Archive for June, 2006

three-step thinking

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Welcome.
One of the books I’m reading at the moment is The Big Moo, edited by Seth Godin and written in an anonymous fashion with another thirty two contributors from the world of innovation and business.
One contributor shares, ‘One step is easy. One step isn’t enough’. Apparently, others will soon overtake you.
‘Two steps is tempting’, the […]

calling all VOXers

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Welcome.
Can you help me?
Part of a new ministry I’m moving to involves the creation of an internet support system for university students.
I’d love to hear about your ideas and projects. Tell me or send me website addresses.
I’m particularly interested in ideas and projects that are proactive in the support they provide.
Thanks.

a tribe of dreamers and visionaries

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

welcome
I’ve mentioned I’m re-reading Erwin McManus’ The Barbarian Way and today’s title comes from this book.
(By the way, when I want to mark a section of a book as significant my habit is to mark a vertical line in the margin; I think that if I read Erwin’s book a third or maybe […]

what is it with barbarians and locusts?

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Welcome.
I’ve just been reading Erwin McManus’ comments about John the Baptist: ‘His occupation was prophet, and his mailing address was the wilderness. … through his encounters with Jesus, we can rediscover the barbarian call’.
It was the locust-eating thing that really got my attention as I read this, how John could flourish in situations so many […]

barbarians in edinburgh

Friday, June 2nd, 2006

Welcome.
The Times’ correspondent tells the story; the Barbarians suffered a 66-19 points rout at the hands of the Scottish Rugby Union team earlier this week.
The game was not a good experience for this first band of barbarians to the city of Edinburgh, but there are others arriving.
These are not rugby-playing barbarians but people conjoined with […]


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