Next Wave International™ is a faith-based communications group >which is training organizations to engage the future & move society forward in a positive direction. Founder / Director: Mal Fletcher
"The future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed." So wrote William Gibson, the man widely credited with launching the cyberpunk genre within sci-fi writing.
As we stand in the lobby of 2025, Gibson's prescient words ring truer than ever. What was wildly imagined fiction yesterday makes headlines today. Even the now ubiquitous wi-fi was sci-fi not long ago.
In his devotional book 'The Life You've Always Wanted', author John Ortberg poses an important question: What does it mean to do something 'in the name of Jesus?' 'Generally speaking, in the Bible,' he writes, 'a person's name has to do with his or her character. It means doing [something] in his character. It means doing it as Jesus himself would do it if he were in your place.' That's a radical concept, but it goes right to the heart of...
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The technologies shaping our immediate future are not distant dreams, but burgeoning realities. They're already taking root in laboratories and startups the world over.
This is part two of the "Tech Forecasts 25: Human vs Machine"...
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Your websight is marvellous. Full of information for this generation. Great discussions & more. I am pastoring a church in India... Sam, India
In the UK in 2008, the Church does not seem to do well on broadcast media. Yet it has important things to say. I want to thank you Mal for your forward-looking approach to sorting this out. Alan, United Kingdom