follow the star
Rushing ahead a little to Epiphany, but our next Together @ MCT falls on 6th January and you would be most welcome to join us on our journey if you are in or around Edinburgh at 5.30pm.
lost in the busyness
It’s Advent. Not that I’ve really noticed yet. I like Advent. I like the usual sense of anticipation, of looking forward, of pause. But this year Advent is rushing past. Life is busy. There’s work to be done, essays to be written and sermons too. Time seems to be hurtling on towards Christmas. I wonder Read More …
following the star
It’s not even advent yet and I spent last night thinking about Epiphany! We had a planning meeting for Together last night and it takes place on 6th January, which is Epiphany. And to be honest I didn’t know what Epiphany was either! It is the visit of the wise men, the magi, the 3 Read More …
When does freedom of speech become oppression?
Tonight saw the Oxford Union surrounded by protesting students. They were up in arms against the appearance of two right wingers, a politician and and a ‘historian’, at a debate. So far so good. But the protesters stopped the debate going ahead. People protesting against fascism stopped an open, public debate. I’m sorry but I Read More …
Connected
Today is CONNECTED and we’re mostly online and playing with Bebo, Facebook and Habbohotel… more to come… We’re making podcasts, playing with LastFM and have created a new page using Ning called URConnected and a wiki page. Thanks to Ewan for a great day full of information and ideas.
notebooks dreams
I’ve got a notebook for work. It’s an A5 hardback plain paper book (from W H Smith as it happens… Moleskine next time) and I have set it out with tabs. It was/is a key part of my plan to Get Things Done. It works for work. I write stuff I have to do from meetings Read More …
Kant you tell it’s different in church now?
I had Ethics class today at Uni. A quick spin through feminist and postmodern ethics. It was hard work but fascinating. One of the many thoughts that struck me was that these ethical theories explain clearly the differences in Traditional Church and Emerging Church. I’ll try to explain. For me the main differences in the Read More …