The blog of Richard Hall, a Methodist Minister in Wales.
From the category archives:
The internet has brought enormous advantages in communication. That’s so obvious, it’s hardly worth saying. We can talk to one another across the world in ways that would have been unimaginable even 25 years ago. In terms of speed and efficiency, communication between people has improved to a staggering degree. Through text message, email, blogs, [...]
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There are a few comments in the moderation queue, but I don’t have time to read them now. If you’re in there now, or go in there later, don’t take it personally. I’ll be back to the blog shortly.
Stuff to do.
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A rare joint post by Richard & Kim.
Googling around to find out a bit about Edward Kessler, Kim came upon a story about a Jewish guy who travels from Israel to the United States. When he returns, he tells his friend some of the amazing things he has seen. “I met a Jew [...]
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It’s the Diamond Jubilee weekend, followed by the kids being on half term. Between camps with cubs, scouts and a bit of family time, I’m not expecting to around much for the next week. I’ll probably still post stuff (phone signal permitting), but doubt I’ll have much chance to do any blog admin. I just [...]
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Starting a blog has never been easier, but I’ve had a few conversations recently about the options. Whatever kind of blog you want to run, one of these 5 will suit you.
WordPress.comIn the world of self-hosted blogs, WordPress is king. If you don’t want the fuss of rinstalling and managing the wordpress software on a [...]
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From iBenedictines:
Pray. Bring Christ into the relationship at the very beginning, and let your prayer have more of the ‘Speak, Lord, your servant is listening’ than ‘Lord, open my lips that I may declare your praise …’
Listen. Engage with others, don’t preach at them. Know when to be quiet. It’s O.K. to have nothing to [...]
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I noted the other day that my tenth blogging anniversary has just passed by. My old friend Mark Byron commented that he too has been blogging ten years or more. That prompted me to wonder who else who was blogging back then is still blogging now?
There were early efforts to list Christian bloggers, notably [...]
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The excellent Byron Smith commends and comments upon the Methodist Church’s report Hope in God’s Future, describing it as “probably the best brief theological treatment of climate change I have seen”. Praise indeed.
Regarding neighbourly love, the report very helpfully (though not uncontroversially) uses the category of neighbour to include a number of groups containing many [...]
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When ‘Anti-Semitism’ Is Abused
…when anti-Semitism is falsely applied, we must also stand up and decry it as defamation, as character assault, as unjust. That is why when we debase the term by using it as a rhetorical conceit against those with whom we disagree on policy matters, we have sullied our own promises to our [...]
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David Keen wonders “Opinionated Vicars: Why should the dole queue have all the best bloggers?”
What is it about blogging vicars? An increasing number are ending up between jobs, of whom RevLesley is the most recent. …
She joins Peter Ould (now a financial analyst) and MadPriest, the original opinionated vicar, who has been unemployed since last [...]
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Here’s a piece that’s been ‘doing the rounds’
Subject: EU regulations.
Pythagorean theorem: …………………………………….24 words.
Lord’s prayer:………………………………………………. 66 words.
Archimedes’ Principle: ……………………………………. 67 words.
10 Commandments: …………………………………….. 179 words.
Gettysburg [...]
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My friend Chris Shannahan has a new blog: Faith in an Urban World. He’s off to a great start.
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UM Portal: Clergy debate social media policy
The blogosphere has been abuzz over a social media policy in the Kentucky Annual Conference which requires candidates for ordination to report their activity on Facebook and other sites.
Many bloggers and commenters are crying foul, calling the policy “overkill” and one that amounts to “policing” candidates’ social media [...]
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Only in it for the Gold is a consistent source of sensible and informed comment about climate change. Hardly suprising: Michael Tobis, the fellow behind the site, is a working climate scientist. Two good recent posts: How 97F is no longer hot in Texas and why we shouldn’t be excited by the sun’s dimming
An even [...]
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It’s always good to discover a new face in the neighbourhood, so it’s a pleasure to wave a welcome to Pretending to be a Preacher. And then I notice his blog is almost exactly a year old, and I feel bad about not saying “Hi” sooner…
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The BBC reports that South Tyneside Council is taking Twitter to court in the US to force them to reveal the identity of blogger Mr Monkey. It isn’t clear to me why Twitter should be the one facing the action, since the blogger in question (who has had at least two ‘incarnations‘) is hosted by [...]
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Another blogger, who would clearly rather not be identified here*, has picked up on a phrase in this comment
Get a passport, Earl, and take a long holiday abroad. Our prayers of exorcism don’t seem to be working. Maybe some exile will help. I mean, if it was good enough for Israel, it should be good [...]
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