Evan Williams Leaves Google

“The co-founder of Blogger, one of the original Weblogging services that is now owned by Google Inc., is leaving the company by the end of the week.” e-week. Ev, we thank you for your cool tools and we wish you God’s power and wisdom as you shift into the next phase. Go with God, dude.

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Graduation Party Online

Update: Thanks everyone for coming. Here is a picture of us dropping into the tub. Great game, Sam!!! The idea was you go through one teleporter and come out falling into the tub. we found out that you can take your coffee with you and it doesn’t spill.

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Thank U India

thank you india, thank you providence, thank you disillusionment, thank you nothingness, thank you clarity, thank you, thank you silence” (Alanis) “Indians are creating technologies specifically designed for the nation’s multilingual masses and its poor. In doing so, the country is emerging as a research hub for technologies geared to the Third World.” Wired India…

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20 Danish Students

I am meeting 20 people from Denmark this morning at Christ Church, Uptown. 10:30am to 11:30am. They are exploring alt. worship and emerging church issues in UK.

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The movie with no cuts

Further evidence that we value continuity over cut. “The making of RUSSIAN ARK is a story of records and firsts – the first entirely unedited, single screen, single take, full-length feature film; the longest-ever steadicam sequence, the first ever uncompressed HD Movie, recorded onto a portable hard disk system, rather than 35mm or tape.” Classic…

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Ms Pinky for VJ’s

Cool toy for VJ’s. Now you can mix video loops from your turntables for that high touch feel with Ms Pinky. Review from VJ Central.

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The Death of Jacques Derrida

“Derrida added scepticism to a world of certitudes where every word had a final meaning and everything appeared to be simple.” Dr.C.Rajendran, comment on BTV News “France has given the world one of its greatest contemporary philosophers, one of the major intellectual figures of our time”. Jacques Chirac, the French president, News Telegraph. “Architects and…

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2 Parties

Our last week in London and we are hosting 2 parties. 1. Pizza Party at our house next Friday night at 7pm. We will make our own pizzas, project a movie, have some music and lots of fun. Bring drinks. Send me an email and i will send you our address. Should be a good…

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orkney emails to encourage us

We leave in about a week!!!! We are REALLY encouraged by the emails people are sending regarding us moving up to Orkney (NE Scotland – or – west or Norway) next week. God really seems to be in this move, even though i have a hard time explaining the rational reasons why we are moving…

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The Skinny on Millenium Matrix

I think i was a bit too harsh on Rex Miller, author of a great book called “Millenium Matrix: Reclaiming the Past, Reframing the Future of the Church . I quickly scanned his book in Portugal a few weeks ago and his book has been growing on me. I have also had some email banter…

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Abigails blog

My 9 year old daughter Abigail started her first blog today. Its called Gabigail. Dad is very proud, of course.

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N.T Wright

All things Tom Wright on this new website with huuuuge linkage called tomwrightpage.com. Thanks Coop. Tom asked me to send him my thoughts on time and space but i am a little shy of doing that before going thru it with a fine toothed comb. Maybe next week?

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Chalke-Gate

The Skinny on the Theological Debate: A good night out, a well organised event, a postmodern discussion (should one view of the atonement, one that might be suspiciously tainted by culture, be allowed to dominate and eliminate the other views, and exclude non-believers of the metanarrative as heretics?), a warm discussion by Steve, great points…

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Oct 10: World’s Biggest Sing

Church of Scotland report that Iona is organizing the “World’s Biggest Sing” on October 10. Get involved. They are trying to raise money for better buildings.

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The Lost Message of Christ 1.1

UPDATE POSTED HERE. Is God a Child Abuser? I am off to a theological debate tonight with about 1000 people, assuming all the tickets get sold (700 are already gone). Not that i chose this – i have a 5:30 meeting with Church Missionary Society in London and they are all going out to the…

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A Bible for Geeks and Pilgrims

We had a nice curry dinner with Joe Parker last night in our house. We found out that he was promoted to European Director for International Bible Society – well done! Joe and I were chatting about what kind of Bibles were needed in the European emerging culture, and decided on at least 2 new…

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Emergent Training

I just got back from the “Strategic Conversation on Training” that took place in a conference center. And the “Non-Strategic Conversation on Fishing and Other Relevant Stuff” that took place in the pub down the road from the conference center. Jonny and Si both blogged about it. Great time. 35 people. Great thinkers and practitioners…

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