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Boing Boing

COVID and Flu vaccination rates abysmally low before Thanksgiving travel rush - [image: vaccine] The Centers for Disease Control has released statistics showing this season's COVID and Flu vaccination rates are very low. I guess Ameri...
13 minutes ago
Clerical Whispers

Statement of Bishop Cullinan in relation to Mount Melleray closure -
55 minutes ago
Tyler Cowan

Friday assorted links - 1. Why school vouchers failed in Kentucky. 2. Writing a book with ten autonomous AI agents. 3. Too many three-pointers in the NBA now. 4. NZ update (NYT)...
2 hours ago
Mashable!

Black Friday printer and scanner deals bring big discounts on Epson, Canon, more - Early Black Friday printer and scanner deals are coming in hot with savings on Canon, HP, Brother, and more.
3 hours ago
Thinking Anglicans

LLF update November 2024 - This web page was published today: LLF Working Groups continue: Update on membership and residential meeting Following the decision at July General Synod...
4 hours ago
Leo Babauta

The Joy of Taking Care of My Life - By Leo Babauta When I was younger, I had a hard time doing some basic things like: I always knew that I “should” do these things, but they felt like too ...
8 hours ago
jonnybaker

politics in the pulpit - this week i was invited to be the guest on politics in the pulpit. this is a podcast that is a conversation about the readings from the bible that will be ...
10 hours ago
Bob MacDonald

Psalm 47 - Psalms 47: Syllables: 173; Longest recitation: 10; Tenor: g 20.23%;Ornament density: 11.5%; Average phrase length: 9.7. 1 For the leader. Of the children o...
11 hours ago
Jessica Hagy (Indexed)

The Price is WRONG. - The post The Price is WRONG. appeared first on Indexed.
21 hours ago
+Seraphim

THE PRESENTATION OF MARY AT THE TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM BY HER PARENTS JOACHIM AND ANNA. - . Commemorated in many churches today Novemeber 21. It is a very simple event, a child is brought to the temple for blessing. But it is felt as a juxtaposit...
23 hours ago
The Oatmeal

A funeral for voicemail - [image: A funeral for voicemail] Is voicemail dead? View on my website
1 day ago
Jonathan Evens

True and proper worship - Here's the reflection that I shared at St Andrew's Wickford this morning: Jesus taught that the first and greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God...
2 days ago
Kester Brewin

Future Narratives Lab - On Tuesday next week (Tues 26th) I’ll be presenting at this event in London hosted by Future Narratives Lab, focusing on how we understand ‘work’ and what ...
2 days ago
Notes from underground

Telepathy and its Malcontents - [image: Mind of My Mind (Patternmaster, #2)] Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Doro, an immortal being who has lived for thousan...
3 days ago
Bartholomew's Notes on Religion

Daily Mail Debunks “Keir Starmer Represented Southport Suspect’s Father” Rumour - From the Daily Mail: Viral social media rumours claiming that Sir Keir Starmer represented the father of Southport suspect Axel Rudakubana in an asylum cas...
3 days ago
The Church Mouse

A church on its knees: the Welby legacy - When Rowan Williams announced he would be retiring as Archbishop of Canterbury in 2012, speculation was rife as to who would succeed him. Betting market...
3 days ago
Telling Secrets

FB Reflection: Resistance! - Good Monday morning, comrades who struggle for truth, and justice, and to stay on The Way. I've been thinking of ways that I can be part of the Great R...
4 days ago
Peter Carrell

Pause on Trump and Johannine Literature (aka CofE this week) - Partly or even mostly because of time I need to not attempt a post this week which would be part 2 on a mini series on "Trump and Johannine Literature." ...
4 days ago
Kathryn Fleming

Safeguarding Sunday 2024, Southwark Cathedral - If a week is a long time in politics it might be even longer in the life of this Cathedral. Last Sunday as we gathered to remember all the victims of war...
5 days ago
Dave Faulkner

Paul’s Favourite Church 8: A Grateful Receiver (Philippians 4:10-23) - Philippians 4:10-23 Over the years, I have learned as a preacher that there are a few topics you can preach on that can easily make your hearers feel guilt...
5 days ago
Huw Richardson

Liturgical Theology - Thoughts on liturgy, theology, and prayer. How can we pray if we do not have the Liturgy, and how can we get the Liturgy at all when most of us do not expe...
5 days ago
Andrew Plus

Hope is faith that looks forward - A long time ago, I was a hospital chaplain in Appalachia, and I would from time to time find myself working with a patient and family from a country Pent...
5 days ago
Martin Jackson

Christmas Fair approaching! -
1 week ago
Purple Words on a Grey Background

Thought for the day for Beverley FM for Remembrance Sunday 2024 - My Dad is 97, and although he doesn’t always remember things that have happened in the last few days, his recall of his childhood remains pretty clear –...
1 week ago
Paul Walton

Ruth colours outside the lines - Reading Ruth 3.1–5; 4.13–17 The companionship these two biblical women display is in itself is remarkable. Queerness is not always just about one’s sexual ...
1 week ago
Jeff Jarvis

It’s the racism, stupid - Every current and common explanation for the reelection of Donald Trump — whether inflation or immigration, culture wars or campaign tactics, blaming Har...
1 week ago
Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley

The Eve Of Canceltide - Just a note to Beaker Folk to remind you that apart from some local elections in the Good Ol' USA, today is Guy Fawkes Night and not yet Canceltide. Cance...
2 weeks ago
Bishop Nick Baines

Dylan: Poets and Prophets - This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. I went to see Bob Dylan in Liverpool last night. Oddly enough,...
2 weeks ago
Peter Ould

Not the Lockdown Mixes – 2000 - Continuing a series of mixes, taking dance tracks from a year and live mixing. Here’s 2000. Who Let the Dogs Out; Baha Men (Damitrex Remix)Music; Madonna (...
3 weeks ago
Penny Nash

