http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com discovering seeds of god's tomorrow Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:38:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Testing to see if the new theme works http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2008/09/17/testing/ Until 31 December, Bristol-Myers is donating $1 to AIDS research every time someone goes to their website and lights a virtual candle. Go on - light your candle! It's something you can do. http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2006/12/14/light-candle-to-raise-money-for-aids-research/ Norbert is a "refused asylum seeker", living in Wales. He is dstitute, living on the streets. Church Action on Poverty is hosting his daily advent diary on their website. It's not a uniformly gloomy story - there are some great moments of extradordinary meetings, friendships and colour. ... http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2006/12/14/advent-diary-of-a-destitute-asylum-seeker/ This is my current "read". It's good! What's most interesting about it is the stir that McLaren has caused among the conservative evangelicals who can't fault his emphasis on grace, but are deeply uneasy at his refusal to inhabit a particular "position". One subtext among his critics ... http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2006/12/08/what-are-you-reading/ What's the difference between a vision, wish-fulfilment, blind optimism, hallucination and derangement? I ask because I've run "vision days" for churches in which I know what they'll come up with: a church full of children, with people dropping in and wanting to join, full rotas, full bible study and ... http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2006/11/25/whats-a-vision/ If you had one vision - just one - with which you'd like to infect the church, what would it be? A group of us are meeting at the Windermere Centre from Monday 20 November - Thursday 23 November to brainstorm our vision for the United Reformed Church. ... http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2006/11/20/infectious-visions/ URC in blogging cybersapce! There are more and more of us. I come across them by accident (as well as design). I'm keen to link us all together to share information and common journeys, so I've established a blogring - URC Bloggers. The joining form is ... http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2006/11/13/urc-blogring/ I don't do Remembrance Day very well. It's a good thing in principle - an opportunity to remember those who have given their lives on behalf of their country. It's difficult, though, for those who fought - it stirs up memories of events as well as people. ... http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2006/11/11/lost-innocence-remembrance-day-2006/ I came across a widget that turns your wordpress blog into a photoblog. It's been developed by Johannes Jarolim and you can get hit from his site here. Not only has he developed it - he has a forum for users. And, ublike many forum owners, Johannes ... http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2006/11/10/cool-photoblog-plugin/ Mike Walsh has started blogging. His blog, the unlikely evangelist, is well worth a visit. He's doing some important things with bible study. Go take a look and leave a comment. http://mustardseeds.wolsblog.com/2006/11/09/new-urc-blog-on-the-block/