Comments for Through The Gate http://throughthegate.wordpress.com Thoughts of a student and disciple Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:52:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Counter The Culture by qwerty http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/counter-the-culture/#comment-5146 qwerty Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:52:27 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=410#comment-5146 it's ok... try a haiku :P Nought the world I wont, Save riches thine, 'Tis life all mine. Took 2 mins...you can't screw it up. it’s ok…

try a haiku :P

Nought the world
I wont,
Save riches thine,
‘Tis life all mine.

Took 2 mins…you can’t screw it up.

]]> Comment on My Photography Gallery by kev http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/my-photography-gallery/#comment-5145 kev Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:09:10 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=398#comment-5145 Your still sticking the pics up! Excellent job, really enjoying the uploads, esp the Nelson's column one, the person walking in the station and the purple and green jacket people.. Missing your through the gate posts though! If you want a subject to ponder, perhaps you could consider the pro's and con's to church plant as opposed to joining an existing local church body? Your still sticking the pics up! Excellent job, really enjoying the uploads, esp the Nelson’s column one, the person walking in the station and the purple and green jacket people.. Missing your through the gate posts though!

If you want a subject to ponder, perhaps you could consider the pro’s and con’s to church plant as opposed to joining an existing local church body?

]]> Comment on Love With All Your Mind by WAi http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/love-with-all-your-mind/#comment-5144 WAi Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:25:33 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-5144 Strangely enough I don't think I've ever actually sat down and watched Shawshank - when I was younger I used to catch a lot of snippets of film - which, considering my brother likes to re-watch films now and then - probably means that I've seen the entirety of it,but in jumbled up snippets (sounds like memento!). So, er... i can't really say what i think of shawshank i'm afraid... =p I agree, reading definitely sharpens the mind... there just is... no substitute for reading. i like a lot of manga, but dont necessary like the animated anime as it's just so short and lacking in the time needed to develop characters, etc. i'm not much of a traveller, but i guess that as ppl say that travelling opens one's mind and is an enriching experience in itself, the same can be said of reading. Strangely enough I don’t think I’ve ever actually sat down and watched Shawshank – when I was younger I used to catch a lot of snippets of film – which, considering my brother likes to re-watch films now and then – probably means that I’ve seen the entirety of it,but in jumbled up snippets (sounds like memento!).

So, er… i can’t really say what i think of shawshank i’m afraid… =p

I agree, reading definitely sharpens the mind… there just is… no substitute for reading. i like a lot of manga, but dont necessary like the animated anime as it’s just so short and lacking in the time needed to develop characters, etc. i’m not much of a traveller, but i guess that as ppl say that travelling opens one’s mind and is an enriching experience in itself, the same can be said of reading.

]]> Comment on Love With All Your Mind by Tuuli http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/love-with-all-your-mind/#comment-5143 Tuuli Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:56:59 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-5143 Sure. And my take on it here is that it is mostly through reading that we get around to knowing a lot of this stuff; there is a place for educational TV programs and school but reading has the added benefit of sharpening your mind by increasing your vocabulary, literacy and perseverance (hard books will do that, anyway, not Jack and Jane or whatever). With regards to Stephen King: yes, a great story teller. Yet Shawshank (the movie) was not a box office hit and only became popular years after its original release. Somehow the story wasn't enough towards the beginning. Could have been because it had a first-time director. Sure. And my take on it here is that it is mostly through reading that we get around to knowing a lot of this stuff; there is a place for educational TV programs and school but reading has the added benefit of sharpening your mind by increasing your vocabulary, literacy and perseverance (hard books will do that, anyway, not Jack and Jane or whatever).

With regards to Stephen King: yes, a great story teller. Yet Shawshank (the movie) was not a box office hit and only became popular years after its original release. Somehow the story wasn’t enough towards the beginning. Could have been because it had a first-time director.