Transformation - Text: Mark 10:46-52 Over the last three weeks, we have been on a journey with Jesus as he headed to Jerusalem, and we have witnessed three significant ...
3 weeks ago
A Reader (to be) in Writing

Sabbatical-ish – family colour palette - Now I’ve shaken off Covid, my sabbatical-ish is allowing me to wander, physically and artisitically, and I’m also trying to pick up some ideas, threads and...
4 weeks ago
Tobias Haller

On Original Mortality - *The following is my more considered reflection on some issues raised by my friend Bosco at his Liturgy blog.* One of the things that divides Eastern fro...
5 weeks ago
Peter Mullins

40 years on - We celebrated in Lincoln Cathedral on Saturday thirty years since the first ordination of women as priests there. I’m not quite sure why the Pentecost...
1 month ago
Steve Tilley

Anonymity - What started me thinking was this. An anonymous blogger and Twitter/X poster known as The Church Mouse (@thechurchmouse ) posted a thread about the process...
2 months ago
Winchester Mothers Union

Nomination Form to Elect Trustees and Committee Members - The nomination forms can be downloaded as .pdf here The post Nomination Form to Elect Trustees and Committee Members appeared first on Winchester Mothers...
2 months ago
We Are Social

Why today’s creators are reinventing their personal brands - We Are Social's Next Gen Influence report is out in September. Preview one of the five key trends that will feature in the report - Right to Reinvention....
3 months ago
Debtonation

Panduan Penggunaan Pola Gacor Slot Saat Bermain Game Koi Gate - Game slot online Koi Gate menjadi daya tarik bagi para pecinta judi daring dengan tema oriental yang menarik dan peluang kemenangan yang menggiurkan. Bagi ...
4 months ago
Seven whole days

Doing the dishes so we can spread the Gospel - We don't spend enough time making the main thing the main thing at General Convention. But for 90 minutes early one morning, deputies and bishops gathered ...
4 months ago
David Keen

Election Thoughts - The exit poll will be wrong. Even if its close on vote share, translating that into actual seats won will be incredibly tricky. There are several seats whi...
4 months ago
Franciso Silva

Estado Mínimo : Lucro máximo! - O governador do estado do Paraná aprovou esta semana um projeto de privatização das escolas públicas. Este é mais um ataque dessa safra de políticos r...
5 months ago
Scatter Cushions

Teaser Tuesday - 28th May - Teaser tuesday's now hosted here. Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT ...
5 months ago
Bishop David Hamid

A new tradition - Colleen and I have established a new tradition in retirement: espresso martinis after Sunday mass. (Not in Lent of course).
6 months ago
The Third Province

Misogyny, Naked Theology and Misandry - When I was younger I used to quote Paul… and as I took an academic interest in The Bible, I found out that everyone has their own bias – a famous and still...
6 months ago
Simon Cutmore

On Friendship - A Sermon on John 15;9-17 - I like going to hear live music whenever I can. I know that some of you will dispute that it actually is music, but that’s a conversation for elsewhere! ...
6 months ago
Tim Davies

Exploring future UK open government actions on digital governance (Nairobi workshop) - I’ve been spending this week at a workshop on governing new and emerging digital technologies, organised by the Open Government Partnership, in Nairobi, Ke...
8 months ago
Kelvin Wright

Ko Tangata Tiriti Ahau - The Christmas before last our kids gave us Ancestry.com kits. You know the deal: you spit into a test tube, send it over to Ireland, and in a month o...
9 months ago
Stephen Fry

40 Years On and more on Substack - Join me on Substack for my first post and many more. Parted are those who are with us today When you look back and forgetfully wonder What you were like ...
9 months ago
Limning the Psyche

Protected: NCYM 24 Part 2 - There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
10 months ago
The Vicar's Wife

Who’s Living in Your Vicarage? - Our Vicarage was beginning to empty out earlier this year. Our lovely Persian lodgers found a flat and moved out just before their baby was born. The Joker...
10 months ago
Tim's Old Blog

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024 -
11 months ago
Rachel Marszalek

Collections of thoughts for a future blog post - In short, I had always believed that the world involved magic: now I thought it perhaps involved a magician. – G.K. Chesterton View RSS
11 months ago
INHABITAT

From the urban tapestry of Los Angeles to a sustainable city - Los Angeles, often hailed as the entertainment capital of the world, is not only a hub for the film and music industries but also a fascinating canvas of u...
11 months ago
Mark Harris

A Challenge to the Church: How to be Church in a post-democratic America. - This is a challenge to the leadership of The Episcopal Church, concerning how to be Church when the assumptions about the State prove inadequate or untru...
1 year ago
Kathy Escobar

waves of grief. - The last day I saw our son, Jared, in person was September 6th 2019, Friday of Labor Day weekend. He came home with some of his college friends for a wee...
1 year ago
Tim Chester

Meeting Christ in the Garden video -
1 year ago
Nick Page

Moving to micro.blog - All my blog posts – such as they are – are now at my website on micro.blog. I have come to the conclusion that I hate the bloated mess that WordPress has b...
1 year ago
Seth Godin

The paradox of insular language - We often develop slang or codewords to keep the others from understanding what we’re saying. Here’s an example (thanks BK) of the lengths that some are goi...
1 year ago
russell davies

August 2023 - Everybody everyone
1 year ago
Abbotsford

September Coffee Morning -
1 year ago
Andy Goodliff

British Baptist Theologians 24: Richard L. Kidd - DPhil 1987 (Oxford): Human fallenness : a comparative study in the theologies of Paul Tillich and Karl Rahner Tutor, Northern Baptist College, 1986-94 Prin...
1 year ago
Ruth Gledhill

