Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
Category: General
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Dropped by Suspension of Disbelief today after many months away and some how ended up at the following interview Time did recently with Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon. Gaiman (who’s a Brit) had this interesting thing to say about writing scripts in the US aimed at family viewing, But then, I get fascinated because, in…
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With Serenity officially out now in the wider world the reviews are out too. See: Wired News: Serenity’s a Smarter Space Opera Serenity – Film Reviews – Film – Entertainment – theage.com.au BBC – Movies – review – Serenity Serenity (2005) – Hollywood Jesus Telegraph | Arts | From Buffy to blockbuster of the year…
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Went to the cinema, saw the film, loved it. For the uninitiated – watch all the Firefly episodes in the order on the DVD set, read the comics, go to Serenity. (Repeat) So much for it being a relatively unknown film. It sold out the Megascreen at the Village on Queen (400+ seats) and we…
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Off to see the pre-release screening of Serenity tonight in town. After a day of cold, wet rain, hail and strong winds (& snow in Christchurch) it’s a nice way to end the day – especially as I’m going with a couple of other enthusiasts. Managed to get the first two of the comics that…
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A very windy and wet day here. Went out to Riverhead to preach on Ps 13 and the role of lament this morning. I enjoyed the service and the sermon seemed to go well. Apart from that a lazy Sunday afternoon watching “Robots” with the kids and thinking about the next week. The smell of…
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In this week’s NZ Listener Russell Brown’s column “Wide Area News” is mostly dedicated to the ongoing tensions, or should that be conflict, between established providers of information (i.e. encyclopaedia publishers) and projects like Wikipedia. Some interesting points about Wikipedia and its like being open to the placement of “viral marketing.” See: NZ Listener –…
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A few books on the go this week. Firstly, I picked up Richard Bauckham’s Bible and Mission : Christian Witness in a Postmodern World the other day in a sale pile for $5. A collection of four reworked essays delivered to various audiences in Britain and Ethiopia, including material relating to the place of globalisation…
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Over at Political Compass there’s a graphical representation of the NZ political scene. Hat tip to Subversnz
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We had our pre-election sermon this morning, with a list of things to consider when voting – from issues of “system morality” (from comments on Stu’s blog) through to others of “personal morality”. I tend to be a multi-issue voter so it was good to see more than one issue up for all to see…