I’ve always said that space exploration will not happen if its solely based on scientific advancement. History shows us that colonisation happen only when there is a financial or emotional purpose. Here’s a fascinating idea called Mars One which hopes to send people to Mars on a one way trip and financing it all through a reality [...]
Archive for June, 2012
Q&A: What do you think about charismatic visions [like Unity's Vision]
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012waffleater asks: what do you think about charsmatic visions like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVyMPqvnw5k do you believe in these gifts or not Thanks for the question Waffleeater: I’ll embed the video you link for ease of access: It’s interesting. I haven’t heard of Unity before. Your question is a general one – what do I think [...]
Q&A: Apparently the rapture is going to happen on July 24th 2012! [What] do you think…?
Monday, June 25th, 2012Anonymous asks: http://www.themysteryunlocked.com/ takea look at this book apperently the rapture is going to happen on july 24th 2012! do you think his arguements are weak for his jutifcation Wow, less than a month away! Bring it on. Maranatha! But, what do I think of the author’s arguments? He is Mark Alexander who describes the [...]
Q&A: Does [the Anglican] church believe that faith alone is needed to go to heaven?
Monday, June 25th, 2012Tony asks: You are an Anglican right-does your church believe that faith alone is needed to go to heaven Hi Tony, The short answer is “yes.” Within orthodox Anglican theological circles there is variance as to what “faith alone” means (along the spectrum of the efficacy of our faith, or the faithfulness of Christ), and [...]
Review: Finding Home
Saturday, June 9th, 2012My response to reading an autobiography is a binary condition – the book is either tedious or don’t-want-to-put-it-down fascinating. It is the latter condition that results from a read of Finding Home, the autobiography of the Gen-Xer Tasmanian Christian Environmentalist Activist, Erik Peacock. My fascination was not simply due to the fact that I know Erik [...]
Q&A: Should all the Billy Graham era stalwarts now be euthinased (sic)?
Saturday, June 9th, 2012Anonymous asks: Should all the Billy Graham era stalwarts now be euthinased (sic)? The answer to your frivolous question is a resounding “no” of course. The legacy of Billy Graham is clearly a nett positive for the world and for the church. He called a generation to faith and hope. Yes, sure, his gospel [...]
Review: Trinitarian Self and Salvation
Friday, June 8th, 2012Can there be be such a thing as a novel and new work in the area of theology? I suspect not, but there are places where our current thought, practice and doctrine so intertwine with both modern ecclesiastical intellect and the real world, that the exploration perforce covers old ground in new ways and towards [...]