How to increase Cycling Endurance - 10 Bike Training Tips - Cycling is a fantastic sport that not only keeps you fit but also allows you to explore the outdoors while enjoying the fresh air. If you're an avid savvy ...
1 year ago
A conservative blog for peace

Thanks, Father Sam. RIP. - Online Roman Catholic apologists still remind me of rude college kids I knew 35 years ago who, after coming to my Catholic Anglican parish to join me for E...
1 year ago
Nick Knisely

The Third Sunday in Lent – a reflection - I’m afraid I don’t have a video sermon to post, or even a written manuscript to share this week. I’m at the Spring House of Bishops meeting of the Episcopa...
1 year ago
Bishop David Thomson

Quintessence of Dust - The latest edition of the Faraday Institute newsletter is now live at https://mailchi.mp/e5794f252fc0/faraday-institute-for-science-and-religion-e-newslette...
1 year ago
Rachel Mann

General Synod Speech ‘LLF Debate’ February 2023 - (This was the original text of my Synod speech for the Living in Love and Debate (Same-Sex Blessings etc) at the February 2023 Groupof Sessions. I used ele...
1 year ago
Steve Fouch

2022 Year in Review - part 2 - Lists like this are highly subjective, and I cannot pretend to have my finger on the pulse of the zeitgeist (to mix a metaphor or two). Even more so whe...
1 year ago
Jonathan Clark

Old Year’s Resolution - I began this blog at the New Year of 2011, and as any of you who have followed it will know, it has waxed and waned in frequency over that time. I’ll leave...
1 year ago
Wounded Bird

UKRAINE - The Russian brute destroys lives By killing, by grief, by loss. Cities, towns, and villages Racked and ruined By soldier brutes who follow their leader. O...
2 years ago
Raspberry Rabbit

Ghosts and Ghouls - I don't believe in poltergeists. Years ago, I was asked by the local Church of Scotland minister in our town to help investigate a case of polterge...
2 years ago
The Friends of Jake

RIP Terry Martin - Friends, This blog was born as a successor to a blog called "Father Jake Stops the World". The author of Fr Jake was an Episcopal priest named Terrry ...
2 years ago
Alastair McCollum

Spirituality in Community - Here's something I wrote for our Island's Newspaper Is Spirituality a Personal or Community endeavour? Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash
2 years ago
Michael Povey

"Povey Prattle" is taking a rest. (Goodbye Micky) - Povey Prattle is taking a rset. I am doing this because when I transfer Povey Prattle stuff to Facebook (which is how most of you see it) a photo' of ...
2 years ago
Doug Chaplin

5 Tips to Choose a Third Party Logistics Provider - Assuming you will pick a decent operations transporter, realize that this will be a significant choice. The point of the vast majority is to search for a...
2 years ago
Ron Silliman (poetics)

- Reading Peter Schjeldahl Peter Schjeldahl builds paragraphs. Possibly no other critic now writing in English has such a strong sense of what that unit of...
2 years ago
iBenedictines

Mary, Mother of God, 2022 - The solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, is the oldest Marian feast in the Western calendar. The fact that it now coincides with the Octave Day of Christmas...
2 years ago
David Meldrum

Stop, Look, Listen - Every pastor knows that moment when you take a step back from something and take in the full extent of how things haven’t worked out as you intended. Often...
3 years ago
Dirty Sexy Ministry

God, Grace, and Horses - To say the past almost two years have been trying is an understatement. We were living life, and then... It all stopped. During the pandemic, so much slo...
3 years ago
Dave Perry

brand new website and refresh of visualtheology blog - I am pleased to announce that after an interregnum due to work commitments I am now in a position to begin blogging again. Please visit my new website, v...
3 years ago
Dave Perry

brand new website and refresh of visualtheology blog - I am pleased to announce that after an interregnum due to work commitments I am now in a position to begin blogging again. Please visit my new website, v...
3 years ago
Bosco Peters

Reflection for week starting February 1 -
3 years ago
Mike Hayes

Learning from Yom Kippur - FIND forgiveness. There's an apt phrase. To find forgiveness, we must seek it out. We must be humble enough to admit our own broken humanity. To realize th...
3 years ago
Bishop David Chillingworth

Covid and Spiritual Awakening - I can’t think of any issue which has left me as uncertain in my mind as Covid. I sense a concern in the church that the disruption to our patterns of churc...
3 years ago
Russell Davies

Would You Need To Compose Your Own Essay For You? - Would you want to write your own essay? The truth is that a large part of us can do it in our sleep. Sure, we all know how to write an essay, but are you...
3 years ago
Doug Chaplin

Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
3 years ago
Rev'd Claire

Today’s #Cycling #Lessons - When a good friend points out that it’s always better to get on your bike than not, remember that the rules of cycling are like Einstein’s Theory of Relati...
3 years ago
Emma Major

A New Home for LLM Calling - [image: LLM Calling Logo starring Little Guy] It's been a long time coming but I've finally taken the plunge to bring everything that is me, from all ove...
3 years ago
Ruth Innes

What We Can Now Live With - Today it has been a whole year since I was advised to go into self-isolation, as it was called back then, because of Covid19. I had been ill with a chest i...
3 years ago
River Thames Beach Party

Septuagesima - Septuagesima is one of the superficially stranger calendar days in the Prayer Book. The name has a mysterious sound for laics like myself. But, as part of ...
3 years ago
Chris Kidd

Youth Justice - Over the last few days some big reports and research linked to youth justice have been published: A Rights-Based Analysis of Youth Justice in the UK: Unice...
3 years ago
Ekklesia

Call to halt UK police training programmes for repressive states - The College of Policing has provided training for at least 12 countries that are listed as 'human rights priority countries' by the Foreign and Commonwe...
3 years ago
Michael Spencer

