I think that’s the only version I like better than the one usually played at Episcopal churches. You know, the one that takes 8 minutes to sing, with no beat? The one that makes you want to tear your eyes out with a trowel? Yeah, that one.
As a strong advocate of and encourager to clergy and other Christians to bring mission and ministry into the 21st century and cyberspace, I am delighted to see that Rev. Howard Pilgrim is another Kiwi Anglican priest who has just started a new blog. The blog is called Hermeneutics Workshop. Howard describes himself as “a [...] […]
Occasionally I'm gobsmacked by ignorance and bigotry. This evening is one of those gobsmacked moments. So, I'm giving the momzer award to the Oklahoma State Senator from Oklahoma City, Steve Russell.Russell is introducing a bill to the state legislature that would make the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. hate Crimes Prevention Act null and voi […]
Opera lovers embrace tree-hugger! Opera Australia presented Bliss, an opera based on Peter Carey's 1981 Kafka-esque novel last night. 'Carey's story was set in a tropical city that could well be Brisbane. And the idyll depicted in the final chapter of a free, clothing-optional, communal life seemed to mirror Carey's experience: the author […]
How many e-book readers do you think are out there right now for you to choose from? If you did a little digging, I bet you’d find 50 or so. Maybe 10 really worth checking out. But right now is a bit of a weird period in e-reader history. The Kindle cemented e-readers in the consumer headspace, catapulting them from weirdo alternative technology to mainstrea […]
1. Create a record label named "Unknown." 2. Form a band named "Various Artists." 3. (step 3 not required) 4. PROFIT! No, really: Please take your royalty check Royalties are piling up from digital music streams, and a nonprofit has to track down artists who don't know. Then it has to convince them it's not a scam. […]
After years of meticulous research of historic documents, mapping, modeling, texturing, and trying to convince a video game released in 1998 to do something it was never intended to be capable of, the 72 kilometer, 567-turn Piccolo circuito delle Madonie was released as a community add-on track for Grand Prix Legends last September. The track was home of the […]
A interview with the Andrey Ternovskiy, the 17-year-old Russian founder of Chatroulette who has abandoned high school to travel the world and meet with technology investors. […]
First published in The Church of England Newspaper. Church and state must work together in Africa to combat the spread of malaria, Tony Blair said last month during a visit to Nigeria to kick off an inter-faith programme to equip religious leaders to combat the spread of the mosquito-borne disease. On Feb 20, the former Prime Minister joined the Roman Cathol […]
Simon Benson in The Daily Telegraph (12 Mar 10):Prime Minister Kevin Rudd took his health war against NSW a step too far yesterday in what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to publicly embarrass Premier Kristina Keneally. The PM left Ms Keneally and her advisers stunned when he snapped "let's get on with some health reform", after she delive […]
The Church Divinity School of the Pacific held a forum recently on the Anglican Covenant, and it is available online. The panelists are Deputy Sara Lawton, Dr. Rod Dugliss, and the Rev. Dr. Ruth Meyers. The moderator is Dr. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski. The video runs for more than an hour, but Communion junkies will love it. Anglican Communion Covenant Forum […]
For two Episcopal Church women, attending parts of the 54th meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women March 1-12 put the local and the global into sharp focus. The sessions also reinforced for them the scope of work ahead for people of faith, said Marge Christie of Ridgewood, New Jersey, and Karen Longnecker of San Diego, California […]
A slew of new tablets are set to hit the market but they won't kill e-readers. Tablets and E Ink-based reading devices are likely to co-exist, targeting different groups of consumers. […]
Letter from Jean-François Julliard, Secretary-General of Reporters Without Borders to the Hon Kevin Michael Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia. Paris, 18 December 2009 Dear Prime Minister, Reporters Without Borders, an organisation that defends free expression worldwide, would like to share with you its concern about your government's plan to introduc […]
Apple has awarded its chief operating officer $22 million in cash and stock for leading the company while Chief Executive Steven P. Jobs was on medical leave last year. […]
Review by Imbi Medri-Kinnon. In North America, the book is known as After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters. (Rylan Kinnon brought the book home for his parents, from the U.K.) Tom Wright's - Virtue Reborn - is a book that should turn our heads. From the past and present swirling conversations and (re)alignments, and the positioning that we f […]
After more than ten hours of deliberation, Vance Bunker, along with his daughter Janan Miller, were found not guilty. The result of last summer's so called "lobster wars". […]
What if you could reliably diagnose autism at age 14 months? Findings in a new study could lead to better outcomes for autistic kids because of early intervention. […]
An FBI report says the amount of reported damages stemming from online fraud has more than doubled to $560 million. And the No. 1 consumer online complaint concerned e-mail scammers posing as the Federal Bureau of Investigation. […]
Well, it has a good beat, and you can dance to it…
I think that’s the only version I like better than the one usually played at Episcopal churches. You know, the one that takes 8 minutes to sing, with no beat? The one that makes you want to tear your eyes out with a trowel? Yeah, that one.