When it comes to societal morality there are certain things we may more readily associate with what is right and wrong. This is assisted by the system of laws we have set in place. To murder is wrong because jail time is associated with such an act. To speed is wrong (I think people stillContinue reading “Societal Morality – Do vs Be”
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God’s character – an obscured climb, but a vista not to be missed.
To behold the character of God is a sight worth working for. Much like a great vista can be obscured by shrubs and rocks, trees and mist, the glory of God can be obscured by the world around us, encroaching ever closer to our eyes and putting us out of focus, even misleading us. GodContinue reading “God’s character – an obscured climb, but a vista not to be missed.”
A Summary – Competing Spectacles by T. Reinke – Part 2: The Spectacle
In the last post we ended with the question, “What are we going to give our attention to?” There is an endless array of spectacles to gaze at. This, of course, is a big part of the problem in contemporary society. Social media, video games, media, ads, all mining for the precious resource of yourContinue reading “A Summary – Competing Spectacles by T. Reinke – Part 2: The Spectacle”
A Summary – Competing Spectacles by T. Reinke – Part 1: The Age of The Spectacle
We live in the age of the image, the age of entertainment. Or as Tony Reinke would put it in his book, the age of the spectacle. A spectacle “…is something that captures human attention, an instant where our eyes and brains focus and fixate on something projected at.” (p14) Now if the spectacle isContinue reading “A Summary – Competing Spectacles by T. Reinke – Part 1: The Age of The Spectacle”
The Servant, Culture.
It seems to me that our time is steeped in a certain kind of self-awareness of culture. At least that is how I feel as I listen to the podcasts, peruse the articles and read the books. That’s beside the fact that there is this “culture war” thing happening at the moment as well. ButContinue reading “The Servant, Culture.”
Community S2:Ep11. On Christmas.
It just so happened that today (Christmas 2020!) I watched Community S2:Ep11 “Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas”. I knew I was in for some cringing but Community makes you want to watch through their episodes to get to the next because they are mostly so well made! But it is not without its cringe biscuits. And hereContinue reading “Community S2:Ep11. On Christmas.”
God, Death and ‘War of the Worlds’
In Howard Overman’s 2019 rendition of ‘War of the Worlds’ there is a very interesting scene that made me take note. A couple arrive at a military base looking for their son. They first of all find a woman who has lost her two kids. This woman asks the other mother, “Do you believe thereContinue reading “God, Death and ‘War of the Worlds’”
Bigvai and Shiphrah 