Visit the Internet Monk Archives - 20 Years of Internet Monk For twenty years, Michael Spencer, Chaplain Mike and a number of other writers described and discussed the post-evangelical life,...
3 years ago
Gary McMurray

2020 Books - It's the end of another year. I like to keep track of my reading each year, so here's this year's reading list. 1. From Weakness to Strength - Scott Saul...
3 years ago
Lucy Mills

don’t let the world change how you walk - I was walking through the mud. Balancing on the more solid strip between two large furrows of sloshiness. A man was walking his dog and had paused to lo...
3 years ago
Geoff Colmer

An unusual club - This week I received a letter from Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with 'Important advice for you about new guidance for *c...
4 years ago
Anglican Church in Second Life

Remembrance Sunday - In the United Kingdom, the Sunday nearest to 11 November is commemorated as Remembrance Sunday. On that day we remember with gratitude those who have given...
4 years ago
Father Jake Stops the World

The Nicky Cruz Home - In 1968, I was fourteen years old and stuck in Skipworth Juvenile Hall in Eugene, Oregon. At first the clean sheets and hot meals were a relief from th...
4 years ago
Neil Bishop

Responsible Consumerism - Matthew 6.25-34 Christians have long argued that consumerism is disastrous. There are two arguments for this. The first says that it is spiritually cor...
4 years ago
Peter Banks

Touring with Queen, ELO, Van Halen and recording Der Kommissar with After The Fire -
4 years ago
The Blogging Parson

A Theology Course Outline - *THEOLOGY 101* *Topic* *Reading* *1. * *What is Theology?* Charles Hodge, *Systematic Theology, *pp. 1-17 *2. * *Revelation* Francois Turretin...
4 years ago
Justin Lewis-Anthony

The Coming Religious Revival? - Those who read The Observer newspaper last weekend might have been reassured that COVID-19, at least in the United Kingdom, is preparing the ground for a r...
4 years ago
Marcus Honeysett

Thankfulness - Part 3 - In this final post on thankfulness we’ll look at thanksgiving in the New Testament. One of the clearest definitions of sin and rebellion in the Bible is ...
4 years ago
Lesley's Blog

Jauhi Judi Supaya Anda Tidak Rugi - JAUHI JUDI SUPAYA ANDA TIDAK RUGI Oleh Ustadz Abu Isma’il Muslim Atsari Mencintai harta merupakan fitrah manusia. Oleh karena itu, sebagian orang berusah...
4 years ago
Euan Semple

Moving my blog - Although http://euansemple.com will continue to be my business site I am moving my blog to its own new domain at http://euansemple.blog. Those of you who...
5 years ago
Andrew Brown

Vignette - The couple who climbed into their seats on the Cambridge train were worn and heavy, like second hand sofas. She was blonde and her neatly made up mouth had...
5 years ago
George Ambler

Why Get a Home Inspection When Buying a House - Since buying a home is one, if not the most important purchase you will ever make in your life, you should do everything possible to make sure it is in e...
5 years ago
Ben Myers

Aquinas on emotion, pt. 2 (ST 2.23) - In a previous post I began a commentary on Aquinas' understanding of emotion (or "the passions") as it is laid out in the *Summa theologica*. In that refl...
5 years ago
David Hayward

When Your Kids Deconstruct - Fear-based parenting is popular. Parents love their children so much that they fear anything negative happening to them. They justifiably want to protect t...
5 years ago
Alan Perry

Marriage Canon Redux - On Friday the General Synod considered second reading of a motion to amend Canon XXI, on Marriage in the Church. The rules for amending canons having to do...
5 years ago
Jared Cramer

Aurora’s Hopvine Brewing Co.: Come by and have a beer with your friends - The buttermilk fried chicken and waffles at Hopvine Brewing Co. in Aurora pairs a Belgian waffle, jalapeno slaw and ginger-maple syrup. Aurora Amber is t...
5 years ago
Prodigal Kiwi(s) Blog

Cynthia Bourgeault: Centering Prayer - The best book I’ve read on centering prayer Anglican Priest Cynthia Bourgeault’s 2004 Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening. The best DVD introduction is Th...
5 years ago
Christine Sine

Labyrinth; A Poem for Lent - By Ana Lisa de Jong — I walk the labyrinth to you. Catching sight of your smile, as though across a room. I make my way but my feet are…
5 years ago
Bishop Paul Butler

GROWING FAITH - The Growing Faith report and General Synod motion agreed on February 22nd are hugely welcome. They are the next step on a long journey bringing the churche...
5 years ago
Diego Brinkley Galanzino

Homily for the Third Sunday Advent (C) - "Chaire" - Zephaniah 3:14-18 Philippians 4:4-7 *‘Shout for joy, daughter of Zion.’* (Zephaniah 3:14) "Annunciation" - John Collier One of the most common prayers is ...
5 years ago
The Media Blog

The Media Blog is having a well-earned break... - Thanks for visiting. The Media Blog is currently having a break but you can still stay in touch over on Twitter - just be sure to follow @TheMediaTweets fo...
5 years ago
Phil's Treehouse

ESL #4: Celebrations - Normally my weekends are tied up with ministerial responsibilities (which I love by the way so I'm not complaining) and so my ESL has given me the opportun...
6 years ago
Joe Rawls

The Cosmology of St Maximus the Confessor - Prominent in the writings of Maximus the Confessor is his thought on cosmology--in effect, why God created the cosmos--and eschatology--what will really ...
6 years ago
Phil Wood

The Poetry Thing - I came late to poetry - a fifty something gatecrasher, sloping in off the street. It might have been different: "Footfalls echo in the
6 years ago
Ann Kristin Haldors Fontaine

Blog Closing - [Kristin posting] I will be closing this blog down in the next little bit so I don't have to maintain two sites. We have transferred the posts and comments...
6 years ago
Fr Tony Clavier

