My wife’s blog MumJones is not even a week old but already she has has over a thousand hits and comments from people far back in her life, giving credit to her lifelong journey of gift-giving and teaching by example. Her blog has a long tail (and her hair has lots of wooly dreaded tails).…
Read MoreMay 24th Marks 20 years
May 24th, 2005 will mark 20 years of my pilgrimage – doing this crazy stuff for God all over the globe. 20 years ago, I sold my car and bought a one way ticket to Europe – with a 5 week stopover in Aisa. On 24th May, 1985, I said goodbye to my mum and…
Read MorePotlucks Rule
UPDATE: Went well. Mark Taylor and i did the graphics for the potluck. He did his own photos with Delirious soundtrack. As for me, I didnt have any time so I just used video loops from Highway Video’s VIBE collection (Thanks Travis). Bill Slack, General Superintendent of the Baptist Churches of Scotland peached. Nice guy.…
Read MoreJust Geeking Out
Up at 3am this morning and having fun geeking out on my computer – i figure it is MY time and i don’t have to work. I am scanning blogs through Technorati and catching up. And drinking tea. Of course. Hope i dont get too hyper by the time my family wakes up. Good Geek…
Read MoreEm. Church on Wikipedia
I said a few weeks ago that i didn’t like the present definition of Emerging Church on Wikipedia. I had been recommending it to large organizations and Foundations as the best definition out there. But when i looked at it recently . . .. well . .. i was shocked . . .“An enemy has…
Read MoreGlobal Day of Prayer [update]
200 million people praying in 170 nations. And the Africans kicked it off. . . .now thats what i’m talking about!!! Giant Kudos to the many prayer initiatives for last Sunday’s Global Prayer around the world. Pete Greig has a report from the 24-7 prayer angle and Marc has the skinny on Joel News. Link.
Read MoreBeavis in my Crepe
This morning I cooked my usual Saturday morning crepes, and the remainder of the batter was poured out to make a small crepe for my daughter. When it was finished cooking . . . and i am not lying . . . behold! there was the face of Beavis from the infamous Beavis and Butthead.…
Read MoreAnakin as Christ-figure
[Image from GiantMag.com] The question of Anakin as Christ figure has come up before. Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek, who is an atheist, has some really interesting thoughts that i read a few years ago in “The Fragile Absolute”.
Read MoreIf the Bible was Blogged
I know the Bible was not blogged. The publishing technologies were different back then. But what if it was? What technologies would be used? What kind of blogs would the authors create for their unique messages? Jesus wrote in the sand with his finger. No doubt a Wiki-man who would have preferred his own Wiki…
Read MoreChina’s Blogfather?
Within four days of launching kangri.blogku.com, Chinese blogger Edwyn Chan reached more than 10,000 people. “Chan’s media network already has three blogs up and running, including Dianziren, which covers consumer electronics; a humor blog called Shuanga; and Jiaexp, a site for gamers. He also has plans for two more: one for women that would be…
Read MoreCanadian Critique
Emerging Theology PDF: A rational critique of Emerging Church theology from The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Canada. At least I think its Canadian – and can the author please step forward and identify themself? Its a well written piece which covers some good and bad points, and offers good advice – i like…
Read MoreThe Convention
“The blogger lunch was a big success. We have 37 adults, 34 of whom were bloggers, and two kids. Woohoo! At last year’s convention there were about 15 bloggers at the blogger dinner. My how times have changed.” Will Samson – Link to quote and biggest list of bloggers. Yes, things have changed. Back in…
Read MoreGoogle Video Upload
The beta version of Google Video (PC and Mac) interests me, not for its upload ability – i can do that with ecto blogging editor – but because Google will, apparently store my video and not charge me for bandwidth. Anyone see a downside to this, i mean apart from further empowering the god that…
Read MoreEmergent Convention Vlogs and Blogs
UPDATE: Aaron’s Vlog Conversatio has so many video loops and podcasts that you will feel like you are there at the Convention. “9 out of ten Emergent Males look like this guy!!! I PROMISE!!!”, says Jonathon of The Phaith of St Phrancis. Soooo true and nothing changes, year after year. Gotees and Macs and Candles…
Read MoreIntelligent Design
“Will “Intelligent Design” result in the teaching of a “religious heresy” in the Kansas (and American) science class under the (dis)guise of a “scientific finding” which is neither scientific nor an original idea ?” FreeThought.com has a fascinating discussion on Intelligent Design and “heresy” in the schools. Background stuff at The Intelligent Design Network and…
Read MoreNewbigin on Fundamentalism and Liberalism
I don’t like the labels “fundamentalist” or “liberal”. The words have lost their original meaning over the past 80 years. I don’t fit under either one, and most of you will not even try them on for size. Fair enough. We spend a lot of time trying to remove them. But to hold the two…
Read MoreWWJDeconstruct?
What Would Jesus Deconstruct? An evening with John Caputo in Belfast. May 11 Thanks Jonny
Read MoreRandom thoughts and questions
These are thoughts that are rattling around in my brain this morning: – I may not be rich, but I am laughing all the way to the banquet – Emergent leadership is not about removing the leaders, but empowering and elevating the laity into leadership. – Did the shift from ministry in the medieval world…
Read MoreGoogle Ads
[i edited this post because a few words attracted spam on a weekly basis. the rest is below] 2. Google Ads Email from _____ "Andrew, I hope the googles ads are making you some bucks, but how can you really?
Read MoreRob Pepper – Blog of the day
Guardian blogs has picked my mate Rob Pepper as the blog of the day. Well done Rob! I cant remember if i suggested that Rob does a regular drawing or not for a blog, but if i didnt, then i should have!! We are doing a tour with Rob over many cities called “Doxology”. Tell…
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