Sunday, September 28, 2003
Wellington rugby
(See Wellington come-from-behind effort not enough to lift shield.)
I've often thought the Wellington teams are just like the church - at times completely woeful and at other times reaching sublime heights - and often within the same game. Not enough listening to the coach?
Anyway, thanks to the boys for a great experience - now concentrate for the whole game!
For more information on the Wellington Lions and Hurricanes rugby team click on the lion below.
Friday, September 26, 2003
Subvertising
The ANZ ad for their banking services that remove the need to use a branch with real people leaves their character "Ira Goldstein" feeling unhappy and missing the human contact. The message - buy this product and have yet another social element of your life removed and replaced by an impersonal system.
And the BNZ's appropriation of the Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" for their ads also seems odd given the opening lyrics from that song:
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die...'
Still as we all know "Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, and marketing people are from some other dimension."
From some really subversive responses to advertising and consumerism check out:
AdbustersCulture Jammers Headquarters
www.subvertise.org - "Advertising serves not so much to advertise products as to promote consumption as a way of life."
I'm very much reminded of what Amos had to say about this kind of thing in Amos 8:4-6
Hear this, you who trample the needy
and do away with the poor of the land,
saying,
"When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain,
and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?" -
skimping the measure,
boosting the price
and cheating with dishonest scales,
buying the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling even the sweepings with the wheat.
Monday, September 22, 2003
"0wnz0red"
If you need help decoding some of the geekspeak see Glossary for the Jargon File and Leet - Wikipedia
Sunday, September 21, 2003
CTNS--Embryos from Stem Cells?
Poses a few questions for those who follow the Augustinian view of linking the transmission of original sin with the sexual reproductive act.
Technology and faith bibliography
See Technology and faith
Requiem for a space probe
NASA's Galileo Heads for Its Grand Finale Plunge
All We Like Sheep...
All We Like Sheep...
Any references to articles containing on the widening of the imago Dei to non-human species would be appreciated. I have a few relating to artificial intelligence research already in the file.
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Thinking ecologically
Creation Care Study Program: "CCSP readily awaits adventure seeking, Biblically minded students, who want to take on the challenge of learning how to care for God's earth and all its creatures - both human and non-human." (Current Asia-Pacific directors are Kiwis and the South Pacific programme includes time in Samoa, Great Barrier Island and the South Island.)
Also the "Certificate in Science and Spirituality" offered by Union I&U and the Oxford Institute includes a travel course on "Wilderness and Imagination" based in the South Island. More details at: Union I&U - Certificate in Science and Spirituality - Course 676. (I have no knowledge about the overall programme - just interested in seeing NZ appear in a course like this).
The journal Pacifica (Volume 13 Number 2 June 2000) also contains papers from the NZATS conference on ecotheology. Abstracts here.
Thursday, September 18, 2003
Anno Domini
Anno Domini
Virtual prayer candles
.:::rejesus - spirituality - post a prayer:::.
Not as good as taking some time out from the rush of everything and finding some soul space but still helpful.
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Just browsing, thanks.
Have a look and see what you think.
Jonny Baker's blog
Steve Taylor's blog
Monday, September 15, 2003
Virtual Stunt Actors
newsobserver.com - A new risk in world of film stunts: computers
Sunday, September 07, 2003
Christian History
Top Ten Reasons to Read Christian History gives a succint list of reasons why it's a really good idea to understand where your beliefs came from and how issues you're facing now have been faced in the past.
Top Ten Entry Points to Christian History provides overviews of the different types of materials that can help you get a grip on church history.
Top Ten 'Starter Books' gives a list of ten originals (in translation) that expose you to some of the writing within the Christian faith over the last 2000 years.
Genetics
Guardian Unlimited Special report: ethics of genetics
Damaris International also has a brief study guide for a house group type discussion using the film Gattaca at Study Guide for Gattaca.
Friday, September 05, 2003
Small Group Resources
Christian Aid has a whole lot of useful material on their web site at http://www.christian-aid.org.uk including:
Christian Aid campaigns
Act Justly booklet
Also check out
Global Rich List
Sojourners: A World At Odds - Conscience in a Time of Terror
Sojourners: Table Talk
Thursday, September 04, 2003
why web journals suck: an essay
why web journals suck: an essay
Monday, September 01, 2003
Stardome Observatory
Great value and fun for all. They have a cool web site too.
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