SERMON PREACHED AT NASHOTAH HOUSE on Founder’s Day, 2018 - Ever since i first came here over forty years ago, I have been envious of you who are able to claim this place as home; to belong here, and to have been nu...
6 years ago
Revd Martine Osborne

A richer life than this? - It’s Easter. And for most of us this means chocolate, hot cross buns, Easter bonnets, time off work and the chance to get together with family and fri...
6 years ago
Richard Hall

Hymn of the day - Praise the Lord who reigns above And keeps His court below; Praise the holy God of love And all His greatness show; Praise Him for His noble deeds; Praise ...
6 years ago
Malcolm French

Disconnect - Earlier today, I spoke to my stepfather for the first time in several years - and likely for the last time in this life. The reasons for our estrangement a...
6 years ago
Ben Goldacre

Evidence to House of Commons Sci Tech Select Committee on Research Integrity - Sorry not to be in regular blogging mode at the moment. Here’s a video of our evidence session to parliament, where they are running an inquiry into resear...
6 years ago
John Hobbins

Vigil: The Intertexts of a Poem by Jennifer Agee (Part 4) - “Vigil” The evening and the morning are the first day. After darkness and the silence of God in the death of Jesus Christ, a new day breaks and the shadows...
6 years ago
Wes Roberts

.......Joy is still a reality and possibility....... - _____________Joy_____________ is the meeting place of deep intentionality and self forgetting, the bodily alchemy of what lies inside us in...
7 years ago
Kathryn Corrick

Resources: What is open data and what could it do for you? - Open data is data that anyone can access, use or share. Governments and public bodies have been some of the biggest publishers of open data so far, but any...
7 years ago
Randa Clay Design

Moving? Don’t use Colonial Van Lines - Moving is a stressful time. Whether it’s in town, or across the country, choosing a company to move your stuff is extremely difficult. Are they going to ar...
7 years ago
Paul Roberts

Mission With: something out of the ordinary (review) - When I arrived at Manchester University in 1978, one of the first people I met was a tall, gently-spoken Northern Irishman called Paul Keeble. He had alrea...
7 years ago
Sally Coleman

only love... - how did you hold your nerve; knowing all would betray or desert you knowing the pain that lay ahead, how did you hold your nerve? + how did you wash their ...
7 years ago
Bishops of Bristol & Swindon

Religious extremism and the shadow it casts - Religious extremism and the shadow it casts In our culture it has become axiomatic to assert that religion has been the cause of wars throughout the ages. ...
7 years ago
Mark Vernon

The Marriage of Souls - *Why we now need a renewed conjugal theology* Equality is politically effective. Its message is immediate and, in a mature democracy, one that most under...
7 years ago
Love Africa

Love Africa Visit february 2017 - Fi, Pete, Don, Phil and Martin spent 7 days visiting the St James Love Africa communities accross Uganda. The main purpose of the visit was to brief Pete a...
7 years ago
Kendall Harmon

(Economist) The amazing story of “Les Misérables”, a book that changed the world - The story of “Les Misérables”, a book that has won hearts and changed minds across the globe https://t.co/izQBmwsYtd — The Economist (@TheEconomist) Febru...
7 years ago
Ian McDonald

Gold Hill Holiday - I thoroughly enjoyed my week of being the resident minister and Speaker on a Gold Hill Holiday in Switzerland. It was a great adventure in community, faith...
7 years ago
Deep Thought

What I would have said in synod today - As a member of the house of clergy, I was reticent about contributing to this debate (and after a time stopped standing to speak so this is now posted here...
7 years ago
Transition Culture

Transition Ingredients Cards: in English, Italian and Chinese! - Our great Transition resource, the Transition Ingredients Cards, are now available in three languages. The post Transition Ingredients Cards: in English, I...
7 years ago
Brian McLaren

Preaching in Challenging Times - My friend Bryan Berghoef models wise and courageous preaching in these difficult times ... Check out last Sunday's sermon here, in Holland, MI.
7 years ago
MrCatOLick

Moving on… - Well hello everybody, Time has moved on and so have I and I thought, rather than abandon all my friends here I should ask you what you think I might be abl...
7 years ago
Lay Anglicana (Laura Sykes)

O Rex Gentium: the Sixth Advent Antiphon – 22 December - Latin: O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti. English: O King of...
7 years ago
David Hodgson

Daily Reflections for Advent 2016. Day 7: 3rd December - St Bartholomew's Hospital London My reflection for each day in Advent celebrates examples of action in the world inspired by hope and the desire to bring c...
7 years ago
Simon Taylor

Taken or left? -
7 years ago
Garr Reynolds (Design)

No amount of technology will make a bad story good - When Toy Story opened in the US at the end of 1995, it was met with enthusiasm and great critical acclaim. The film would go on to be the highest-grossing ...
8 years ago
J R Woodward

The Places Where I Blog Now - If you want to read some of my most recent blog entries, you will find my writing at the websites below. Be sure to check these sites out, and look at th...
8 years ago
Megaan Austin

Real Madrid XI Squad against Sporting - Zidane does a Wenger and rotates his goalkeepers, though the BBC all line up in Los Merengues’ front three. After Barcelona’s MSN took Celtic apart, it is ...
8 years ago
Paul Sibley

Buy HGH Nutritional supplements - Why are we frightened of that particular era, even though we grow old as we live it is nothing new? We are going to be poor and reliant, we shall struggle ...
8 years ago
Church Social Media

Celebrating 5 Years of Weekly #ChSocM Chats! - Many thanks to all who havehelped make this chat and chat community so wonderful! Moving forward...Chat transcripts will be posted to: Our FB pageThe Churc...
8 years ago
Andrew Marin

Don’t Let Your Anger Turn Into Their Hate - Andrew's reflection upon yesterday's LGBT massacre in Orlando. There is a time for anger and activism; healing and hope. Now is a time for mourning. Don't ...
8 years ago
Dave Bish

Every story whispers his name - Since my first son was very young Sally Lloyd-Jones' The Jesus Storybook Bible has been staple reading in our house. We've probably read it 60-70 times t...
8 years ago
N. T. Wrong?

