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Feb 2008
1

Do we choose God?

This is by way of an extension of a previous post on this topic. A friend at college used to sing ‘ I have decided to follow Jesus’, emphasizing the ‘ I ‘ to annoy any Calvinists he might come across...

Jan 2008
30

Why gravity

I saw the end of a programme last night called Horizon , which was looking at the theory of gravity. The bit I saw was the tail-end of the explanation of Einstein’s theory, which moved into the theory..

Jan 2008
24

Bible Visualisation

I found an amazing web page today. Created by Chris Harrison, it contains various images which visualize names, both people and places, in the Bible. My favourite though is the cross-references diagra..
Categories Bible Web

Jan 2008
24

Predestination and responsibility

Matthew 18.7 says this: ‘Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!’ We have here an example of how difficult ..

Jan 2008
22

Clarity and understanding

I am currently trying to learn how to use XSL for my website. XSL stands for eXtensible Stylesheet Language , and allows an XML file to be displayed in a friendly format. XML files look like HTML, and..

Jan 2008
18

Paul’s gnosticism

I am currently reading through Romans with a friend at college, and we are up to Romans 7. One of the things we mentioned was how easy it is to mis-read Paul and interpret what he says as gnostic. For..

Jan 2008
16

Idolatry

I want one .
Category Sci & Tech
Tag apple

Jan 2008
11

100Mb broadband?

Apparently, 100Mbit Broadband Hits UK . I’ll believe that when I see it, and actually can we have 4Mb broadband, please, instead of the pitiful less-than-modem-speed I get in the evenings with Tiscali..
Categories Sci & Tech Web
Tag broadband

Jan 2008
9

Open and liberal evangelism?

You may have seen that my college, Wycliffe Hall, has been in the press again. Yesterday the college authorities settled with Elaine Storkey, admitting that she had been unfairly dismissed. Astonishin..

Jan 2008
4

The Sun

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun. Pablo Picasso