Well the last two days I have been hard at work at university - learning how to use a computer, learning how to use the library - all great stuff. I have the worst photo on my student id imaginable, but I am allowed to use the staff lounge (if I can figure out […]

Steve Taylor posts some wise words about the encounter between modern talk and post-modern talk. I think he sums it up well - I see so much talking at cross purposes in the heated debates that are linked on our side bar.
Modernity sold us a pup. It sold us a belief you needed truth […]

The reaction to a post at tallskinnykiwi has highlighted the importance and power of language.
This ties into a discussion that Phil and I were having over the weekend as we were reflecting on the Future Directions process. In a change which is coming from the bottom up, and where the key leaders are in […]

We as a church bought a bunch of people along to the seminar this weekend. Anyone who wanted to go was invited, with some people having their registration fees sponsored by other members.
One of the great things about doing this was getting not just our key leaders and innovators along, but some of the […]

Well for the last three days Phil and I have been attending a seminar for the Future Directions Process. We have spoken about this before. In short, this is a process which our denomination is going through which aims to resource, support and guide ordinary established churches to develop some innovative missional thinking.
For […]

I have changed the links to ongoing discussions on the side bar to list those that are currently humming along (with the exception of the whole spork/splayd debate). We will try to keep the links updated so you can always access some good discussion here at signposts.

On a recent post, one of the commentators asked what the meaning of the resurrection is if not explained by the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement.
To start with, I am not a supporter of that particular theology of the cross, for a bunch of reasons, but I won’t go into them because I think it […]

Light posting over the next few days as both Dan and I are involved in the Alan Roxburgh conference called unfreeze. I am sure I will be posting more about it soon.

Last night at Haven we had a kingdom feast. Someone coined the phrase and I have misplaced the blog, so if anyone can help me find it I will credit it to them.
A celebration of our community and the presence of Jesus. We fired up the barbie and I cooked up a storm of meat, […]

9/11 families have written to President Bush. I wonder if the response will be published.

We respectfully request a written response to the following questions:
1. You and members of your administration consistently invoked 9/11 as a justification for war in Iraq, without presenting any evidence of a link between Saddam Hussein¹s Iraq and the attacks […]