Marylou returns

Do you remember that sweet young girl who helped sell mugs at this years Synod?
Well be afraid, be very afraid she’s back and things have changed.
Proof that to much sugar is bad for you.

Lest we forget

It has been a few day since my last post, I thought that I would do a trip down memory lane. Mind you there is an old saying a that nostalgia isn’t what it use to be.
Today’s post is a tribute to the man who had the greatest influence on my life, my Grandfather.
A working [...]

To the amazing Dave Evans: King of the Accordion

I have met my fair share of Musicians even been taught by one or two. There are few that I would consider myself a true fan. I love music and have eclectic taste.
Dave Evans is of those musicians that can hold me spellbound. Dave plays accordion. My introduction to his playing began on my [...]

The Stratton Review

For all the fans of David Stratton, Movie reviewer.

Big Night Out

It has been a while since I have had a big night out. Last Tuesday amidst of all of the fiscal worries facing our world I thought that it would be a good thing to put something back into our ailing economy. Sixty seven dollars later I proudly possessed two tickets to hear the band [...]

Education at the edges

Today I would like to give a big shout out to Antony and his 3rd floor crew. Yesterday they held a forum looking at “education on the edges”. The forum was well attended and provocative in its material. The Minister for Education presented at the forum and explained our Governments Education blueprint for the future. [...]

Telling Stories

Telling Stories

I will tell you something about stories,
[he said]
They aren’t just for entertainment.
Don’t be fooled
They are all we have, you see,
all we have to fight off illness and death.
You don’t have anything
if you don’t have the stories.
Their evil is mighty
but it can’t stand up to our stories.
So they try to destroy the stories
let the stories [...]

The Prodical returns

Monday once again! I have returned to work. Usually I am not the happiest returning to work after a holiday but today I feel ok. I think that it is because for the first time in a week and a half that I have able to communicate in English. No I did not loose the [...]

Evangelicals Portrayed as Dangerous Elements

Public attitudes towards evangelicals in Germany have changed. Whereas they used to be ignored they have become the focus of attention in recent years.
The media in Luther’s home country tend to approach the roughly 1.3 million evangelicals with a hostile attitude. They often portray them as dangerous fundamentalists, says Stephan Holthaus, [...]

News from the Cross 2-10-08

 

Dear Inner Circle,
I sat up late with a guy last night. He told me that he now drinks coffee on his front veranda in amazement that he lives in a home – not just a house. For the first time in his life he is living with people who are proud [...]

Hupomenos takes a break

Hupo is on holiday for one week.

Zizek’s Final words on Violence

Sometimes, doing nothing is the most violent thing to do.
Zizek, Slavoj. “Violence Six sideways reflections” p183