Archive for May, 2007

To beard or not to beard II

Monday, May 28th, 2007

I DID IT!
I walked into Word Bookstore … I picked up some tacky merchandise … I walked up to the counter … I said to the attendant behind the counter “I’ve been told that people with beards can’t work here. Is that true because being a person with a beard I’d like to be served […]

For my kids the best, and stuff the rest?

Friday, May 25th, 2007

As a father of three with an interest in not only their education but that of all the other kids in our society - how can I make wise choices about school education?
Should I stick my kids in the best school I can afford and stuff the neighbours who go to the State school? Enrol […]

Musings unrelated to any particular person

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

If, hypothetically, someone were turning 40 years old today (entirely hypothetically), you could imagine all sorts of soul searching going on. After all Tom Good used the occasion of his 40th birthday to quit his job and try his hand at self-sufficiency “right here in Surbiton”. They used to say that life begins […]

dangerous practices

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Well, someone has tipped my attention toward this review of Emergent Manifesto, which is described as the emerging church’s “coming out of the closet tribute”:
There is another underlying theme that is permeating the pages of this book and many of the other emerging church books in print, including Dan Kimball’s. There is a continual hammering […]

stars and stripes and that one up further

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Dan and Phil are possibly heading over to the great Northern American continent during October this year. We plan to spend some time researching some churches that operate in a multi-congregational style, and also spend time catching up with friends and doing some sight seeing.
The intention is to visit the United States and Canada. I […]

formerly known as…

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Tim (team member at Northern Community) has a great summary post on a number of significant and important posts about the Church that have been buzzing around the blogsphere for a while - well, worth a read!
Part 1. The People formerly knows as The Congregation - Bill Kinnon

We grew weary from your Edifice Complex pathologies […]

“Suffer The Children” DVD now launched

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Trevor Glass has released his long-awaited DVD in which (I believe) ‘Signposts’ own ‘Absolute Truth’ may appear in the final edit.

“Suffer the Children” takes a look into the lives and lifestyles of some of the biggest names in tele-evangelism today. It explores the origins of the Word of Faith movement, also known […]

OMG

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

We’re, like, famous. At least in Hawkesbury.
And this Emma Whale person is, like, a total spunk!

The Difference Between Teaching and Educating

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently faced with a unique problem.A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving […]

duplicate accounts

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

We are (as always) trying to tidy things up around signposts. One thing we want to sort out is that we have identified a number of duplicate accounts - probably because people forgot their details and signed up again or had trouble with the regsitration process. If you think you might have more […]