Comments on: Walking the talk http://thestandard.org.nz/walking-the-talk/ The New Zealand labour movement used to have its own newspaper. A group of us thought that now might be a good time for it to be digitally reborn: The Standard v2.0 - now in a new format The Standard v3.0 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:04:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brett Dale http://thestandard.org.nz/walking-the-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-170138 Brett Dale Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:52:47 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=24607#comment-170138 Well done to Pastor Smith. Well done to Pastor Smith.

]]> By: the sprout http://thestandard.org.nz/walking-the-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-170133 the sprout Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:27:08 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=24607#comment-170133 I was very impressed when I saw this article. Glad to see some acknowledgement of the possiblility that the road to fulfillment and contentment isn't actually through more and more material acquisition. What a stark, stark contrast to the psuedo-christianity of Brian's Density Church. I was very impressed when I saw this article. Glad to see some acknowledgement of the possiblility that the road to fulfillment and contentment isn’t actually through more and more material acquisition.

What a stark, stark contrast to the psuedo-christianity of Brian’s Density Church.

]]> By: RedLogix http://thestandard.org.nz/walking-the-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-170131 RedLogix Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:06:44 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=24607#comment-170131 Thanks for posting this r0b, the Smith's are certainly putting their words into action. Almost the only attention that the churches and faiths get in the media these day's is either hostile, condescending or holds them up to ridicule. Yet the vast majority of their good achievments never receives any attention at all. (Nor would it be sought in fact.) The fact is that most clergy have always quietly lived out their lives faithfully upholding the principles of their religion as best they might. It is of course easy to quibble about what we think these principles might be, and almost always we measure our sucess by our own intentions while judging others against impossible ideals. Only God knows the sincererity and purity of motives... and in that truth is both humility and hope. (It's Sunday, and I allow myself a wee spot of sermonising just this day of the week.) Thanks for posting this r0b, the Smith’s are certainly putting their words into action. Almost the only attention that the churches and faiths get in the media these day’s is either hostile, condescending or holds them up to ridicule. Yet the vast majority of their good achievments never receives any attention at all. (Nor would it be sought in fact.) The fact is that most clergy have always quietly lived out their lives faithfully upholding the principles of their religion as best they might.

It is of course easy to quibble about what we think these principles might be, and almost always we measure our sucess by our own intentions while judging others against impossible ideals.

Only God knows the sincererity and purity of motives… and in that truth is both humility and hope.

(It’s Sunday, and I allow myself a wee spot of sermonising just this day of the week.)

]]> By: Noko http://thestandard.org.nz/walking-the-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-170128 Noko Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:37:49 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=24607#comment-170128 Sorry, which Standardista owns an iPhone again? For $200 there are perfectly good phones available, whereas the iPhone works out to over $800. That's $600 right there for charities. But yah know, whatever makes you comfortable. Sorry, which Standardista owns an iPhone again? For $200 there are perfectly good phones available, whereas the iPhone works out to over $800. That’s $600 right there for charities. But yah know, whatever makes you comfortable.

]]> By: Wally Nash http://thestandard.org.nz/walking-the-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-170125 Wally Nash Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:22:32 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=24607#comment-170125 nice difference between that pastor and the scumbag shyster "bishop" tamaki nice difference between that pastor and the scumbag shyster “bishop” tamaki

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