Biblical Studies Carnival CXXII (March 2016) - Yeah, I’m back yo – for a limited time only! I’ve rounded up the best of biblical studies blogging from March 2016 – despite rumors of the death of bloggin...
8 years ago
Daily Telegraph

“Our concert halls are like museums.” Yes, isn’t it wonderful! - I was given a beautiful book for Christmas last year – Rendez-vous with Art by Philippe de Montebello, Director of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art fo...
8 years ago
John & Olive Drane

Recalling Dunblane 20 years on - There are some times and places that, no matter how hard we try, are impossible to erase from the memory. Many people of an older generation remember exact...
8 years ago
Phil Simpson

Peace Garden @ Muslim Burial Ground #Woking - The Peace Garden at the restored Muslim Burial Ground at Woodham Common, Woking as featured on BBC recently. Read a description here http://www.bbc.co...
8 years ago
Practising the Presence of God

Advent Sunday - On the hill at Ein Karem in the Holy Land stands a simple statue, of two pregnant women greeting one another. It is in a way shocking, you don't often see...
8 years ago
Fr Ross Northing

Installing Modern Furniture in Your Kitchen - When you move into a house, you might need to customize its appearance. One region, particularly, which is perfect to take into account changing is the ki...
9 years ago
Pete Phillips

BBC airs nine must-see programmes exploring Digital Culture (Sept 14-24) #intelligentmachines #makeitdigital - For those of you interested in all things digital, this week the BBC are focussing on Intelligent Machines (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33978561) ...
9 years ago
Full Of Hope and Joy

Nothing to see here - OK. Hi again. Ive been a tad lackadaisical regarding this blog again. I somehow do not have a lot of time where I can just sit down in front of my computer ...
9 years ago
Neil Addison

Goodbye and God Bless - I began this Blog back in 2008 when Religious Discrimination laws were just being introduced in Britain and I have enjoyed using it to explore the developm...
9 years ago
Bill Duguid

Deal Or No Deal? - As voters throughout the land beg for mercy, this interminable election campaign chugs relentlessly on. The leaders’ debates may be over, apart from a res...
9 years ago
Robin Usher

Testing - Trying out a new app!
9 years ago
Colin Beavan

Blasting this conversation into a massive orbit!!!!! - Hi friends. I wanted to invited you to join me in the continued conversation about how to have a life that is good for ourselves and our world over at Coli...
9 years ago
Biblioblogs

The Societal and Economic Benefits of Casino Gambling - In recent years, there has been an ample amount of debating in regards to the pros and cons of casino gambling. Depending on where you live, you could have...
9 years ago
Sybil Archibald

Bone Icons - My easels, empty vessels waiting to be filled. It’s been a while and I’ve missed you guys! So much has happened- my life, my health, my art- »» No relate...
9 years ago
spiritually directed...

Joyeux Noel - *Wishing everyone a Joyeux Noel * *from the Wisemen and their Landlady!*
9 years ago
Nicola Writes...

The Vicar's Tea Party has landed! - Well, after that anvil sized hint in the last blog post you may have guessed that I am in the process of launching a new blog. You will probably also reali...
10 years ago
Andrew Brown (CIF)

Why I don’t believe people who say they loathe Islam but not Muslims | Andrew Brown - It is psychologically unnatural to claim that you hate an ideology without hating the people in whose lives it is expressed It is a trope among people wh...
10 years ago
Peter Kirk

@JohnPiper, your hope is God, not the Bible - John Piper, the well known pastor, confuses me. Adrian Warnock, who is attending Piper’s current conference, quotes him as saying “Your God is whatever y...
10 years ago
Graham Peacock

A Series of Unfortunate Events - “what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.” ~ Lemony Snicket Dear loyal readers of this blog: a ...
10 years ago
A Blogspotting Anglican Episcopalian

The Valencia Dawkins Challenge: No Consensus on Consensus - Originally posted on Shroud of Turin Blog: Giulio Fanti (pictured) writes: Dear Dan. . . . You have my permission to inform whoever you want of my position:...
10 years ago
The Vernacular Curate

Going Back To Basics - Vicar Style - This is not a post about the style of Vicars, because even as Jesus himself did, we should all wear black and with tonsure collars. Images of Jesus in bei...
10 years ago
Cranmer

Canon Andrew White deserves a knighthood - He doesn't care about temporal honours, of course. You only have to hear the 'Vicar of Baghdad' preach, or take a few minutes to watch the above short fi...
10 years ago
Get Out of Jail Free

Appealing Cartoon. :) -
10 years ago
Simon Marsh

WHO AM I? - TWELVE AROUND TABLE this morning, as of long ago, gathered for burning bush encounter the rabbi said all could and should know. With genius insistence on o...
10 years ago
Peter Adams

Shocked and Honoured! - So this morning it was anounced at St Marys that I am to be made an honorary lay canon of St Albans Cathedral! To be honest although I have known about it ...
10 years ago
John Richardson

Christrian Csomology; Incarnarion and 'Evil' - The topic of CChristinan Cosmology continues to fascinate me because in presenting the demands of the gospel, a I hope to tomorrow, THW Baia on qhixxh we ...
10 years ago
Glyn Evans

- BRIGHTWALTON AND LECKHAMPSTEAD PLOUGH WEDNESDAY Olivia Hall Craggs This brainwave has introduced clergy to farms in the Oxford Diocese, for the last 9 y...
10 years ago
Derek Wright

Get Las Vegas Bankruptcy Lawyer - Many of us nowadays cause a lifestyle which is very quick and we need a lot of cash to fulfill up with these specifications. Somehow cash is a very imagina...
10 years ago
Of course I could be wrong...

