February 2012
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Watch(via MadCap’s Method: Espresso « Dear Coffee, I Love You. | A Coffee Blog for Caffeinated Inspiration.)
A short tutorial on espresso for you coffee lovers.
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“In his careful consideration of his subjects, Beauvois shows compassion and...”
– Of Gods and Men | Comment Magazine | Cardus
A fabulous review of one of my favourite films of all time - Of Gods and Men. The review goes into why it hasn’t caught on with mainstream Evangelicals. The whole thing is well worth reading.
For me it sits there with Into Great Silence and also...
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Health Petition: Minister of Foreign Affairs and... →
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Provide Funds to Prevent Mass Starvation in West Africa’s Sahel Region Greetings, As a concerned citizen I am interested in the effective use of New Zealand’s aid budget and applaud the work done by the New Zealand government to…
Add your name to this petition. The world can wait for a famine and spend billions responding while lives pass away, or we can...
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The myth of the eight-hour sleep →
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Is it better for us to sleep in four-hour chunks?
This is fascinating. I wondered about it after seeing the film Into Great Silence, which conveys the rhythms of the Carthusian monastery in the French Alps. Their rhythm included a reciting of scripture together in the middle of the night, breaking the current trend of desired sleep pattern. Knowing their practices haven’t...
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GOP's Cheap Anti- Obama Rhetoric - CNN →
It’s sad seeing this happening. Hopefully NZ politics never goes down the same track. Respect needs to be maintained even when we disagree.
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Christchurch
Today at TEAR Fund we observed a moment of silence at 12:51pm to commemorate the tragedy of the earthquake that hit Christchurch on this day last year.
I sat down to write a reflection for this blog, but I have no words that do this time justice. I have no poetic writing to express the depth of the moment. It is simply a time to remember the sadness of what occurred and to look forward with hope...
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“The point is that one can fill a life full of spiritual activities without ever,...”
– The Bait and Switch of Contemporary Christianity - Richard Beck | Sojourners
The whole article is brilliant and well worth a read. Follow the link above to access it.
It is worth noting that the article is clearly placed within a context that gives much weight to the visible activities of church...
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“And I always think of politics as having two sides. There’s a vanity aspect to...”
– TRANSCRIPT: Barack Obama and The God Factor Interview - Cathleen Falsani | God’s Politics Blog | Sojourners
No matter what you think of the man or the politician, that’s a great thought for politicians to hold on to.
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718 Cyclery and Humanity
The recent and very quick comment left by Joe from 718 Cyclery on the post I put up showing a video about his store sparked a quick look around the net to find out some more about him. I liked what I found.
Joe seems extremely unpretentious, sincerely interested in people and genuinely working to create a business to meet a need not simply to generate a profit, but because he connects to the...
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““Darwin was much smarter than most of his followers,” said de Waal,...”
– Al Jazeera - Humans are Naturally Nice.
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“Mystic activists engage in the process of humanization, their own and that of...”
– Source Book: Curtiss Paul DeYoung - Living Faith. How Faith Inspires Social Justice.
This is a point I make in one of the sermons I use from time to time. I see Bonhoeffer pointing out that because Jesus is God in the flesh in Christian theology and fully human, then if we as humans were/are...
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Carrying Each Other's Burden →
By Jeff Goins, rejectapathy.com
This week we received a donation of $60 toward our work at World Concern. While that might not seem worthy of its own blog post, it is. Trust me. The check was sent by Kim Kargbo, the director of Women of Hope International, a fellow…
World Concern is one of TEAR Fund NZ’s partner organisations. We have supported their work in Sri Lanka and other...
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AMAZON WATCH » Stop the Belo Monte Monster Dam! →
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WatchCrossing Lines (by Andrew Telling)
I’ll be there across the first two weeks of March. It has been on the top of my list to visit for a very long time.
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WatchRICO (by Jeremy Snell)
Beautifully human in both the despair and the hope.
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WatchYoshi’s Blend (by Mackenzie Sheppard)
Another great coffee vid and I love the heart in this one. It demonstrates someone using what they have, know and love, to make a difference. Not to mention, he’s just so darn classy.
(via Yoshi’s Blend Brings Hope to Japan « Dear Coffee, I Love You. | A Coffee Blog for Caffeinated Inspiration.)
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“Civilian aid, the vast majority coming from the United States, peaked in 2010 in...”
– Afghan child labour fears grow as aid dries up - AlertNet
This should be of serious concern to anyone who believes that aid should benefit the recipients. The problem here seems to be that the aid has been tied to supporting the war effort and winning support for the troops rather than actually...
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WatchCUP SPECIALITY COFFEE (by PSN CREATIVE)
A touch of class.
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“Cyclists, in particular those who commute, are not obscure oddball hobbyists;...”
– Herald on Sunday Editorial: Let’s take cycleways seriously - National - NZ Herald News
Bravo!
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Anonymous asked: Thoughts on the Wesleyan church's stance on homosexuality?
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