Month: July 2012

The visible law.

Posted on By pukeko
One of the rules of the Roman Republic was that the laws should be publicly visible, so all could read them and there was thus no reason that one would be ignorant of them.  This is predated by the commands Joshua obeyed here.
Joshua 8:30-35 30Then…
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The school competition and debian

Posted on By pukeko
Over the last 24 hours I have learnt a few things.
  • Do not try to install Debian testing directly, including the Debian CUT image.  At present, in my hands they are broken.  Using Debian stable and then upgrade.
  • When it is working, Debian is…
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Unity III: we are one class of believers.

Posted on By pukeko
I was a bit late to the party, but Bill Price found a video of a couple of preachers laying into men. If got me riled. Firstly, he called the women in the church the Daughters of God, and then basically blamed men for all their behaviour. And if… Read More

Love leads where the elite will not go.

Posted on By pukeko
I am still thinking about the issues related to unity and truth. We are told that we must keep unity and this requires tolerance. But we also know that tolerance of open sin leads to ineffectiveness. I am not quoting this, but the lectionary this… Read More

Peace, Kirk, and Administration stuff.

Posted on By pukeko
I lost DNS lookup today. Managed to get it restored using Freeparking, for the next ten years. I'm remaining with a2hosting , and that is secure for another year as well.. But that means that the DNS needed to repopulate, and I am doing the… Read More

Nonconformity and mandated legal conformity.

Posted on By pukeko
Last night I went over to a friends house to discuss history, aviation, legal issues (one of the guests is a pilot and lawyer) and during that I was asked how much the divorce cost. I told him. He was shocked. I then explained the legal fight lasted… Read More

The church is for the flawed, not the holy

Posted on By pukeko
Psalm 51:1-12
1   Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2   Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3   For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before…
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