Up early this morning, loading up sites on the RSS News Feeder. I am using Net News Wire as my software of choice. Basically what it does is bring all the web sites and news headlines (and blog titles) to me instead of my chasing down them. Another good reason for all bloggers to switch…
Read MoreThe Baptist Monastery
Another question regarding monasteries caused me to write up some more thoughts. Gary Q: I was intrigued by your idea of a modern day monastery, like the boiler room and 24:7 movement. Have you written anything on this? A: Hi Gary. Nice to meet you in London earlier this month. Wish we could have had…
Read MoreReflections on Mike Yaconelli – Blogs
Reflections on Mike Yaconelli - Youth Specialities "searched the blog world for folks who wrote about Mike Yaconelli and his imprint on their lives." Read More
Lurker of the day: Darrell
Lurker of the day: Darrell. Darrell, who visited my site twice today (according to my stats) and has never left a comment, email or trace of his blog-lurking, just went to a Christian conference in Virginia called WAVE and will be giving a blog-report soon. Hi Darrell.
Read MoreGoodbye Lenin and goodbye communism
Holiday today, an anniversary celebration of leaving communisim behind in 1989 and moving on to a new life. Debbie, my red-headed dreadlocked wife, went out and saw “Goodbye Lenin“, an excellent movie dealing with the east/west transition. The movie was in German with Czech subtitles, but Debbie loved it – cheering and laughing and crying…
Read MoreG5 Powerbook in May 04?
AppleInsider: Apple is said to be working with a company called Cooligy to try and attain their goal of deploying a PowerBook G5 by May of 2004
Read MoreJonny Baker’s new blog
Jonny Baker has a new blog. I stayed with him in London a week ago and we took a look at Typepad.com together. Good move, Jonny.
Read MoreWatercarriers.org – new web site in town
Watercarriers is a brand spanking new website that will help resource “Simple Church”. Great to see them kick it off with a blog section. George Howell from Penn, USA is the man behind it.
Read MoreQuestions about WorldconneX
I have emails already this morning from people inquiring about WorldconneX, the new missions network from BGCT. Here are some questions answered by Keith Parks last week. Q: “What will be your relationship with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the SBC International Mission Board?” A: “We have been in contact with CBF, the IMB and…
Read MoreThe X-Men
From The Baptist Standard: WorldconneX, the Baptist General Convention of Texas’ new missions network, stands “between a dream and a prayer,” according to network leader Bill Tinsley. And he hopes it always stays there. “We are attempting to do something new in missions as Baptists, to take what never changes–God’s vision for his world–and connect…
Read MoreOn this day
According to my recently obtained (Mac OsX only) software Back in the Day . . . On this day in 1973, Richard Nixon says “I am not a crook.”
Read MoreWhat am I really listening to?
My Kung-log editing software has an iTunes button that tells you I am listening to: Let me click it . . . . . . Beautiful from the album “Stripped” by Christine Aguilera Ahhhhhh. How embarrasing. Listening to my wife’s sissy music while I do my manly strategic work. Thats the thing about the automation…
Read MoreResidual Church and Emerging Church
I was up again at 4 this morning, reading and surfing, drinking way too much tea, refusing to shave or look good as a part of my Sunday morning ritual. I was reading “Aftershocks: the End of Style Culture”, (by Steve Beard) in the bathtub and I stumbled on his unpublished PhD dissertation fragment from…
Read MoreReading LOTR Script
We downloaded the script for Lord of The Rings and were reading through it for home schooling this week. Lots of fun for the kids and good reading exercise. We are homeschooling our kids in a way that uses unschooling and guided resources at the same time. I think there are a lot of similarities…
Read MoreChipped tooth
Poor Elizabeth, our 10 year old daughter, chipped her front tooth today and is really upset about it. I would be also. We will get her to the dentist on Monday. But in the meantime, she can do a great Jim Carrey from Dumb and Dumber. Speaking of which. Have you heard of the book…
Read Morechaotic intransient prose bursts
Blogs: “chaotic intransient prose bursts”, according to Kung Log’s creator.
Read MoreSXSW next March – Pre-registration
SXSW happens mid-March (12-16 for interactive media), 2004. Registration is 20% off until tomorrow. As you know, I and many of my friends try and go every year and we normally host a multimedia event in Austin to co-incide with the Festival. Well, we really are planning another one for next March and you may…
Read MoreRegarding Erwin McManus’s Book “Uprising”
I just posted a response on Amazon to the issue of Erwin McManus’ book Uprising: “‘Uprising’ looks like an excellent book and I will order it soon. You need to know that the review of Nov 4th is from someone using my name (and spelling it incorrectly) and is not willing to give his real…
Read MoreErwins Book Review and Andrew Joneses
Some people have asked me if that is me revewing Erwins book on Amazon. Answer:No – it is someone else pretending to be me and creating division in the body of Christ. I have contacted Amazon. BACKBLOG: Ok. I just found the review. I think the guy is too chicken to give his own name…
Read MoreEverybody’s Updating
Everybody’s updating their address books online and nobody is doing any work. Except me. I have a pile of emails asking me to update everyones address book and I have been denying them all on the principle that: 1. They should update their own dang address book. 2. I have not been smart enough to…
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