Heres a paper that Steve Hu just submitted to me and has given the OK for its exclusive release on TallSkinnyKiwi [what an honor!!]. Its called . . “Are We Syncretizing the Gospel? A Reflection Upon Lesslie Newbigin’s Definition of Syncretism for the Church’s Missionary Encounter with Culture”. A Paper Presented to the Evangelical Theological…
Read MoreMark Dever gets Merit Award
Mark Dever gets the 2007 Christianity Today Merit Award for his book The Message of the Old Testament: Promises Made. I haven’t read the book, and at $40 I might not be rushing out to buy it on first impulse, but it seems to be a hefty reference book that might get a workout from…
Read MoreHotmail and Entourage X
A change on the hotmail servers means i cant send email from my hotmail account from entourage. I am sending it instead from my tallskinnykiwi at gmail dot com. This will be my preferred address since i dont want to upgrade to Entourage 2004.
Read MoreWho is LUCKY Enough to Look Like Me?
Its a WISE and OMNISCIENT application that says I look like David Beckham. Jordon Cooper did this on his blog and i am following with mine. That little girl that pops up is probably just a COMPUTATIONAL ERROR!!! http://www.myheritage.com
Read MoreLarry Wall: Apostle to the Hackers
In an interview with Eric Davis, Larry Wall, creator of Perl scripting language, speaks out on why he didnt become a missionary after language training with SIL. “It turns out that I am allergic to a lot of things: seafood, wheat, eggs, tomatoes. People who are working out in the field can’t afford to be…
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– Steve Knight writes on “Kingdom Journalism” for Lausanne World Report. – Porpoise Diving Life is now completely online. Bill told me this a few days ago while i was wearing the PDL t-shirt he sent me. Passed Away – Veteran Blogger Steve Gilliard (1966-2007) John Swift remembers. – Mark Angel – passed away in…
Read MorePoll on Hell. Is that REAL fire?
Hey – thanks for participating in the poll on Heaven’s precious stones. The result is that most voters were undecided (38%), Yes came second (32%) and No came last (29%). Go here to see the latest results. There was a moment near the 100 votes mark when it was equally divided into thirds. Obviously many…
Read More6th Blogiversary: Thanks a million!
Its that day again. Its been 6 years since i started tallskinnykiwi. I have had about a million page views on this new typepad platform and in a 6 month period, visitors came from 152 countries – so thanks everyone for watching my life and being interested in my family and our journey. This blog…
Read MoreVirtual Conversations and Monastic Islands
Virtual Conversations and Monastic Islands is a netcast on the Allelon site between Alan Roxburgh and myself that Bill Kinnon pulled off when I was in Montreal last month. Alan has been a SUPERSTAR thinker and has helped many of us shape our thoughts and strategies. It was a real honor to have this chat…
Read MoreOffensive language: I Think My Mother Taught Me
WARNING: If cussing and offensive language piss you off, excuse my King James, please do not read on because I WILL refer to words that are deeply offensive and yet must be mentioned if we are to have a serious and objective look at the subject of offensive language and the emerging church movement. Interesting…
Read MoreMoody Bible Institute on Emerging Church
MBN Open Line had an interview [MP3] on the emerging church this week by Moody Bible Institute professors John Koessler and Kevin Zuber. I am expanding this post to include more info and to give a more accurate picture of my response to this interview: Verdict: These guys were MUCH better than Masters Seminary but…
Read MoreNew month. New banner.
This months banner comes from the floor of the youth hostel I stayed at in Frankfurt last week. Please come back on June 3rd for my 6th blogiversary.
Read MoreWiFi Warrior arrested
In Michigan, a guy was arrested for accessing a coffee shop’s public wifi signal without paying. He was facing up to 5 years in jail but got off with a $400 fine, community work and 6 months probation. HT: Boing Boing How many of us have done that? Yes, i see that hand . .…
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