News story says Korean tech experts predict computers will transmit scent through the internet by 2015. This will be very good news for the alt. worship communities and cyberchurches. Maybe even bloggers. Expect my recipes to have accompanying smells. I wonder how others will use it? Coffee smells for emerging church conversations? Incense for cyberchurch…
Read MoreGeorge Müller of Bristol
Last night, during my daughters music lessons, I had chance to read most of A.T. Pierson’s 1899 biography called “George Müller of Bristol”. [I have a 60 year old copy in good condition but I just found an online version at BibleBelievers for you poor sods who dont have a copy] I read a similar…
Read MoreDont Drink. Dont Smoke. What do you do?
I was thinking of these words this morning – from Adam Ant’s Goody Two Shoes song. I was thinking of the need to be recognized for what we DO, what we practice, rather than what we do not do. And then i notice someone blogged the same thing today. His name is Lloyd and i…
Read MoreEmerging Church Reflections
– Marc Van Der Woude, returned from Norway, has some reflections on the emerging church movement. – Scot McKnight ponders nu monasticism – Pastor Jay Raines has uploaded an academic paper on the Emerging Church. – Rodney Olsen interviews Alan Hirsch about The Forgotten Ways Technorati Tags: emerging church
Read MoreChristian Blogging Survey [Updated]
Cory Miller at Church Communications Pro has released the findings of the 2007 Christian Blogger Survey. Full report here. I am re-posting this with the list of participants and some of Cory’s findings: “Here are some snapshots of the survey: * Total Number of Blogs In Survey: 367 blogs * Most Popular Blogging Platform: Blogger…
Read MoreYFC: Youth For Christ position
Youth For Christ Highlands and Islands (Scotland) have a full time position for a Missional Development Worker. The fortunate person will have to deal with me whenever they get to Orkney. Details follow.
Read MoreSimonas
Simonas in Lithuania, regular reader and contributor to this blog for many years, lost his dad last week. He blogged his dad’s picture here if you want to go over and pay your blog respects. Thinking of you dude!!! Quite a few of us have lost our dads recently. Mine passed on two years ago.
Read MoreFamily and Household Update
15 people in our home last night at our apartment above the post office – quite a feat with only one bathroom and one toilet (same room)- mostly young people and one family – Bea and Andy Marshall [who blog at Moogaloo] and their two kids from Sheffield. They will be here for a week,…
Read MoreIs Emergent Heretical?
Dr Ken Meeks has been examining the Emergent church movement in light of the accusations from Calvary Chapel. He is not speaking from an emerging church standpoint but from a Bible College teacher. He explores these issues: Is Emergent Heretical?, what is heresy according to Calvary Chapel, and does Emergent promote pluralism, Part 1, 2,…
Read MoreRoger Moran, SBC and Emerging Church
I have never heard of Roger Moran (of MBLA) but he is sure blowing up a tornado in the Southern Baptist Church. His statement concerned with the emerging church, [not Resolution 5– thanks Marty for correction], is being discussed at SBC Outpost (lotsa comments) where there is a re-write of his resolution. I would be…
Read MoreFOWA: Future of Web Apps
Wish I was there in London for FOWA conference. It finishes today. Anyone we know blogging about it? Technorati Tags: blog, puppy
Read MorePrayer for the Standerfer family
UPDATE: Thanks for your prayers. The Standerfer’s passports have been taken from them and at this point they have to return to USA on Friday. Some dear friends have told us they believe there is serious spiritual warfare and anti-American racism [are they connected?] going on to stop the Standerfer family coming up to Scotland…
Read MoreBorn Again Widget
Born Again Christian News Widget for Mac 10.4 was released this morning. 22 downloads at the moment but I am sure this number will rise quickly. I am so glad they didn’t use CAPITALS in every sentence on their site. Best part of the website is a gospel tract page for the street preachers, fundies…
Read MoreThe Skinny on Fat Tuesday
Today is Fat Tuesday and we are eating pancakes and having our last taste of the wonderfully delicious foods we are fasting over Lent. Those things include sweeties/candy for the kids [they thought that up] and caffeine for me and chocolate for the whole family. My fundamentalist/protestant background has not prepared me to write a…
Read MoreEd Stetzer: Toward a Missional Convention
Just listened to Ed Stetzer reading his paper “Toward a Missional Convention” with gusto at the Baptist Identity Conference. Ed lays out a good working definition of “missional”, communicates it in Baptistspeak, distances it slightly from the ecumenical roots (I have a few issues with that but not worth mentioning here] and recommends the Southern…
Read MoreCanadians can save the American church?
Earl Creps, who i havent seen for about 7 years [hi Earl!] has a good article this morning called How Canadians can save the American Church. Good advice. I will be in Montreal April 21-23 to talk about the global emerging church. HT: WDavidPhillips
Read MoreZpeech: New web app
Tim Rohrer tells me that he and some friends just created a killer Web 2.0 app called Zpeech (beta) and is wondering if we can experiment with it here. Zpeech means you can comment on my actual site right here at www.zpeech.com/tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com/tallskinnykiwi or use the address for commenting on any other website in the same…
Read MoreAmazing Grace Sunday – Feb 18 (USA)
This Sunday (today) is Amazing Grace Sunday. About 4000 churches [so far] all over USA are singing this song and looking into how they can put a stop to modern day slavery. Erik Lokkesmoe is the Director behind this project and he has been kind enough to keep me updated on its progress all the…
Read MoreBruce Metzger dies at 93
New Testament scholar Bruce Metzger died last Tuesday at 93 years. I have read his commentaries over the past 25 years and am grateful for his ministry. HT: Scot McKnight through Justin Taylor. John Piper has some thoughts on Metzger’s contribution.
Read MoreLeaving Church
Just want to say three things about leaving church. 1. People have left the church. This is not news to you, especially if you read this blog. Many people (millions, actually) are leaving church in order to find Jesus and a new form of communal life not stifled by dead institutions. Am I talking ’bout…
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