It is somewhat ironic to note that the ancients could travel more freely than we can. But I was talking with son one today and…
Posted: 17 June 2021
Categories: Lectionary
Posted: 16 June 2021
Categories: Poetry
Good poets can imitate other good poets. A good pastiche is worthy, and Kipling knew what he was doing. I do think it is the…
Posted: 16 June 2021
Categories: Lectionary
When one reads the scriptures you find plain teaching for rulers. Some of which is actvely unpleasant. God wants justice done. He wants the strangers…
Posted: 15 June 2021
Categories: Green Death Cult, Wokeness
I have always been suspicious of the greens astroturfing ecological activism into schools, from Extinction Rebellion to School Strike for Climate. But they have now…
Posted: 15 June 2021
Categories: Lectionary
There are a couple of quotes that I’ve mentally bookmarked. One is a harsh truth, not all will be saved. Universalism is a heresy. There…
Posted: 14 June 2021
Categories: Life, New Zealand
I find these things when I am trying to deal with the text of the day or something else. They are lumped together this week….
Posted: 14 June 2021
Categories: Administration, Analogue
On Thursday, before travelling to Christchurch, I slipped a short note about the current pressure being put on the dissendent right in NZ. There ain’t…
Posted: 14 June 2021
Categories: Lectionary
There is a great flaw in being imperial. You will make bad decisions. The situation in the capital is not that in the provinces, and…
Posted: 13 June 2021
One of the joys of life is music. Done well, particularly in church. I have much of that in most Sunday Lectionary posts. Here is…
Posted: 13 June 2021
Categories: Lectionary, music
Last night Heresolong made this comment, which I’ve shortened a bit. In Canada hate speech is the new blasphemy, and you shall comply. In British…