Zeitgeist – The Movie is an internet phenomenon that has taken a lot of people in. I know several people who have seen it and have either been convinced by it or it has heavily rocked them. We’ve had commenters on this blog raising issues and asking questions which clearly have their roots in Zeitgeist. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Personal'
The Separation of Church and Self: Rethinking Separationism
December 16th, 2010 119 Comments
Is it just for a pluralistic society to ground its public policy on religious premises? What role should religion play in such a society? Debate over questions like these has figured in theology, philosophy, political science, jurisprudence and popular culture for centuries. In contemporary Western pluralistic society the debate continues. Even for those unfamiliar with […]
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An ADNZ Dog for David
December 16th, 2010 2 Comments
Leigha, a friend of ours, needs some help. Her 5 year old son, David, has a diagnosis of the rare birth defects: Moebius and Pierre-Robin Syndromes. He has paralysed facial nerves, paralysed vocal chords, low muscle tone, tight and underdeveloped ligaments amongst other issues. David lives with a tracheotomy to breathe and is non-verbal, due to […]
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News Headlines about the Flight your Husband is on that you DO NOT want to see!
November 22nd, 2010 Comments Off on News Headlines about the Flight your Husband is on that you DO NOT want to see!
Matt and Rodney Lake of Thinking Matters Tauranga were both on the flight in this story tonight: “FAA: Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Atlanta.” Matt wrote on Facebook of the first plane being scrapped because it was “not safe”, a second plane being organised in its place. An hour after takeoff the pilot announced there […]
Tags: Atlanta · Delta Airlines · Georgia
Desperately Seeking Sid
October 24th, 2010 11 Comments
Does anyone have a Sid the Sloth toy from the Ice Age movie series? Sid is our son Noah’s favourite character and his McDonalds Sid toy is his favourite toy. Whilst away at Mt Maunganui this weekend, Sid has vanished. He was last seen flying off the top of the 6 storey apartment building we […]
Tags: Announcement · Family · Sid
Congratulations Madeleine Flannagan LLB
September 28th, 2010 27 Comments
Today Madeleine graduates with her LLB (Bachelor of Laws). She started this 17 years ago, took time out to have two of our children and started again in 2008. Despite a car accident, injury and constant pain she has persevered and today receives recognition for her achievement. I am so proud of my wife, her […]
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Free eBook “Is Christianity True?”
August 28th, 2010 6 Comments
Not so long ago Apologetics 315 ran an essay series on the topic Is Christianity True? Twenty-three apologist bloggers contributed, Matt’s essay “Showing Christianity is True” was selected to be the concluding essay in the series, before Brian Auten’s conclusion. At the time, an audio version of each essay was created and the series was turned into […]
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A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
