As hinted at earlier I’ve been feeding my incessant t-shirt addiction. I restrained myself and only purchased five t-shirts this time. Well, actually the restraint was forced upon me by low stocks due to the $10 sale, but that meant I was saving money twice when you think about it.I’ve updated the Threadless page to include my recent acquisitions to…
I admit it, I’m a big fan of Big Brother. On the highlights show this evening they were replaying the carnage which took place in the house yesterday, and the discussions which followed. As Pete (“touretty celebrity”) and Richard (“sex terrorist”) were talking things through, Pete came out with this little gem: “Hey my tourettes is in context – I…
I’ve been in the fortunate position of being a youth leader to the same group of young people from the age of 10 to 20-somethings. Obviously the group membership has changed along the way, but the core of the group has remained. In the last two years, the core of the group has moved on to University and the task…
I’ve written once before about a manifesto on ChangeThis. Today I found another entitled “How to speak a teen’s language, even if you’re not one“, which is likely to be of interest to those working with young people. The author, Josh Shipp, is a gifted speaker/communicator [preview video].The manifesto has a section on empowerment which reminded me of the need…
I have a confession to make: I’m addicted to buying t-shirts from Threadless. This won’t come as a surprise to my friends and colleagues, but I felt it was worth sharing with my [two] readers ;o)Some of the t-shirt designs are simply bizarre, some reflect elements of my faith, others are just selected because I like the colours or the…
“Our Scriptures, confessions, and creeds are all very public, out in the open. Anyone can easily learn what it is supposed to mean to be a Christian. Our Bible is open to public examination; so is the church’s life. That is our problem. People can read what our Scriptures say, and they can see how Christians live. The gulf between…
ChangeThis recently posted a manifesto entitled “The Youth of Today” which is a must-read for those interested in or involved with young people and youth culture. It was written by “DK”, the founder of PhatGnat, an organisation which “creates opportunities for brands and companies to engage and communicate with young people whilst supporting community and youth-orientated initiatives through specific and…
Over at Think Christian, Kim posted the following short excerpt from Internet Monk (Michael Spencer) on the subject of whether tattoo-ing is right or wrong it God’s eyes: “I do not believe God cares any more about a butterfly tattoo on an ankle or a pierced nose than he cares about Jan Crouch’s hair or the music styles heard at…