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Archive for September, 2003

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Tuesday, September 16th, 2003

During my everyday Internet use there are a few of web logs (blogs) I check up on reasonably often just to see if there’s anything interesting there (and there normally is). A couple of these are from the alternative/postmodern worship scene. I’ve enjoyed Jonny Baker’s writings (blog, books and articles) & music over the past few years and Steve Taylor’s weblog is interesting because it talks about things local (NZ and here in Auckland in particular).

Have a look and see what you think.

Jonny Baker’s blog
Steve Taylor’s blog

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Virtual Stunt Actors

Monday, September 15th, 2003

An recent article on the blurring of real and virtual actors and stunt people, and the quest to make them more human. And the possible loss of work for the current stunt people.

newsobserver.com – A new risk in world of film stunts: computers

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Christian History

Sunday, September 7th, 2003

I’m always interested in church history and knowing how we came to do and belief the Christian faith we have today. Check out the useful links below from Christianity Today’s church history section.

Top Ten Reasons to Read Christian History gives a succint list of reasons why it’s a really good idea to understand where your beliefs came from and how issues you’re facing now have been faced in the past.

Top Ten Entry Points to Christian History provides overviews of the different types of materials that can help you get a grip on church history.

Top Ten ‘Starter Books’ gives a list of ten originals (in translation) that expose you to some of the writing within the Christian faith over the last 2000 years.

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Genetics

Sunday, September 7th, 2003

I was looking for information on stem cells today for some lectures on Christian anthropology (including bioethics) and found that Guardian Unlimited had the following special section on this and other things running today.

Guardian Unlimited Special report: ethics of genetics

Damaris International also has a brief study guide for a house group type discussion using the film Gattaca at Study Guide for Gattaca.

Posted by stepheng, in Bioethics/Biotech, Science & Technology Comments Off

Small Group Resources

Friday, September 5th, 2003

If you’re interested in small group studies on Christian interaction with issues of social justice, fair trade and aid/development work the following links may be useful to you.

Christian Aid has a whole lot of useful material on their web site at http://www.christian-aid.org.uk including:

Christian Aid campaigns
Act Justly booklet

Also check out
Global Rich List
Sojourners: A World At Odds – Conscience in a Time of Terror
Sojourners: Table Talk

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why web journals suck: an essay

Thursday, September 4th, 2003

I found this today while surfing around. There are some very good points in here for both new and established bloggers. A lot of it is insightful for people who are publishing anything on the net too.

why web journals suck: an essay

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Stardome Observatory

Monday, September 1st, 2003

Spent a very enjoyable afternoon at the Stardome Observatory in Auckland yesterday. We went to their Family Fun Day and the kids loved the two presentations in the planetarium – a show for 3-6 year olds and one on “Are we alone?”.

Great value and fun for all. They have a cool web site too.

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