Clear Waters Of Waikato River
Clear green waters of Waikato River between Lake Taupo and Huka Falls. Location: Waikato, New Zealand Season: Winter
End of the Christian World
Throughout the West, Christianity appears to have collapsed. Never in modern history have Christian ideas about human dignity and personhood, about the permanency of morals and the necessity of familial society, been pushed so far from law and public life. This ‘secularizing’ trend shows no sign of abating. What, however, is the significance of this […]
Life As A Mission
The problem of evil is not a theoretical puzzle to be explained away, but rather, as part of one’s mission, it is a problem that is meant to be solved: by avoiding it at all costs and drowning it with good acts, striving to reinforce the presence of God in this world. — from Salt […]
Winter Time: No People On Popular Beaches
When we lived in Slovakia, which was a landlocked country, going to a beach was exclusively a summer activity, a part of summer vacations. Here in New Zealand we have found out it is actually more pleasant to go to a beach in winter. Even the very popular spots, that are usually crowded in summer, […]
No People On Winter Beach
A winter day at Goat Island … no people … murky water … a season of sea hares … and plenty of playful kelpfish. Zimný deň pri Kozom ostrove … ani noha … špinavá voda … sezóna morských zajacov … hravé “chaluhové” rybky.
One Question Two Answers
Ježíš byl tázán na jednu věc, jedno přikázání, ale dal vlastně odpovědi dvě, spojil dvě přikázání: lásku k Bohu s láskou k člověku. Náboženství těch, kteří vzplanuli ihned po prvním příkazu a nečekali na ten druhý, leckdy vedlo k fanatismu anebo k blouznivým iluzím o bohu stvořeném lidskými projekcemi strachů a přání. Teprvé druhá věta […]