Here is an excellent post by Dan Edelen who is concerned about the same issues (but explains them far better than me). Though I don’t discuss prosperity in my last article, it is the same way of thinking. I like is comments about the ‘reformed’ reverting back selectively especially. It can be found at:
http://ceruleansanctum.com/2008/07/whos-to-blame-for-the-prosperity-gospel.html
The LORD [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
Posted in Bad Theology, Christianity, Consumer, Control, Culture, Deception, Fundamentalism, Good Theology, Integrity, Literalism, Religion, Restoration, Theology on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have recently read this book and thought it was excellent in the way he explains away some myths that are perpetuated in our churches via some of our hymns and teaching unfortunately. It is a must read.
The Anglican Bishop of Durham, Church of England, Wright is called by many the world’s leading New Testament [...]
‘We’ve been through it all before, haven’t we, Gavin, about the reason why I’ve had to shop you? So it’s really down to you, son’
Posted in Crime, Culture, Education, Law, Prison on Saturday, July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jul/26/young.people.prison
Simon Hattenstone meets the parents who turn their children over to the police
Jeff Smith and his son Gavin. Photograph: Alastair Thain
Susan Taylor says it took her about five minutes to realise the worst of it. She arrived home, opened the door, turned off the alarm and discovered her laptop at the top of the stairs [...]
The motor industry rip-off!
Posted in Consumer, Control, Crime, Culture, Integrity, Personal, Skill on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I own a Citroen Xsara Picasso of an ‘04 vintage. Recently my exhaust became rattilly in a tinny way. The exhaust itself was fine, in fact better than that! I went to a well known tyre and exhaust place for a check and fix. The staff there were excellent, and he confirmed that the [...]
Yahoo Widgets….
Posted in Software on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have spent ages going bac and forth between Google Desktop, Vista Sidebar, Yahoo Widgets and the Mac type bars. I will do anything to avoid the boring start button! I am also currently using Launchy – which is certainly a very nice piece of software. Anyone out there got any preferences? Reasons why?
Why I totally dislike cats….
Posted in Consumer, Creation, Violence on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am sat in my back garden, laptop on table. Only to be disturbed by next-doors cat climbing a hedge to get at some young Sparrows. It disturbed them and then followed them further down, only to get a young one who had obviously recently learnt to fly. The noise that the parent bird made [...]
Manchester and it’s high IQ
Posted in Culture, Humour on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yorkshire Airways
Posted in Culture, Humour on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Appen, eye lad, appen
