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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Paths and bricks
I found a shortcut to Hampstead Heath one of the best places for a quiet walk in my area. Walking is my favourite pastime; I could trade almost any other pleasure for wandering through parks, woods or narrow streets. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Messianic Judaism, quaker, United Reformed Church
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The coloured swan
I normally don’t buy books at the time of their apparition. They’re way overpriced, some greedy entrepreneurs to be blamed, I think (not the authors, you know who you are) I’ll go with the confession a bit further: I very … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Black Swan, Books, Brooklyn, Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Nassim Taleb, Shopping
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diary – 18012013
I’d rather watch Time Team the series that made archaeology more popular in the last years than the universities would have ever dream, than a good a movie or, God forbid, sport. This does not make me a nerd, not … Continue reading
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diary 13-1-13 a bit later
Disclaimer: I apologize to the very few people who are still receiving emails about my new postings, I don’t want to clog their email box with my ramblings so I won’t mind if they unsubscribe. I am saying this because … Continue reading
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diary 13-1-13
There are times when I think that the strong need for answers for big questions such as “Where do we come from?”, “What is the purpose of life?” or more precise “What is the purpose of MY life?” is rather … Continue reading
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09012013
Danut draws my attention to a dialogue “between two extraordinary people of our time” respectively Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. “God is not Christian” I read at some point. I only read about them, nothing by them. The advantage … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Maslow, Desmond Tutu, Harold Knight, Jonah complex, Mark Vernon, religion
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The quest for Jesus or “It’s not over ’till the fat lady sings”
If pressed for a quick answer to the question “Are you Christian?” I usually don’t answer, or reply “I don’t know”, if asked by a friend worth bothering for. Yes, I could easily admit that I am interested in … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Schweitzer, Bible, Christian, Christianity, Jesus, Quest of the Historical Jesus, Son of God, Son of man
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Writing for the public: the good, the bad and Stephen Fry’s
One important thing I’ve learned in my journey through the blogo-land is that no matter how much effort you put into a piece of thinking, how crafty you are with words, you are bound to find someone who said it … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, Art, David Hockney, Laziness, Poet, poetry, Robert Graves, Stephen Fry, writing
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According to Sam 