]]> Comment on Love With All Your Mind by jarjar http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/love-with-all-your-mind/#comment-5142 jarjar Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:40:13 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-5142 i don't think it's just about reading - it's the idea of the renaissance man; well rounded and well informed in all subjects with a few specialties of which Leonardo Da Vinci (my hero) is a a prime example. Dawkins tries to replace and ridicule God by scientific processes and social responses, which is his point of view and interpretation. He can never replace God as there are plenty of other questions that need explanations that he cannot give and won't address - at best again it is his own interpretation and ideals presented as argument. Shawshank Redemption was originally a short story by Stephen King (as were many Oscar worthy movie scripts). That man can create good stories whatever you may think of him. For a film, the most basic need is a good script, without that you can never build anything else. i don’t think it’s just about reading – it’s the idea of the renaissance man; well rounded and well informed in all subjects with a few specialties of which Leonardo Da Vinci (my hero) is a a prime example.

Dawkins tries to replace and ridicule God by scientific processes and social responses, which is his point of view and interpretation. He can never replace God as there are plenty of other questions that need explanations that he cannot give and won’t address – at best again it is his own interpretation and ideals presented as argument.

Shawshank Redemption was originally a short story by Stephen King (as were many Oscar worthy movie scripts). That man can create good stories whatever you may think of him. For a film, the most basic need is a good script, without that you can never build anything else.

]]> Comment on Love With All Your Mind by Tuuli http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/love-with-all-your-mind/#comment-5141 Tuuli Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:05:33 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-5141 Reading will always take more effort than it ever used to, I guess because there's so many other forms of 'leisure activities' that are offered now that didn't used to be offered. My parents own God Delusion and a commentary thing on it... Haven't been that interested in reading it, though, because none of my contemporaries care either! Stories are awesome. Fantastic actors are even better. What do you think of Shawshank Redemption though, character-wise and story-wise? Came free with the Sunday Times last weekend. Reading will always take more effort than it ever used to, I guess because there’s so many other forms of ‘leisure activities’ that are offered now that didn’t used to be offered. My parents own God Delusion and a commentary thing on it… Haven’t been that interested in reading it, though, because none of my contemporaries care either!

Stories are awesome. Fantastic actors are even better. What do you think of Shawshank Redemption though, character-wise and story-wise? Came free with the Sunday Times last weekend.

]]> Comment on Love With All Your Mind by WAi http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/love-with-all-your-mind/#comment-5140 WAi Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:23:30 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-5140 i like! always want to read more, never get the chance. got a few books by alastair mcgrath, apologetics re dawkins, etc.. someone said to me, "why don't you just read dawkins direct??" and they had a point... not got round to it yet mind. i've been finding that i like... stories. or maybe characters. dunno. i like reading comics when the story and characters are good. films... generally dont have very interesting stories, so i am more drawn by character. but back to your original point... yes, we should be generally well-read. i like! always want to read more, never get the chance. got a few books by alastair mcgrath, apologetics re dawkins, etc.. someone said to me, “why don’t you just read dawkins direct??” and they had a point… not got round to it yet mind.

i’ve been finding that i like… stories. or maybe characters. dunno. i like reading comics when the story and characters are good. films… generally dont have very interesting stories, so i am more drawn by character.

but back to your original point… yes, we should be generally well-read.

]]> Comment on An eg. of The Thought Process of Tuuli by Tuuli http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/an-eg-of-the-thought-process-of-tuuli/#comment-5139 Tuuli Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:53:10 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=369#comment-5139 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/are-you-easily-edified/ Sorry I got to this so late! http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2009/06/are-you-easily-edified/
Sorry I got to this so late!

]]> Comment on London – 2 months in by Tuuli http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/london-2-months-in/#comment-5138 Tuuli Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:51:30 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-5138 Hey Betty! I didn't really notice his ears, but he was smiling (smirking?) and waving a little. I think it as a one-off service at Pizza Express, the rest of the time its in a hall at a university... not so cool! Hey Betty! I didn’t really notice his ears, but he was smiling (smirking?) and waving a little.
I think it as a one-off service at Pizza Express, the rest of the time its in a hall at a university… not so cool!

]]> Comment on London – 2 months in by betty http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/london-2-months-in/#comment-5137 betty Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:07:57 +0000 http://throughthegate.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-5137 Prince Charles and Camilla, huh? Does he really have big ears in real life? :) ... walking's good! And I'm intrigued by this church at Pizza Express. Jesus and doughballs, interesting. Prince Charles and Camilla, huh? Does he really have big ears in real life? :) … walking’s good! And I’m intrigued by this church at Pizza Express. Jesus and doughballs, interesting.

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