August 2003

As 911 soon returns for its second anniversary- is it any less aweful

August 22, 2003

Found this website set up to never forget 911. Somehow the fact that its done in a relatively amateur way, with no attempt to hide the grusome images and photos of the kids that died that day makes it all the more impressive. It seems like yesterday to me and I am a Brit.

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More on The Passion

August 22, 2003

Gibson’s suffering Christ, straight from the Gr newald altarpiece, burns itself into the imagination, convincing you, with or without faith, that something extraordinary happened that evening on Golgotha. The Passion is a great work of art. The Spectator.co.uk: “One of the two glimpses of Gibson in the movie is when you see his hand placing [...]

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Catholic and Enjoying It!

August 22, 2003

According to Joshua he’s not the king of Christian Blogs, Mark Shea’ is. On the note of why blog I love Mark’s comment So That No Thought of Mine, No Matter How Stupid, Should Ever Go Unpublished Again! Mark goes on to have a fantastic thought elsewhere on his site called Catholic and Enjoying It! [...]

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The Gender Genie

August 22, 2003

The Gender Genie Utter nonsense but then it thought I was a girl!

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1000 UK churches face closure

August 22, 2003

Meanwhile Newfrontiers the worldwide family of churches of which I am a part has been challenged to ‘Dare to believe ‘ believe him for a 1000 churches to be planted throughout this whole nation through this movement’ The traditional church is closing churches. New groupings of churches are opening them. The face of the UK [...]

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Don’t believe market research

August 22, 2003

Working in the commercial environment this quote from Dr Dixon fascinated me- ‘Don’t believe Market research- it only tells you what people want today, MR never gives vision’

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Poverty and political power….

August 22, 2003

Dr Dixon continues….. The truth about the Iraq war: “The UN will only carry true global moral authority when each nation is able to cast votes in proportion to it’s contribution to global population, so that each citizen is represented equally without fear or favour. But this is an unthinkable prospect. Even an idea of [...]

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The truth about the Iraq war

August 22, 2003

Dr Patrick Dixon’s as insightful as he often is about the situation in Iraq. He makes the point that by historical standards the degree of international agreement about Iraq was in fact awesome. He says we already live in a one-world market that is moving closer to political unity not further away…. The truth about [...]

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The future’s bright and coming faster than you think………..

August 22, 2003

Dr Patrick Dixon states : “‘All the time we ponder to reflect, science accelerates even further into our uncertainty. At the moment we are dithering. There is moral uncertainty and the future will not stop for moral uncertainty. That kind of thinking is so last century.’ “

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Christian Blogger in the news…………

August 22, 2003

DAVID CRUMM: Cyber-mom’s creed: Make her daily Web log a spiritual boost: “‘Am I writing this for myself or for my audience or for my God?’ ‘”

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FlyLady.net: Your personal online coach to help you gain control of your house and home

August 22, 2003

FlyLady.net: Your personal online coach to help you gain control of your house and home My wife is getting more and more into this- I think there needs to be a husbands support list for those dazzled by shining sinks exhausted by watching room rescues and who sneeze when they see a feather duster! Seriously [...]

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Black child born to white parents

August 22, 2003

This story shows we are all more close to each other than we like to admit and is a stinging indictment of racism SimplyFamily – Where Families Come Together: “It took 30 years, the death of her father and the end of apartheid for Sandra Laing, a black child born to white parents, to be [...]

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Blame the victim

August 22, 2003

Spot on as ever Joshua! Joshua Claybourn’s Home Page: “It seems that in many parts of the world, particularly Europe, the victim of violence must assume some level of guilt or responsibility. Surely the aggressor had some legitimate claim. We saw this after the attacks of September 11, when some people essentially said America deserved [...]

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Who wants to live forever?

August 22, 2003

Thanks to Joshua Claybourn for this one. Like him, I think this is thought provoking about the issue of longevity. Like him I will keep those thoughts to myself for now- what do YOU think? John Derbyshire on Immortality on National Review Online: “myself that knows my own history, that has been sorting and weighing [...]

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Joshua Claybourn- the King of Christian blogs

August 22, 2003

Consistantly at or near the top of the pile in terms of who links who in the Christian blogosphere Joshua is a real diamond. His blog is always witty, thoughtful and provocative and is propbably the one I read more than any other- except perhaps my own when I am desperately trying to piece some [...]

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water may damage your health…….!

August 21, 2003

Telegraph | Arts | My battle with the bottle: “Anthony Andrews is not the first actor to nearly die from drinking – he had no idea mineral water could be so harmful, he tells Elizabeth Grice “

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Jesus was a top bloke- Sky news!

August 21, 2003

Headline news from Sky News – Witness the event: “‘JESUS WAS A TOP BLOKE’ Jesus might have been the son of God but he was also a top bloke who threw ripper barbies. The latest version of the Bible has been written in Australian slang in an attempt to get more people interested in the [...]

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Telegraph | News | Feast and famine in Europe as global warming scorches farms

August 21, 2003

Feast and famine in Europe as global warming scorches farms: “Prophetic warnings of how global warming will play havoc with the world’s agriculture appear to be coming true, according to evidence from this year’s harvests in Europe and America.” And according to Radio 4 this moment AUTUMN has already come to the UK- just see [...]

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Are you related to a spineless Worm ?

August 21, 2003

Will this week of bizarre news stories never end? We are expected to believe that a Worm turns out to be one of man’s closest relatives: “Scientists have discovered one of mankind’s closest relatives, among those that lack a backbone, in the shape of a rare 3cm worm called Xenoturbella……” Now many wives complain their [...]

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It is more blessed to give…..

August 21, 2003

….than receive its reported in a scientific study that demonstrates that seniors who provided either a lot of practical assistance to friends, relatives, and neighbors or regular emotional support to their spouses displayed a higher survival rate than those who didn’t provide such help I love it when the bible proves science!

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