Seven Reasons why I believe Jesus WOULD have mocked the “Rapture” prediction.
There's some talk online about whether those of us poking gentle fun at the whole “Rapture” business today are being unkind and unChristian. Jesus, they say, wouldn't mock the Rapture. Well, actually,...
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So Nokia have finally announced the shiny new N9, the next in their Open Source line of devices, and maybe the last. Allowing for a fairly normal lead time, it should hit markets about two years after...
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For the last two or three weeks, I've been battling the Black Dog. Those who know me well know that I suffer from chronic depression with acute patches. Those who meet me fleetingly find this hard to...
View ArticleBecause they can
Many people have commented and speculated on the recent events in the UK, which are being referred to as riots, criminal action, feral youth rampaging.. call it what you will.For those readers not in...
View ArticleThe Invisible Dog-collar
You know, I'd almost forgotten I wear it. I so seldom wear a real clerical collar, and working in the NHS, far fewer people see me through the lens of “clergyperson” so I'd got used to being seen as...
View ArticleR.I.P. Mo – so what next
I've been thinking about a new phone for a few weeks, having realised that my n900 was having charging issues. They came to a head on Friday night when he was unable to charge. I removed the cable,...
View ArticleA very quiet 'Yay!'
Not often I actually write a blog post about me, but I suppose this is the place it happens when it happens. So this post is about me. And is a rather subdued celebration.I'm going to talk about...
View ArticleNone of my business but...
Somehow it hurts.I remember back in 2002 when we were debating the proposed Anglican-Methodist Covenant, I was the awkward bugger who stood up in our local District Synod and voiced the question "If...
View ArticleEmergency Health Care – what do we really want?
There's yet another report today about emergency care, out of hours care, GP care... I've been sitting on my fingers resisting writing so long that my fingers are numb. So here goes.I want to start...
View ArticleThe Nokia Revolution.
Watching events unfold on the world stage, I find myself wondering exactly how much responsibility lies in the hands of the Finns.Once their goal was to put a phone into the hands of every citizen of...
View ArticleSeven Reasons why I believe Jesus WOULD have mocked the “Rapture” prediction.
There's some talk online about whether those of us poking gentle fun at the whole “Rapture” business today are being unkind and unChristian. Jesus, they say, wouldn't mock the Rapture. Well, actually,...
View ArticleThe N9 is Announced
So Nokia have finally announced the shiny new N9, the next in their Open Source line of devices, and maybe the last. Allowing for a fairly normal lead time, it should hit markets about two years after...
View ArticleFlying Tonight
For the last two or three weeks, I've been battling the Black Dog. Those who know me well know that I suffer from chronic depression with acute patches. Those who meet me fleetingly find this hard to...
View ArticleBecause they can
Many people have commented and speculated on the recent events in the UK, which are being referred to as riots, criminal action, feral youth rampaging.. call it what you will.For those readers not in...
View ArticleThe Invisible Dog-collar
You know, I'd almost forgotten I wear it. I so seldom wear a real clerical collar, and working in the NHS, far fewer people see me through the lens of “clergyperson” so I'd got used to being seen as...
View ArticleR.I.P. Mo – so what next
I've been thinking about a new phone for a few weeks, having realised that my n900 was having charging issues. They came to a head on Friday night when he was unable to charge. I removed the cable,...
View ArticleA very quiet 'Yay!'
Not often I actually write a blog post about me, but I suppose this is the place it happens when it happens. So this post is about me. And is a rather subdued celebration.I'm going to talk about...
View ArticleNone of my business but...
Somehow it hurts.I remember back in 2002 when we were debating the proposed Anglican-Methodist Covenant, I was the awkward bugger who stood up in our local District Synod and voiced the question "If...
View ArticlePapacy: No country for old men
First off, if you came here looking for a eulogy for Pope Benedict, you found the wrong page. I didn't know much about the man, was wary of his life-story, and what little of his theology I...
View ArticleEmergency Health Care – what do we really want?
There's yet another report today about emergency care, out of hours care, GP care... I've been sitting on my fingers resisting writing so long that my fingers are numb. So here goes.I want to start...
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