I saw Oikos pop up in the Typepad blogs and a few clicks later, I was reading French language blogging about God – Funny thing is that I know these people in Paris, I have stayed with Jonathon Finley in their WiFi house during an event earlier this year (read my old blog entry for…
Read MoreWest London Boiler Room opens today
Speaking of postmodern monasteries, another BoilerRoom opens today, this time in West London
Read MoreBlogging Course
Bruce, who is grieving over losing the rugby a minute ago, put me on to this blogging course resource page.
Read MoreGermany Today
Today I am in Dresden, Germany. I wont be blogging. Tell you about it later.
Read MoreShe Got Maryellen Eyes
The type you are reading right now was just increased in size (at least it is supposed to be) at the request of Maryellen McKee, of Whitethorn, California, who doesn’t want to buy glasses. Hi McKees!!!
Read MoreI blinked and missed it
Brad told me that he and his friends were all discussing an excellent post by Dan Hughes on TheyBlinked but when I went there, I couldn’t see which one they were talking about. I like Dan’s blog and his way of thinking. Dan, who I met in person earlier this year in Austin, is another…
Read MoreDwightFriesen.com
Checking in on my friend in Seattle who has a really good web site – dwightfriesen.com – for thinking and art. Hi Dwight. Really late now – 1:30am. I felt a little sick earlier and went to bed. I woke up and thought it was morning. But it wasnt at all moring. Now I tap…
Read MoreTamara’s Rash Gone
Tamara has had a rash which is now clearing up – we stopped the red cordial drink and it seems to be doing the trick. She is well. She speaks a little. She loves her dad. She likes to put on shoes and dress up like dad. And eat what dad is eating. Dad’s happy!
Read MoreElizabeth’s Tooth Capped
Elizabeth got her tooth capped, after knocking out the corner of her front tooth over the weekend. Unfortunately, it was a bit of a horror story. The dentist at the hospital in Prague was barely competent. She was barefoot!. Yes, barefoot. And after she put the putty in and finished off, I had to encourage…
Read MoreSteve Taylor on Postmodern Monasteries
Steve Taylor, who will be publishing his paper on his DownUnderBlog really soon, makes some recommendations for “postmodern monasteries”. • A physical space. I think it needs to be earthed somewhere. It becomes far more meaningful if relationships are physically shared. • Develop a rhythm of prayer, a shared daily spirituality that ensures geeks do…
Read MoreTrying to Define the Postmodern Monasteries
Much discussion going on about this. What is the difference between a “monastic” and an “ecclesiastic” model of church? Aren’t monasteries where people go to retreat from life rather than engage? Is the community in Austin a “monastic” structure at all and who cares? Regarding the Austin community, and many of the similar communities in…
Read More20inch iMac
Now thats an iMac! I got my first and only iMac in March, 2000. Its still going strong and is the hub of our “digital lifestyle”.
Read MoreiPod MP3jing
Methodshop.com: “There’s two ways to DJ with an iPod. The first is to go “pure Pod” and set up with two iPods and a mixer. This method is less perfect and more for the crowd’s geek-fun of it all. The mp3j’s doing all the mixing are usually audience members like at noWax or APT. The…
Read MoreRSS Feeds
Up early this morning, loading up sites on the RSS News Feeder. I am using Net News Wire as my software of choice. Basically what it does is bring all the web sites and news headlines (and blog titles) to me instead of my chasing down them. Another good reason for all bloggers to switch…
Read MoreLurker of the day: Darrell
Lurker of the day: Darrell. Darrell, who visited my site twice today (according to my stats) and has never left a comment, email or trace of his blog-lurking, just went to a Christian conference in Virginia called WAVE and will be giving a blog-report soon. Hi Darrell.
Read MoreGoodbye Lenin and goodbye communism
Holiday today, an anniversary celebration of leaving communisim behind in 1989 and moving on to a new life. Debbie, my red-headed dreadlocked wife, went out and saw “Goodbye Lenin“, an excellent movie dealing with the east/west transition. The movie was in German with Czech subtitles, but Debbie loved it – cheering and laughing and crying…
Read MoreWatercarriers.org – new web site in town
Watercarriers is a brand spanking new website that will help resource “Simple Church”. Great to see them kick it off with a blog section. George Howell from Penn, USA is the man behind it.
Read MoreQuestions about WorldconneX
I have emails already this morning from people inquiring about WorldconneX, the new missions network from BGCT. Here are some questions answered by Keith Parks last week. Q: “What will be your relationship with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the SBC International Mission Board?” A: “We have been in contact with CBF, the IMB and…
Read MoreOn this day
According to my recently obtained (Mac OsX only) software Back in the Day . . . On this day in 1973, Richard Nixon says “I am not a crook.”
Read Morechaotic intransient prose bursts
Blogs: “chaotic intransient prose bursts”, according to Kung Log’s creator.
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