THE 2013 ST. LAIKA CHRISTMAS APPEAL GRAND TOTAL - Thank you, Brenda, Karen, Shelley, Dorothy, Michael and David. Your valiant effort in the last furlong resulted in a massive total for this year's Christma...
10 years ago
David's Blog

24th December: the manger waits - From this evening’s Crib Service at St Peter & St Paul, Great Missenden And here’s my tower and moon - will we see this at the midnight service tonight...
10 years ago
Jane Stranz

A sermon from Korea on Luke 19 - Sermon preached at St John’s Anglican Church, Busan during WCC 10th Assembly as part of the weekend congregational visits to local churches (You can read ...
11 years ago
Start The Week

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11 years ago
Riazat Butt

The civil service knows that my dad sprayed vans | Riazat Butt - I applied for the civil service fast stream and was startled by questions about my parents – but monitoring parental background is a step towards greater d...
11 years ago
Norman Geras

Norman Geras: 1943-2013 - I am very sad to announce that Norm died in Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge in the early hours of this morning. Writing this blog, and communicating wi...
11 years ago
Rosie Ward

Developing women in leadership - How can women grow and develop as leaders within the church? There's a lot going on at the moment, some of it behind the scenes, some of it more visible. ...
11 years ago
St Peter's London Docks

The National Pilgrimage - Pacific blue and cloudless skies at Walsingham on Bank holiday Monday. The scene at Mass through the ranks of concelebrating priests. The weather reflecte...
11 years ago
Bishop Tim Ellis

The Body Politic - It’s been an interesting few weeks. Having recently been interviewed by the media concerning the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, it has been instructive to g...
11 years ago
Sam Norton

Moving on - After eight years, and more than a quarter of a million visits, I have shifted the blog to here. I'd be most grateful if you could update all your settings...
11 years ago
Dan Inman

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11 years ago
Scott Miles

Make The Traveling Procedure Fun And Easy - Flying is something that essentially every little boy (and sometimes girl) goals of. There are unique, however that need to be taken into account for makin...
11 years ago
Sean the Baptist

SNTS in Perth: 23–27 July 2013 - The Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas is holding its annual meeting this year in Perth, Western Australia. I had been planning to go anyway (as a guest of...
11 years ago
Burke's Corner

Beauty services and Products - Do you want to make yourself more beautiful and the are you looking for the best beauty services then this post would be giving you the right information...
11 years ago
Rude Armchair Theology

On a dark day - This is the gospel, the good news: You are loved. No matter what. These are the lost, in need of good news: Every single one of us. This is the Church, the...
11 years ago
William Crawley

Pat Finucane and the Dirty War - A victim of the state, murdered, along with a series of others, with the active intelligence and assistance of British military and police officers. That w...
11 years ago
Andrea Useem

The Magic of Partnerships - I feel like I hear that word so much more often now that I am in the Partnerships business. I was re
12 years ago
Jeremy Parsons

"Charge The Least" - How to put David Cameron's idea into action - A wish by the UK Government that energy companies should be forced to charge customers the lowest price has been in the news lately. However, HMG seems to...
12 years ago
Justin Taylor

National Review Children's Books - The National Review Treasury of Classic Children’s Literature Compiled by William F. Buckley Jr. Original Volume (2002): 528 pages / hardcover / 7” by 10” ...
12 years ago
Fr Stephen Freeman

Temporarily – No Comment - God willing, the content of this blog will be migrated to its new site, starting sometime after midnight (here in East Coast America). I have been asked to...
12 years ago
Anglimergent

"Common Grounding"--Rector and Organist-Choirmaster relationships: We're both leaders and probably worry about the same things! - As a professional Church Musician, I am essentially a pastor just like a priest, vicar, rector, or curate...etc. The only difference is that I help pe...
12 years ago
kingdom grace

Immortality - Almost a year ago, Kansas Bob and I had an interesting conversation on his post, Are all humans immortal? This topic has come up again recently in several ...
12 years ago
Heidi Campbell

Announcing the Launch of the New Media, Religion & Digital Culture Studies Website - With an increased awareness that religion, rather than fading continues to play an important role in contemporary society, academics, futurist and religio...
12 years ago
The Urban Abbey

New Year Blessing - Dear All: What a wonderful prayer to start off the new year with! This is one that I will incorporate into my daily prayers as a continual reminder of ...
12 years ago
Malcolm Chamberlain

it is finished... - This blog was set up over five years ago, just ahead of me beginning fieldwork in researching for an MPhil thesis. The original post and explanation is 'he...
13 years ago
David Marriott

Rumours of my demise... - ...were pretty much bang on true, but I've got a thing or two more to say. Those heading over here from Christian New Media, or @LSTheology, thank you! Fee...
13 years ago
John Halton

The Plain Fact of the Matter - I’m currently reading Terry Pratchett’s The Colour of Magic, the first of his Discworld series, which I first (and last) read in my teens. One subtlety I...
13 years ago
Craig Gardiner

Prayers for a Day of Myers Briggs - Leader Each of us is different *All but in Christ we are all one* Leader We are extrovert and introvert We live by sense and intuition *All Each of us is ...
13 years ago
Claire Pedrick

- We have moved! You will now find our blog in the 3D Website www.3dcoaching.com See you there!
13 years ago
Twitter Tips

Tweeting with Zombies - A short conversation with author Jonathan Maberry about Twitter and the Undead. © 2008 TwiTip Twitter Tips. [image: twitter-secrets.png] Tweeting with Z...
13 years ago
Jeff McQ

This Blog has Moved - If you forgot to update your bookmarks and would like to follow along at the new blog site, shoot an email to the address on my Blogger profile, and I'll s...
13 years ago
ChurchyDesign

