdom |
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