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Whom Can You Believe?
There is a saying in journalism, especially in trash journalism, “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.”
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Designer babies.
Last year US scientists successfully edited viable human embryos. In a report for The Verge, Alessandra Potenza observed: “Gaining the ability to edit human DNA is the first step toward one day allowing scientists to prevent babies from being born with incurable diseases or disabilities.
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Our target market is …
Having been involved in the world of business prior to entering fulltime pastoral ministry, I’ve been involved in strategic planning processes in multiple diverse organisations.
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What I think, I become. When evangelicals lost their way
One of the few advantages of being old, (and there aren’t many) is that you can look at change from a distance.
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The evil inclination
In the first week of September Jewish people will study the Torah Portion Kei Teitze in what they call the Torah Portion. The Torah is the most important biblical text of Judaism.
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Aunty, is my mom going to be okay?
It was a while ago now that I got the phone call no one ever wants to get. A dear friend of my mine was having some severe complications from a miscarriage.
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Is secularism inevitable?
Once upon a time Christianity was main stream in New Zealand. Fifty years ago a large majority (87%) indicated in a national census that they were Christian. Now that is no longer the case, as the 2013 census figures show that the percentage calling themselves Christian is below 50%.
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Are Likes really Likes?
I’m what you’d call a reluctant Facebook adoptee.
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Person of Faith: Betty Cuthbert
Betty Cuthbert was a shy, humble lady, but when she donned her spikes she packed energy, passion and medal-winning speed. She was our first ‘Golden Girl.’
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Books! The writing on the wall
Barbarians? Administrators of the Life Sciences Secondary School in New York City, ordered a ban on text-books.
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Pain spoken through art: Art as an expression of Christian experience.
Art has always been a powerful way to express emotions. I want to show you some of my art. It tells a story.
