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C S Lewis on Capitalism
An interesting observation on capitalism from C S Lewis: Now another point. There is one bit of advice given to us by the ancient heathen Greeks, and by the Jews in the Old Testament, and by the great Christian teachers … Continue reading
Peeling back the Western Comfort bubble
Mark Sayers posted an interesting observation following the recent tragic earthquake in Christchurch. You can have a read here. It becomes so clear to most of us, that when, as Mark mentions, our fragility is thrust in our face, consumerism … Continue reading
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Chuck Colson vs. The Fire & the Rose
There is an interesting little (well not so little really) discussion going on between an article that Chuck Colson wrote for Christianity Today entitled “Doctrinal Boot Camp” and David Congdon with his response to Colson’s article “The truth will make you … Continue reading
Following Jesus & doing the dishes
Dave Berlach ponders the benedictine spirituality of doing the dishes. … I have been pondering for sometime now the issue of commitment in our culture. Just chewing it over, ruminating, and chewing it some more, and I think I’m starting … Continue reading
Christian Illusion
Soren Kierkegaard was a prophet. Australia is by no means a Christian nation, but our churches would do well to remind themselves of these words – we definitely still operate under a Christendom paradigm: The illusion of a Christian nation, … Continue reading
Love is hard & bloody
Dave Berlach muses on the hard and bloody love of Christ… There have been countless number of words written about love, indeed, the most memorable stories throughout history are inevitably stories of love and sacrifice, redemption and justice, stories of … Continue reading
On Stooping – Part 1
Here, Peter Orchard provides a short glimpse into his slow descent into shambling derelict sabbatical shepherd, and discovers something profound in the process. … This Sabbatical year has been good for me in many ways, though ‘image management’ would perhaps … Continue reading
