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Divided
I recently tripped over the documentary, “Divided”. It is arguing against siloing the Christian community into different age groups. What particularly interested me is that it comes from the part of the Christian spectrum that has been arguing for siloing. “Church growth” models have been advocating having services where people are similar to each other… Continue Reading
world’s first antisocial network
This post is dedicated to the latest upgrade of facebook which IMO has made it even worse! Launching the “upgrade” was facebook’s knee-jerk reaction to the announcement by Google+ allowing anyone to sign up for it. Facebook was to have rolled out its new design at its F8 Facebook Developers conference. But it just couldn’t… Continue Reading
church interior
I was recently at a conference held in Knox College, Dunedin. This is where Presbyterian clergy are trained [Yes - aside to Kiwi Anglicans: Presbyterians and other denominations still have a clear process for training their clergy. Apparently, there is nothing intrinsically against clear training and formation in this age. Surprise!] The image above is… Continue Reading
seal of confession
I do not have to repeat here the reactions in Ireland to the Cloyne Report and the realisation that the Roman Catholic Church continued its inappropriate response to clerical sex abuse. It is covered in many places. One Irish newspaper published a photograph of the Pope with “Persona Non Grata” superimposed on his image. There… Continue Reading
Of Gods And Men
I am looking forward to seeing the movie Of Gods and Men. It is receiving wonderful reviews (92% at Rottentomatoes). This film is a dramatisation of the well-known story of the Cistercian monastery at Tibhirine, Algeria. There nine monks lived in harmony with the largely Muslim population. In 1996 during the Algerian Civil War seven… Continue Reading