August 2011
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“What if, in the same way the sun feeds plants, God’s glory gives us life?...”
– Donald Miller, in his book ‘Searching for God Knows What’
July 2011
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Leaders as Culture Creators →
May 2011
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Android - Is it just a means to an end?
I read this article on Gizmodo the other day. It got me thinking as to whether the argument holds up.
Now it is obvious that Android gives Google a massive platform for using its AdSense & AdWords services, as well as pointing people toward making Google.com searches, which all make them money.
And of course, if in the process of making money for themselves it takes market share away from...
March 2011
8 posts
You are a creative genius (or could be) →
This makes some good points, though I think it is still important to realise where your creativity lies (as in, what field).
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Is Bad Sound A Sin? - Pro Sound Web →
I don’t know where to start with this, the logic is all sorts of strange.
Rob Bell: Universalist, Or Man Who Thinks About... →
This blog article is one of those that both saddens and encourages me. Oh, and publishers are still just trying to make money, some things haven’t changed.
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Why You Learn More Effectively by Writing Than... →
This is kind of interesting, but I get a feeling most people thought this was the case already.
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Why my church rebelled against the American Dream... →
I hope this article describes a change that is not just an isolated case.
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Lyric of the week
This week my favourite track has been Michael Jackson’s Will You Be There. The lyrical theme of the song is an interesting one, especially when put in context by the opening section of the song, a snippet from Beethoven’s ninth, and a part of the famous Ode to Joy. Here, the German lyrics heard translate to
Do you bow down, millions? Do you sense the Creator, world? Seek Him beyond the starry...
February 2011
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Lyric of the Week
I’ll make some updates in between these posts at some point, honest. But for now; this week the track I’ve been looking at is Hello Hurricane by Switchfoot.
The theme of the song is about battling with and standing strong in the face of opposition, not letting pressures or circumstances affect the way we act or believe. The second verse in particular, has a phrase that I really...
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Lyric of the week
This week I’ve been listening to the album Our Graceful Words by Sent By Ravens quite a lot, it’s a quality album. Throughout the album the lyrics made me think, which I always like, but this one track, An Honest Heart, stood out in particular because the verses are a great summary of what I’ve been thinking about over the last couple of weeks.
Verse 1:
Come and see, The...
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“The virtue of courage is a prerequisite for the practice of all other virtues...”
– C.S. Lewis
January 2011
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Lyric of the week
I don’t know if this will become a regular post, but I’ll start it off intending for that to be the case. The idea is basically just a chance to post some lyrics that I’ve found particularly good, whether they are funny, clever, applicable to my current feelings or just well written.
This week, I’ve heard a lot from God at Nexus, and really been challenged on how I view...
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Queue fail and general forgetfulness.
So I realise I haven’t made any posts here for ages, and that is mostly my fault for forgetting. There has been a few issues with the queue feature on tumblr not working as it should, so there are a couple of backlogged posts that will hopefully follow swiftly on from this.
December 2010
8 posts
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Is a Gift Card a Good Gift? →
I tend to go with the argument for gift cards, because its ok to admit you weren’t sure what to get, right?
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Time to change things up a bit
As I’ve got a few of days to relax and catch up with things, and I was bored of the old theme I had here, I’m going to make a few changes. Hopefully one day i’ll get round to trying to code my own theme or making a proper website, but I just don’t have enough motivation for that yet.
So stay tuned I guess. Hopefully I won’t break anything.
“If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow...”
– Excerpt from ‘Old City Bar’ by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
“Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try...”
– Mary Anne Radmacher (via twloha)
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“I have seen with the eyes of my heart the great hope to which he has called us, but out of some shyness or diffidence I rarely speak of it.”
(Frederick Buechner)
Lord let that no longer be the case in my life, give me a boldness to speak of you, and the words to say.
Christmas concerts are here!
Tonight is the first show of the 2010 Nexus Trust Christmas Concerts, if it goes as well as the dress rehearsals, it’ll be great!
If you’re in the area and free tonight, why not pop along to 71 Albany Road, Coventry, and see for yourself!
Bring some change too so you can enjoy the freshly made popcorn. :)
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November 2010
7 posts
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A Defense of Writing Longhand [Writing Week] →
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“Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position...”
– Frederick Buechner (from his book, Going on Faith)
“You’ll never make a good impression on other people until you stop...”
– C. S. Lewis
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Procrastination →
So I meant to post this earlier, but… :P
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My take: How to scandal proof your church →
Ok, so this blog post has an awful heading, and the first few paragraphs are pretty much unnecessary. But, the points made on how modern churches can and should nurture a culture in which failure is ok, and people are held accountable, are worth looking at. They may appear pretty obvious, but unfortunately I suspect few churches have such a culture.
October 2010
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“Give me, O Lord, a fear, of which I may not be afraid”
– John Donne
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“I have not the righteousness of Job, but I have the desire of Job: I would speak...”
– John Donne (in his book, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions)
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“So I am praying while not knowing how to pray. I am resting while feeling...”
– Henri Nouwen (from his book, The Road to Daybreak)
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“A Christian is one who is on the way, though not necessarily very far along it,...”
– Frederick Buechner
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“If you tell me Christian commitment is a kind of thing that has happened to you...”
– Frederick Buechner (in his book, The Return of Ansel Gibbs)
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“Literature deals with the ordinary, the unusual and extraordinary belong to...”
– James Joyce
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“I cannot conceive the necessity for God to love me, when I feel so clearly that...”
– Simone Weil
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Mohammed tops list of English baby names - CNN →
Interesting. Not sure it really means much, but interesting nonetheless.
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Why I Read
I’ve been thinking a bit today about why I like reading, and wondering how that affects the books I choose to read.
Broadly speaking, I read four types of books. I split roughly equal time between fiction (usually fantasy or sci-fi), and what I’d describe as Christianity/Christian Living. Occasionally I’ll also pick up a popular science or a biographical text, but far less...
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Making an effort to relax
Taking time to rest, relax, recuperate. In theory this should be easy - just switch off that part of me that is always thinking about the next job to do and simply be for a few days.
The problem is, in practice, I’m finding this quite a challenge. I’ve spent the last two days splitting my time between extra sleep, finishing off a couple of books I’ve been reading, and playing...
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