If you go down to your local specialist bookshop looking for those slightly unusual magazines you will find that there has been some activity taking place in the market. The changes will be particularly relevant for broadly, progressive, sort of emergent, (post), kinda fuzzy, basically liberal (but we rarely admit that), thinking evangelicals.
Firstly the [...]
Today I went off to the races with some of the guys from work. An experience for me, because whilst I’m familiar with racecourses (or Cheltenham racecourse to be specific) I’ve never been to the races before.
All in all an interesting and successful day (I won more money than I bet).
Ok, so Gordon Brown is prime minister and all I can think about is this . However, on a serious note his splitting of the DFES has confirmed what many have long suspected that as far as the government is concerned Level 3 academic qualifications (i.e. AS / A Levels) don’t belong in FE colleges.
As [...]
Last night I heard some sad news, a local Christian conference centre is due to close at the end of the year. It’s sad not only because of the loss of the facility but because it is another sign of degeneration in a town that is desperately seeking regeneration. Also it’s closure is another sign [...]
No, before anybody reads the heading and jumps to the wrong conclusion I haven’t managed to pull. The flowers were from one of my students who has apparently valued what I’ve done for her this year and the invitation is to a conference for lone parents and those who support them.
Both in their own way [...]
I spoke to Third Party last night and was entertained by tales of it taking 4 people to get her moving again when she got herself stuck in the mud & how the wellies I’d sent her with were atleast 2 sizes too small, (I had got her to check they fitted and she had [...]
Many of us have benefitted from hearing Shane Claiborne @ Greenbelt. As such guessing if you haven’t seen it already you might be interested in this Greenbelt article explaining how The Simple Way community center (where he is based) and some other properties in his geographical community have burnt down.
The Simple Way site [...]
Saltmine Theatre Company’s The Cross and the Switchblade was quite a good production. Similarly the Gulbenkian is actually quite a comfy little theatre. After a very enjoyable evening I feel qualified to recommend both.
Oh and news from Third Party in a field in Pilton, she’s having a great time. Tonight she was [...]