Monthly Archives: March 2009

The Big Takeover : Rolling Stone

Posted on March 31, 2009 by wayne

This is a long but significant analysis of the foolishness (corruption?) of the USA Federal Reserve and Wall-St mega-banks. Going to be a rocky road from this point. The Big Takeover : Rolling Stone.

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The Sola Panel | Time out to learn and grow, undistracted and exposed to the Word of God

Posted on March 31, 2009 by wayne

Good article from Peter Bolt singing the praises of full-time theological study with many sound pragmatic arguments. You cannot easily proof-text a reason for this (beware those whose only diet is proof-texts). The theological reason for full time theological study … Continue reading →

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Hey, Dad, sorry about the Ferrari | theage.com.au

Posted on March 31, 2009 by wayne

This is so Geelong Grammar. Why would you ever send your kids to Geelong Grammar? Geelong Grammar really has something to answer for here. Unfortunately for the 21-year-old, former Geelong Grammar schoolboy, his dream spun off the road. via Hey, … Continue reading →

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Patients don’t die in pain: doctors | theage.com.au

Posted on March 30, 2009 by wayne

A side issue: although there is nothing inherently wrong in pain relief medication, what would happen if a Christian chose to shun medication in order to maintain mental lucidity to confess Christ clearly on their deathbed? Head of palliative care … Continue reading →

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Importance of Fathers

Posted on March 28, 2009 by wayne

This correlation is somewhat hard to explain but makes sense from the Biblical importance of fathers… Overall, the enormous increase in the divorce rate and in single-parent households since 1960 seems very likely to have played a major role in … Continue reading →

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ADSL2+ reflections

Posted on March 27, 2009 by wayne

ADSL2+ is sweet. This is how the net ought to be at the end of the first decade of the new millennium. Except the latency – it makes the web feel a bit ‘sticky’. Maybe I’m just getting greedy.

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Amazon.com: The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education: Craig M. Mullaney: Books

Posted on March 26, 2009 by wayne

Recently devoured this fascinating book. A great mix of soldier tales, classical literature, and personal growth. Amazon.com: The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education: Craig M. Mullaney: Books.

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Official Gmail Blog: A small (but helpful) change to ‘mark as unread’

Posted on March 18, 2009 by wayne

Google have fixed my number 3 gmail bug. If only they could fix the other two major flaws of gmail: 1. The gmail search sucks (cf normal google web search) 2. Gmail doesn’t understand attachments from Mac Mail.App (the suffixes … Continue reading →

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Best sermon preparation resources…

Posted on March 18, 2009 by wayne

Since leaving theological college, the number one sermon preparation resource I have most benefitted from is the BDAG lexicon. It is well worth the expensive price to get the book version. For Old Testament sermons I use the five volume … Continue reading →

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Collision Movie: Christopher Hitchens vs. Doug Wilson

Posted on March 18, 2009 by wayne

I’m really looking forward to this documentary of the book tour and debates between Hitchens and Wilson. I loved the written debate they had in CT, now available in book form. I have a huge amount of respect and praise … Continue reading →

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An argument I had about Christianity with a Tasmanian gardener

Posted on March 17, 2009 by wayne

Context: Ridley Evangelistic Mission Team in Tasmania, during 2002. Doorknocking the local area with a survey about peoples beliefs and views. U = us (myself and fellow Ridley College student). H = him (early retiree age man). This dialogue is … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Christian Pastor

Posted on March 5, 2009 by wayne

I’m now twittering. I’m using it as a kind of public ministry diary. I’ll probably give up soon.

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