Monthly Archives: October 2010

Jon Butler: I Blog On A Sunday

I Blog On A Sunday is a space for guest-posters to muse about blogging, Sundays or Christianity. If you would like to contribute, holla at jonny_rose_23@hotmail.com or @98rosjon on Twitter. Today’s contribution is from Portsmouth local lad Jon Butler. Jon … Continue reading

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#CNMAC10 – The Christian New Media Awards and Conference overview

On the morning of Saturday 16th October, 250 Christians descended piously on City University in London to attend CNMAC 2010. The aim of the day was to educate and empower Christians who want to be missional in an increasingly digitized … Continue reading

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#140exegesis – question 3

Below is question 3 of my Twitter game – #140exegesis. The rules are here. I’m also prepared to open this up to any readers who are not on Twitter (shame on you Luddite!), so if you have an answer but … Continue reading

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#140exegesis – Answers 2

Last month, I started a fun* little game to help me understand difficult parts of the Bible called #140exegesis. Here was my second question: Here are a selection of replies: This round was definitely more helpful than the last one … Continue reading

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#CNMAC10 OFFICIAL VIDEO

This is probably the greatest Christian film since The Passion of The Christ… If I wasn’t able to ensnare you for the video (or even if I was and as the result of Stockholm Syndrome you want to come back … Continue reading

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Save Blue Like Jazz: Mission Accomplished!

Well folks, only 10 days into Zach and John’s attempts to crowdsource $125,000 to save Don Miller’s magnum opus about disenchantment with institutionalized Christianity  they have reached their target!! (in case it seems like I have been a little tardy … Continue reading

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Purley 2.0 at We Mean Business 2010

On Thursday morning, I hauled myself out of bed at ridiculous-o’clock-in-the-morning to attend We Mean Business 2010 at Fairfield Halls, Croydon. I went there to represent the Purley 2.0 project under the guise of my ‘business’ Social Purley. My aim … Continue reading

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#140 Exegesis – Question 2

Below is question two of my Twitter game – #140exegesis. The rules are here. I’m also prepared to open this up to any readers who are not on Twitter (shame on you Luddite!), so if you have an answer but … Continue reading

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#140exegesis Answers 1

Last month, I started a fun little game to help me understand difficult parts of the Bible called #140exegesis. Here was my first question: And here are some of the answers: I don’t know what to take from this opening … Continue reading

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Blue Like Jazz and the Great crowd-sourcing experiment…

In case you don’t know, Blue Like Jazz is a mega-selling book written in 2003 by American author Don Miller. The book’s tag-line is ‘Non-Religious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality’ and chronicles the author’s wrestling with issues of faith and institutionalization … Continue reading

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