November 2004 – Page 2 – Tall Skinny Kiwi

Expedite: Patron Saint of Hackers

“I don’t know why they say Expedite is the computer saint. St. Isidore is the saint of technology and the internet. Yet these people insist on praying to Expedite. Like all things that concern this saint, it is a mystery.” Rev. Michael Amesse

A Delicious Library

New software that could change the way we share books. Delicious Library enables you to re-create a virtual image of your old-media library. You can use a scanner to get your books loaded up, and you can also write reviews, help others buy the books, or even be open to lending them out to others.…

Is God up to something in USA?

Is there a pattern here? According to the newspapers, THE CHURCH in USA put the person they chose into office last week. Earlier this year, THE CHURCH in USA turned a movie called The Passion from a predicted failure into an outrageous success. The year before, THE CHURCH in USA emerged as an economic entity…

From aggravation to aggregation

Like it or not, more and more people are reading what we write on news-readers, or through links from Google or their home page. I am already writing with aggregators in mind

Barry Taylor at Blah

Barry Taylor takes Blah number 4 in London tonight with a talk entitled “God is in the house”. I met Barry 10 years ago at Fuller Seminary when he was a student. Now he teaches there on popular culture. Great guy – you really should meet him! Read more from Jonny Baker.

SkateChurch

I just received a Skater DVD in the mail from Kevin Palau of The Palau Evangelistic Association. They have been setting up skate parks at their Festivals and have a heart for skaters everywhere. Livin’ It the Movie was directed by Stephen Baldwin and filmed in Portland with some of the best skaters and bike…

St Magnus Cathedral

This morning we are attending the service at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney. [i didn’t get over to Sheltand Islands this weekend] According to Ehabitat , “The cathedral of St Magus in Kirkwall, Orkney, is the northernmost cathedral in Britain. Work started on construction of the cathedral in 1137 under the orders of Earl…

Hallelujah. . . Get a Blog.

“. . . the LORD hath anointed me to publish good tidings to the meek.” Isaiah 61:1 In our new media world, publishing is back in the hands of the people. We are in the midst of a publishing revolution, a Renaissance of Writing, a world where some people write more than they read. We…

Fire and Wind in Emerging Church

This weekend, unless tidal waves stop the ferries, I hope to be in the Shetland Islands for a conference on prophecy and hearing God. Ruach Ministries, the people behind the “Fire From the North” Prayer Conference next August, have invited me over to meet some of the Shetland people and to check out the scene.…

In the Land of the Living

Thanks everyone for your comments and prayers over the loss of my brother this week. I hope I can be there for you also in your dark valleys. Your comments on the last post are like flowers on his grave – much appreciated! Well I have had some phone calls with the family in Australia.…

Passing of my brother

We found out today that my little brother Lewis died in Sydney, Australia, 2 days ago. He was 34 years old. Latest Update is the next blog post called “In the Land of the Living. Update: Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. My family is meeting tomorrow to discuss who will go over to Sydney…

Web Revival

Tim Bednar of E-church.com has a good article on blogging at Christianity Today. Its called “Blogger Predicts Web Revival via Web“. Tim has done the research, in community with all of us theoblogians, and is qualified to speak on this. Thanks to CT for putting out a good article (I was suggesting that they write…

Monastery Site?

We may have found the buildings that will become our monastery. Let me tell you about it, and show off some pictures I took today. You will notice that the weather is incredible – clear sunshine on damp green grass. Just love it!!!!

Hope for USA?

Big hat tip for USA. I love that country. It is partly mine. I am a resident of USA (resident alien) and have spent a quarter of my life there. My wife is American and all my kids. Its a great country, and the world was watching today as Dubya was reelected. I’m glad that…

Men Only Branch in Church of England

The church of England have submitted a new report – with the suggestion of a “men-only” branch of the Church. The Archbishop is “happy to commend it for prayerful study within the dioceses of the Church of England and to invite other Churches in the Anglican communion and our ecumenical partners to let us have…

My Tall Skinny Yahoo

Getting a Yahoo account is kind of like shopping at Walmart. I usually avoid places where everyone else goes, unless I have an urgent reason to be there. That reason was given to me yesterday by a PDF report from Morgan Stanley, found on an article called “The Blog’s Long Tail”. If the report is…

Emerging Church Different?

“Emerging church is a mindset (‘we’ll come to you’) rather than a model. It is a direction rather than a destination. It rests on principles rather than a plan. It arises out of a culture rather than being imposed on a culture. It is a mood, scarcely yet a movement.”Michael Moynagh, “How is Emerging Church…

Tom Jones and WWJD

I am a man haunted by my past words and actions. Tom Jones and WWJD are coming back to curse me.

The Mullet I Never Had

Autumn is upon us. Chilly winds howling around my bare neck. Oh how I wish I had a mullet! A retro, 80’s throwback bi-level haircut, short on top and flowing down my neck in white trash glory. If you have followed my blog for a long time, then you will know that i often go…

Halloween Again

Every year I recommend the same article by Richard Mouw of Fuller Seminary (where i was a student 1993-1994). And this year I again recommend reading “Making Real Decisions About Halloween”. Sorry if thats not very original of me . . . Here is a good except from the article. You will find Richard very…