11 December 2006
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That is the title of an interesting posting from Andrew Jones. While he is exaggerating for dramatic effect, I think it is a useful reminder that Christmas, the celebration of Christ’s incarnation (taking on human flesh), is a good pause … Continue reading
10 December 2006
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Jane and I enjoyed a fantastic gig last night, down at St Peter’s in Hextable (our church before we moved to Lewisham and the one I grew up in) – David Lyle Morris. I can remember his first gig down … Continue reading
9 December 2006
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We came out to the car after visiting a friend on Thursday evening to find that someone had stolen our rear number plate. I suppose it could have fallen off but, especially judging by the marks in the dirt behind … Continue reading
8 December 2006
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Below is the rendering of psalm 88 that I introduced yesterday, to be performed against a rendering of Miles Davis’ All Blues. Selah is a Hebrew word that scholars still haven’t figured out; I took the liberty of inserting it … Continue reading
7 December 2006
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Towards the end of October, I posted an entry that mentioned a performance I had given of psalm 88 set to the music of Miles Davis’ All Blues. I delivered it using bass and voice – to help out, I … Continue reading
6 December 2006
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I posted yesterday about how I had finally been on the receiving end of a Freecycle transaction. An important factor was that I responded quickly to the offer message. I know from my experiences of giving things away that you … Continue reading
5 December 2006
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Since my first go at freecycling (back in February this year) I have used the service several times to give away things that were just clutter to me but turned out to be handy for someone else. I have had … Continue reading
4 December 2006
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A few days ago, I was reading about how marketers are now starting to use social networking sites to their own ends. Self-promotion is a large part of what such sites are about. For example, I can see myself making … Continue reading
3 December 2006
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Just a short gleaning this morning, following on yesterday’s theme: Stephen Tomkins writing in The Guardian on giving up Christmas for Advent. Want to add something? Please join the conversation about this posting (nb. Flickr or Yahoo! account required). Technorati … Continue reading
2 December 2006
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For the next four weeks, I will be involved with an experiment called AdventReleased, an idea that has come out of the Worship Released forum that I regularly participate in. Follow the link the paragraph above for full details but, … Continue reading