Monthly Archives: December 2005

I arrived in Auckland 5:15am Christmas day after a pretty good flight – a little bumpy, but I mostly slept well and it seemed to go quite quickly. I spent most of the day at my sister Michelle’s place with … Continue reading →

Sydney Morning Herald, December 22 Another article in the Sydney Morning Herald today questions the chances of stable government emerging from the Iraqi election. A couple of quotes – Acknowledging the difficulty of forming a national government for voters from … Continue reading →

I mentioned a few weeks ago that the Auckland Regional Council had bought a 51Ha block of land at Pakiri north of Auckland. The NZ Herald reported yesterday that the ARC has also just bought another 126Ha at the southern … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot of debate in the US this year about how evolution should be taught in schools and whether Intelligent Design should also be given visibility. A high profile court case has been underway for some time in … Continue reading →

I dont feel like I’ve had a huge amount of success with movies lately, but I watched this one in the last few days and really enjoyed it immensely. I’d never heard of it before but I thought it was … Continue reading →

Sydney Morning Herald, December 21 From an article entitled “US hopes of secular Iraqi state fade away” – …a religious alliance is in the box seat. These parties are already imposing a strict religious code on daily life across swathes … Continue reading →

Just three more days and I’ll be heading off to God’s Own Country. It’s been a busy few weeks, and I am totally looking forward to seeing family and soaking up some South Pacific sunshine. However I don’t actually start … Continue reading →

I’m in Phoenix for a few days. A little warmer down here – 67F forecast for today I flew down yesterday afternoon with my boss. On the plane I started reading a book I bought following the Boston University debate … Continue reading →

I came across several new things on the Emerging Church this week – a topic I have an interest in mainly because it seems to want to challenge many emphases in contemporary evangelicalism. Scot McKnight’s JesusCreed blog has four articles … Continue reading →

A December 4 article in the NY Times included the following comments – The Templeton Foundation, a major supporter of projects seeking to reconcile science and religion, says that after providing a few grants for conferences and courses to debate … Continue reading →