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A Letter to the Church in North America

Oct 9, 2010

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in Church, Emerging Church, Resources, Theology

Last weekend saw a really innovative gathering in Toronto called ‘Eighth Letter.’ It asked the simple question: if the writer of revelation had written ‘A Letter to the Church in North America’ what would they have said? A number of people were asked to present their letters – some in person, some virtually. Mine’s now…

The Problem with Digital Culture [1]: Too Much, Too Fast

Oct 8, 2010

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in Blogs | Social Networks | New Media, Quotations, Technology

I’ve been reading The Shallows – How the Internet is Changing How We Think, Read and Remember and led a discussion about the effects of digital culture on our brains for our 6th Form yesterday. It was actually a very interest debate, which took in the printing press, Shakespeare, violence, gaming and, most importantly, speed…

New Poem: Mist

Oct 7, 2010

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Sorry I’ve not posted much recently… just very busy with all sorts of projects, news of which sometime soon! But can’t resist National Poetry Day, so here’s a new poem I wrote a couple of days ago. Mist Why the mists fall and lift, again or why the rain decides, just then to descend from…

Apple 8 – Social Media and Social Action – 13th October

Sep 30, 2010

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in Apple, Blogs | Social Networks | New Media, Emerging Church, Politics, Technology, Theology

Connected to the previous post about Gladwell’s article on ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted,’ I’m really excited about the next Apple event, which is coming up on 13th October. Dr Luke Bretherton will be leading a discussion on social media and social action, asking whether Facebook and Twitter have anything to add to community…

‘The Revolution will not be Tweeted’ | Real Sacrifice will never happen online

Sep 28, 2010

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in Apple, Blogs | Social Networks | New Media, Emerging Church, Politics, Technology

Excellent piece by Malcolm Gladwell in the New Yorker, casting a sceptical eye over the optimistic view that social networks can and do lead to increased social action. His argument is not that they cannot have a good impact, but that the sort of impact they might have is very different from the hard work…

TAZ and Virtual Communities

Sep 24, 2010

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Another question via email: On the concept of TAZ (and in particular Greenbelt) I want to tell you about my 16 year old. He has come to love the Greenbelt over the past couple of years as, like many of us, it gives him an amazing space to meet people (ok many are girls!). He…

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