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Hooked on Gadgets | Surfing the Net or the Net Serfing Us?

Jun 9, 2010

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

An excellent article in the New York Times the other day – ‘Hooked on Gadgets and Paying a Mental Price‘ – which explores the mental and relational cost of screen-addiction, plotting the story of one family who are all, in their own way, too hooked on gadgets: Mr. Campbell continues to struggle with the effects…

Other Released Today! | ‘This is a brilliant work’ | Free talk download

Jun 7, 2010

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in Emerging Church, News, Reviews and Endorsements, Theology

It’s great to have the book released in the UK today (more news on a US release shortly I hope) – I really hope people enjoy it and get something from it. I’ll be talking a little bit about the book at the next Apple event this Wednesday – details here – and it’d be…

Book Release – 2 Days to go! | ‘Startling, heart-warming and thought-provoking’

Jun 5, 2010

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in Apple, Emerging Church, News, Reviews and Endorsements, Theology

Just back from a great week on Iona, and very much looking forward to ‘Other‘ being released on Monday. Get your local bookseller to order it and support them if you can. Amazon have already dispatched any pre-ordered copies, and it’d be great if people could make some noise and get the word out there if…

Let Me Touch Him | 60 Great Album Covers

May 28, 2010

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in Apple, Emerging Church, News, Technology, Theology

I’m off to Iona for a week now, so will not be posting much. While I’m away, have a browse of the utterly fabulous ‘60 Awesome Christian Music Album Covers.‘ My two particular favourites: Have a great week. And don’t forget: ‘Other‘ is released next week, and there’s going to be a free-for-all launch do…

Dinner with Dallas | Can the Poor and Powerless Have Knowledge?

May 25, 2010

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in Education, Philosophy, Theology

Was kindly invited by my publishers to have dinner with Dallas Willard last night with a few others. Dallas has a new book out called Personal Religion, Public Reality?: Towards a Knowledge of Faith which he talked a little about, leading to a very interesting roundtable discussion about what exactly knowledge was or could be.…

The Emerging Church is just a Marketing Phenomenon

May 19, 2010

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in Blogs | Social Networks | New Media, Church, Emerging Church, Philosophy, Theology

A very interesting post popped up on the theology site ‘An Und Fur Sich’ yesterday, which was a quick critique posted by Brad Johnson, after his investigation into the movement prompted by ‘a mixture of morbid and genuine curiosity.’ His single perspective was to read Pete Rollins’ books, and his comments spring basically out of…

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