This is just a test - Notification Test
13 years ago
Mr CatOLick

Moved to wordpress - Hiya. I have moved my blog to wordpress WordPress Its mad I know but there you go. MrC
13 years ago
Mark Berry

Tonights Table Communion - Resurrection - Inspired by Paula Gooder's - This Risen Existence RS Thomas - "Suddenly" As I had always known he would come, unannounced, remarkable merely for the absenc...
13 years ago
Robert Peston

Peston Picks is moving - [image: Cardboard Boxes on a trolley] My blog is dead. Long live the new blog. Or to put it another way, my page - and those of other BBC bloggers - is hav...
13 years ago
The Anglican Scotist

Open Communion and Time - Again CWOB is in the news, and however tempting I do not want to revisit my old arguments. Rather, I wish to add a note about how time seems to be conceive...
13 years ago
Anglican Centrist

Do You Cheat On Your Taxes? - By Eric Von Salzen Income taxes are due on April 18th this year, so this is a timely question. According to a survey by DDB Worldwide Communications Grou...
13 years ago
Dustin Cross

Please Help Us Help Them! - WE NEED HELP! One of our friends, Kim Ahern, called the City of Seattle to deal with the constant bedbug problem plaguing her and her family (Jack, age 9 &...
13 years ago
Bishop David Rossdale

A prayer for New Zealand - I was asked today to write a prayer for use in the Diocese for those caught up in the earthquake in New Zealand: Heavenly Father, whose love and care embra...
13 years ago
Adrian Judd

Church Representation Rules - suggested update - From the Church of Scotland. Ideas for amending the church representation rules: 'Responsibility for diligence There is a responsibility and presumption of...
13 years ago
Church Times

The opening of General Synod and the disciplining of the Bishop of Willesden - The ninth General Synod of the Church of England opened this morning with a service in Westeminster Abbey attended by the Queen. The event (in the press ...
13 years ago
BEYOND WORDS

from the other hand - it's been a long time, but i thought i'd pop in for a little visit to say hi and let you all know i miss you! i also wanted to extend some big thank yous ...
14 years ago
Daniel Owen

"My lovely horse..." - [image: 1008fp4023] We came across these friendly fella's on a walk near Courtmacsherry. On looking at the picture now I can't help but laugh as I remembe...
14 years ago
Augustine of Canterbury

Apple-v-Windows - I’m a long time and convicted PC user so my recent purchase and use of an iPhone 3Gs is a little surprising, even to me. *Windows Phones Didn’t Deliver* O...
14 years ago
New Economics Foundation

Danger of ghettoisation of the poor as government axes housing benefit -
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14 years ago
Chris Tilling

This blog has moved - This blog is now located at http://blog.christilling.de/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, ...
14 years ago
Alan Creech

moving day - Well, I thought I was going to wait longer to do this, but the only reason for that is because I'm scared crapless to do it. All the possibilities of thing...
14 years ago
Greg Kandra

Homily for World Priest Day - You can find it over here. It's a re-post of my talk from 2008.
15 years ago
Saint Thérèse of LIsieux

Final Prayer - Loving Father, We thank you for the visit of the relics of St Thérèse to our country. We ask you to draw us more deeply into your love And to fill us with ...
15 years ago
Costigan Quist

Thank you, and goodbye - Conspiracy? Blackmail? The Curse of the BOTYs? Or just changing personal circumstances? I'm tempted, in the style of Derren Brown's lottery shenanigans, to...
15 years ago
Unfinished Christian

Never on Sunday - I know a few Christians who keep Sunday special- so much so they don’t even bother going to church – so I was amazed to read about Dan Walker one of the ...
15 years ago
Bishop Gene Robinson

The Last Word - I am back in my beloved New Hampshire where the clean air and my own bed have banished my fever and restored my health. A nasty bug, enabled by my near exh...
15 years ago
Anglican Wanderings

Holy Name Cathedral - I spent my Independence Day with a friend who lives and ministers in my See City. After an excellent dinner (roasted aspargus and potatoes, and grilled ste...
15 years ago
Judith Schultz

Moved - Hi Folks - I haven't been on much lately not because I haven't had anything to say but I have been in between computers, holiday, assignments etc. I have n...
15 years ago
Pro Clerum

Bishop Alan’s Blog: Hallelujah Chorus for Trappists - I had to post this. Darryl - are you sure that's not you, 6th from the left in the front row? I think we should be told... Bishop Alan’s Blog: Hallelujah ...
15 years ago
On the Inside looking out

The cost of neighbourliness - Not a new post but a continuation of thought... Several people have asked me about the cost of my newfound neighbourliness and I must confess I hadn't give...
15 years ago
Graham Peacock

I have moved- change your links!!! - http://diggingalot.org/diggingalot/ Nothing to see here..... move along now....... http://diggingalot.org/diggingalot/ Change your links to http://diggin...
15 years ago
Inclusive Church

Programme 2009 - Our programme for 2009 is a great mix of IC introductory roadshows round the country, events on specific topics - inclusive language, including black and m...
15 years ago
Under the Desolating Pestilence

Dershowitz shows the way - Jamie has already opened our eyes to the truth this weekend, with an old Joan Peters interview which reminds us to be more careful when considering sources...
16 years ago
Moot

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 The Becoming of G-d: What the Trinitarian nature of God has to do with Church and a deep Spirituality for the Twenty First Century - I am pleased to say, that at last, the book is available for purchase at £9.95 through YTC Press. This, my second book, seeks to explore the theology beh...
16 years ago
Shane Tucker

A.W. Tozer and Christian Spiritual Formation - Now, how does this sit with you? What are your initial and processed reflections? Labels: A.W. Tozer, coherence, quote, scripture, situational ethics, ...
17 years ago
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