Category: Emerging Church
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When Web2.0 Doesn’t Work | Blogging 2.0
Perhaps I’m being professionally defensive here, but having looked at RateMyTeachers.co.uk I was left wondering whether this was actually a project that had any use. Part of the beauty of the ‘ratings’ section of sites like Amazon and Flickr is that they actually allow you to make decisions – which seller is reliable, which photos…
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Wise Words | Dost Thou Blog Too Much? (2)
In response to the previous post, a link from Daniel to a wonderful cartoon at ‘Gaping Void‘: Mike commented on the last post that we all just need RSS readers. I don’t think the volume of information is the problem; I do think this cartoon is right on the money. It reminds me of the…
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Wise Words ¦ Dost Thou Blog Too Much?
Wise words from Eric Kintz on why frequent blog-posting is unhealthy. Discussed here on TSK. In summary: #1 Traffic is generated by participating in the community; not daily posting #2 Traffic is irrelevant to your blog’s success anyway #3 Loyal readers coming back daily to check your posts is so Web 1.0 #4 Frequent posting…
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Post-Christian Dirt | Physical and Unspoken Boundaries
If you’ve read the book, you’ll have picked up on the theme of ‘dirt’, and its place in forming communities. Deciding what’s acceptable or unacceptable, what’s ‘in’ or ‘out’, what’s ‘dirty’ or ‘clean’ is a way that a society creates its identity… And we only need look at passages like Leviticus 12ff to see just…
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Contemplative Youth Ministry | Being Present to ‘The Other’
I volunteered to be part of the ‘grid blog’ flagging up Mark Yaconelli’s book ‘Contemplative Youth Ministry’, and duly received a copy to read from the publisher. It’s very good. We were traveling up to Iona with some friends, one of whom was also reading it, and she was also very positive. A quote I’d…
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First Fruits
Still to come: gooseberries, loganberries, carrots, parsnips, peas, beetroot, asparagus, Jerusalem artichoke, onions, garlic… Technorati Tags: Allotment, Compost Christ