There has been a theme update. I'm using Hemingway as (a) it allows for a visual heading, which is nicer (b) it works on all devices (c) it shows excerpts. This gets rid on annoyance with the old theme: an automatic reminder every time I log in to advise the theme author of how to … Continue reading Administrivia.
Month: May 2017
And what is this church anyway [Eph 2]
It is Sunday, and we need to get ready for church. We will drive across town to worship with our congregation. My mother in law will be taken to her church, where we had a funeral for her husband this week. Sunday is not really a day of rest for us: it is a day … Continue reading And what is this church anyway [Eph 2]
No enemies in Christ [Luke 9]
There is a risk that we will fall into the trap of alienating our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. We are human, and we like to think that we are better than our fallen state allows us to be. This leads to spiritual pride and virtue signalling. It should not. Any who speak on … Continue reading No enemies in Christ [Luke 9]
The abuse of odds ratios and psychosis.
Repeat a hundred times: correlation is not causation. The odds ratios look good. But the rate of serious mental illness (Schizophrenia, Bipolar and schizoaffective disorder) was 50/100 000 in this cohort of male conscripts. Most people with low emotional stability (ie, the neurotic) and social immaturity did not develop psychosis. Late adolescent social maturity, mental … Continue reading The abuse of odds ratios and psychosis.
Impudent, stubborn, and in error [Ez 1]
There are going to be many who will not listen, and will not believe in the word. Particularly when it is bleak. They want to be told that everything is going well... when we are in crisis. They want to be told they are beautiful and enlightened when they are sitting covered in Cheetos. There … Continue reading Impudent, stubborn, and in error [Ez 1]
People, people, people.
The NZ Budget is out, and the greens are livid. Their favourite means of spending and controlling is the environment. It is their useful myth: when the data indicates their models for global warming are wrong it becomes climate change. I am not a great fan of the current NZ Government. They are globalists: the … Continue reading People, people, people.
The crisis is upon us.
A few things have happened over the last couple of days, while I've been distracted. Firstly, the Muslims have over reacted. They have killed children, girls. The visceral hatred of the English should not ever be discounted. Yes, they have been asleep. Yes they are untrained and unfit. But they practiced being bloodyminded on the … Continue reading The crisis is upon us.
Keep calm and preach on [Mt 28]
In Christ, we have a command, a mission. It is to go to all nations and make disciples. It is not the narrative of this age. All that we do should bear witness to Christ, so that our lives will bring people to faith without a word being spoken. But we are fallen, and we … Continue reading Keep calm and preach on [Mt 28]
The mantle of heaven.
Time to compare and contrast. A state that is legitimate gains its authority from God, who appoints the magistrates (see Rom 15). When a state excludes the divine then it loses the mantle of heaven. Literally. And there are consequences. The authorities cannot regulate what is in the minds of men. The Soviets tried and … Continue reading The mantle of heaven.
Allah has made them idiots [James 5]
We had farewelled Bruce yesterday at the funeral and the tea was being served when one of my sons came up to me and said that there was a bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. I did not know who she is. A stepson decided to clue in the old man. Ariana Grande … Continue reading Allah has made them idiots [James 5]