For my Culture, Society & Mission module I’m currently reading Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture by Michael Frost, and thoroughly enjoying it. I’m a slow reader and a quick forgetter – so here, partly for my own reference purspose, are some of the quotes which jumped out at me: “The Christian movement must be the living, breathing promise…
The title of this post is a phrase we frequently quote both during and between lectures – and is usually said with tongue firmly planted in cheek. The phrase was my first thought when I read the quote below: “I wanted a bike, and asked God to give me one. But then I realized God doesn’t work that way. So…
Excerpt from an article in the Christian Science Monitor entitled “A legless artist documents the world in 32,000 stares“: A 3-foot-1-inch tall man with no legs propelling himself along by his hands on a skateboard tends to warrant a fair share of attention.People stare.Sometimes they ask questions. Sometimes they make up stories on their own.Montana State University film student Kevin…
Stamina and material permitting, this is the start of a series of posts which will feature snippets of wisdom from many sources. Please feel free to comment below if you’d like to contribute your own wisdom.As I’m currently working hard towards the mid-year submission for the long-double Fieldwork module, the following couldn’t be more apt: Done is better than perfect.…
I’ve had another photograph selected for publication. Not quite as impressive as the previous example, but I’m happy with it nonetheless.I received message in my Flickr inbox at the start of the year informing me that one of my photos had been shortlisted for inclusion in the fourth edition of the Schmap London Guide, and asking me to confirm that…
About 6 months ago I received a comment on one of my photos on Flickr asking for permission to include it in an academic textbook by the Bentley Institute Press entitled “Architectural Geometry“. The picture (see below) is of one of the spiral staircases at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire. I agreed to its use and should shortly be receiving my…
A fascinating animation of the geographic spread of religion (via ThinkChristian):
Yesterday I lad the Brigade Service at Church on the theme of “A Different Christmas”. We had a quiz based around the following Christmas statistics (source) and then reflected on them and what they say about how we ‘celebrate’ Christmas: £600 million – spent on decorations annually 2 million metres – of fairy lights put up each year 15 hours…
[Welcome to anyone visiting from MK Vineyard Church – please introduce yourself in the comments section below…] This morning, along with my Minster, I had the pleasure of giving a presentation to the MK Vineyard Church about our new Youth Project for Central Bletchley & Fenny Stratford, and inviting them to become partners in the project. We were made very…
Major Andrew Olmsted of the US Army died in Iraq on January 3rd 2008. He wrote a moving final entry for his website and asked a friend to post it in the event of his death. You should read the whole entry, but here are a few quotes: This is an entry I would have preferred not to have published,…
From Urban Dictionary: Christmas Adam Word of the day…Definition:1. The day before Christmas Eve. Since Adam was created before Eve, and the need to be equitable in the holiday season, Christmas Adam creates further anticipation of Christmas Day.Usage:“When is your family coming to our place?””On Christmas Adam and leaving New Year’s Day.” Enjoy the rest of Christmas Adam, have a…