Kester Brewin

Author: KB

  • In Defence of Alt.Worship | We Haven’t Even Begun to ‘Emerge’ Yet

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    I was disappointed to read on Jonny’s blog that Graham Cray wanted to down-play the significance of alt.worship and emerging churches in the future of the church. And I’m glad Jonny attempted to correct him. Just a couple of observations. According to Jonny’s notes, Graham Cray said: “Mission vision not church angst. Emerging churches good…

  • On Beauty and Justice

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    One of the tensions we often faced within Vaux was whether the pursuit of the beautiful was inappropriate when injustice was still present. I’ve been thinking more about this following the Soliton meeting in Northern Ireland last weekend. This article in The Believer, the interviewer asks the utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer “Given that a wealthy…

  • Forget Flushing – Use Less

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    I recently posted a piece taking up Mayor of London Ken Livingstone’s advice to only flush when really necessary. Thanks to Jon who’s just mail me this piece from The Guardian. It’s pretty shocking. All that lovely coffee you drink? The rice we eat? The water required to produce these goods is astronomical. As a…

  • Solition | Endings | Merton

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    Just spent the weekend with Si and Gareth over in Northern Ireland. Good to see Pete Rollins too (his book is going to go ballistic). They also had the guys over from The Bridge in Ventura for a few days, and it was excellent to spend time hanging out, doing some Guinness, and doing the…

  • Release Your Inner Mr Man/Little Miss

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    Make your own Mr Man or Little Miss here. Resistance is futile. You know you’re going to have to. The Mr Emergent™ competition starts here. Technorati Tags: Cartoons

  • Pay per View | Poverty is an Expensive Business | Grace

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    In a landmark government ruling today, a British utility company has won the right to compel their customers to have water meters installed. It’s probably a good thing, as their use tends to encourage less use, and the UK – with the south east in particular is facing a huge drought this summer. What interests…