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Borderlands

Borderlands, a photo by timabbott on Flickr.

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Memorise a few vital numbers

Over the course of one day recently I met three people who probably wish they had memorised a few vital phone numbers. The first was someone who had been out clearing snow for their neighbour when they got locked out … Continue reading

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Managing without managers

I have a bit of an interest in the way organisations manage themselves and their people and was particularly inspired by The Starfish and the Spider: The unstoppable power of leaderless organisations by Brafman and Beckstrom a few years ago. … Continue reading

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Has twitter made it ok to pray?

In a well researched post Bryony Taylor explores the new phenomenon of prayer in the public sphere by asking, “What does the #prayformuamba phenomenon tell us about society?” This is the text of a talk Bryony gave to the Christian New … Continue reading

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NT Wright on the Kingdom of God

“What would it look like if God was in charge around here?”

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Big Picture Charity Films launch night

Big Picture Charity Films is a new charity that has been set up to produce short promotional films for small charities. I blogged about them here a few months ago. Now that all the legal set up stuff is done … Continue reading

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Apple maps – a reality distortion field of their own

The new Apple Maps app in iOS6 replaces the previous mapping provided via Google. If you depend on good mapping, clear satellite imaging and Google street view on an iPhone I recommend that you avoid iOS6 for quite a while. … Continue reading

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I can see right through you

I can see right through you, a photo by timabbott on Flickr. Gates onto the monolith plateau in Frogner Park, Oslo. The work of sculptor Gustav Vigeland.

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Sanctum at Stanway School

Sanctum, our prayer space for schools, is back in the Stanway School this week for the third year running. This has always been a special week for us, coming as it does at the end of the school year. We’re … Continue reading

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Remembering the Malatya martyrs – Global day of prayer for Turkey

Today is the fifth anniversary of the murder of three Turkish Christians, now remembered as the Malatya Martyrs. On 18 April 2007 three employees of a Bible publishing house in the town of Malatya were tortured and murdered by five young … Continue reading

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