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• The Pastoral Paradox
  Caught by the Light
  
  What kind of a watchman am I? Far from the heights to which I aspire, I am constrained by my weakness. And yet — the one who created me and redeemed me and all humanitycan give me, even in my unworthiness, some grace to glimpse the whole of life, and the skill and ability to speak of what I see.So it is for the love of God that I do not spare myself in preac […]
• Another Kiwi priest begins blogging
  Liturgy
  
  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 [...] […]
• And the momzer award goes to Steve Russell
  The Three-Legged Stool
  
  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 […]
• "It's probably the first opera that 'stick it up your arse' has been sung"
  MetaFilter
  
  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 […]
• E-Book Readers: Will Secondary Features Win Consumers’ Hearts Or Leave Them Cold?
  TechCrunch
  
  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 […]
• 25% of streaming music royalties aren't getting to the artists
  MetaFilter
  
  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. […]
• Targa Florio for GPL
  MetaFilter
  
  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 […]
• One on One: Andrey Ternovskiy, Creator of Chatroulette
  NYT > Technology
  
  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. […]
• Tony Blair gathers inter-faith support to battle menace of malaria in Africa: CEN 3.05.10 p 5
  Conger
  
  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 […]
• Ruddy rude
  not too much
  
  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 […]
• Talking through the covenant at CDSP
  The Lead
  
  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 […]
• Anglican, Episcopal women forge new relationships at UN women's meetings
  Episcopal Life Online
  
  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 […]
• E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets
  Wired Top Stories
  
  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. […]
• Australia must not join the Internet censors club
  not too much
  
  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’s Tim Cook Receives $22 Million Bonus
  NYT > Technology
  
  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. […]
• "We DID it Honeybee!"
  MetaFilter
  
  Lady Gaga ft Beyonce - Telephone I was going to try to describe this, but I words fail. MTV makes a valiant effort at decoding it here. […]
• Review: Tom Wright's Virtue Reborn (aka After You Believe)
  kinnon.tv
  
  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 […]
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  Glocal Christianity
  
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• Research Reveals Early Signs of Autism in Some Kids
  Wired Top Stories
  
  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. […]
• FBI Hoaxes Boost Online Fraud
  Wired Top Stories
  
  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. […]

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