Archive for December, 2005

pastor hacks

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

An interesting post that Phil might think more at home over at geeky info is at xphiles. It is one way to organise all of the information a minister needs to over see several worship services a day. The moral of the story is that some solutions are particularly low-tech:
Since I’ve started doing […]

Biggest regrets

Monday, December 5th, 2005

When leaving a position you have held for a long period of time, it is appropriate to reflect on successes and regrets. And it may be that you are able to characterise one of them as your biggest regret - the absolute thumping mistake that stands out above all others. And, if the […]

Can an existing denominational church be emerging?

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

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The call and challenge of the emerging church movement is compelling. However, many members of existing “traditional” churches may question whether these challenges are compatible with the way that a local denominational congregation operates. In particular, an emerging faith community directed to a particular sub-culture may seem to lack one of the great strengths of […]

today

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

Geoff Bullock writes on this thread in response to the hanging of  Nguyen Tuong Van.
today
today i saw my reflectionand i recoiled in shamei saw my soul in singaporeas humanity chose to blamei saw my face in the angerof those who turned to hatethose whose hearts had turned to stoneadding scorn to the debatei saw my […]

Yes Minister speak

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

Who said the British have the stranglehold on Yes Minister comedy lines?

“UNITED States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has a way of ending the Iraqi insurgency.
He declared that the insurgents would, henceforth, no longer be called insurgents.
“Over the weekend, I thought to myself, ‘You know, that gives them a greater legitimacy than they seem to merit’,” […]

no IR for Family First

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

The gap between the federal government and Family First widens as Family First senator Steve Fielding states that he will vote against the IR changes because they do not protect overtime and public holidays, thereby undermining the family life. This of course puts the ball firmly in the court of everybody’s favourite court jester, […]