Month: December 2013

The gospel is simple, but all simple things are difficult.

Posted on By pukeko
Last night I grabbed a dog-eared and battered copy of Radical, a book that a friend had loaned my Dad. One of the things David Platt talks about is how the Church in the USA has become big business and how the techniques of professional public relations are used in that business --… Read More

Legislating against righteousness.

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I have to thank my Dad for this one. He notes that those liberal fascistic trolls, the SLPC, are going after JONAH. I am always suspicious of lawyers who invent new grounds for oppression. At this point I need to note that there has been legislation… Read More

Post Christmas Lunch.

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It is now after lunch, on a warm summer's day in Auckland. Mum is recounting the event with one of my sisters. Any year when three of my four siblings and children can sit with my father and my aunt is a good one. But Christmas is not about… Read More

Common things are common (Horses not Zebras) but uncommon happens (Zebras exist)

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It is Christmas Eve. Tonight, if the weather holds up, I will be flying to my parents, place, and the blog could take a break. Mum is not averse to blogging or emails -- but Christmas morning and afternoon is taken up with family time. I will neither… Read More

The genealogy in our generation.

Posted on By pukeko
If you are from New Zealand, you know the power of genealogies. For to claim status among Maori, you need to be able to recite who your ancestors are, from what tribe, from what canoe, and know how you connect with this region, this meeting house,… Read More

What is the law now?

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It is the final Sunday in Advent. I have drunk the first cup of coffee, deleted the multiple emails asking me to do last minute shopping (when tehre is no way that anything could get here on time) and The looked at today's passages. As on most… Read More

A reformed geek discusses the Theodokos, and other things.

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I am not going to go through a detailed discussion of Mary. If you want to see how Catholic Theology approaches this, there is a very long and detailed exposition in MULIERIS DIGNITATEM that dives into the murky depths of who is the… Read More