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Rowan Williams spoke to Simon Mayo yesterday on his Radio 5 show – the interview begins about one hour (1:04) into the show and is worth a listen!

He has irked some environmentalists by espousing a direct carbon tax on fuel use. Some see that as a distraction from rallying support in Congress for cap-and-trade legislation that is on the table.
He is scathing of that approach. “This is analagous to the indulgences that the Catholic church sold in the middle ages. The bishops [...]

A little info about something happening just around the corner in Glasgow:
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on church, mission, worship + culture with Jonny Baker (CMS)
Friday 27th November – 5pm
The Crypt, Wellington Church, University Avenue, Glasgow
Jonny Baker is one of the best known Christian bloggers in the English speaking world. He brings a wealth of experience in Youth Work, [...]

Rowan Williams speaking at the RSA – available as MP4 or WMV

David Bazan (previously playing with Pedro the Lion) has released a new album.. it’s on repeat in our house at the moment keeping me thinking.
Listen here on Spotify (or three bonus acoustic mp3s: Hard to Be | Curse Your Branches | Bless this Mess)

Let us pray,
Present in a world groaning under the excesses of consumption we acknowledge the inherent goodness of non-motorized human powered transportation and give thanks for the simple beauty of the bicycle. God of life,
Hear our prayer…

May the road rise to meet you….. May the wind be ever at your back. ….May all your journeying [...]

Every year a few little words appear in a Glasgow University stairwell, the first time I noticed it was the summer of 2005 (photo bottom right), and when I was walking around the uni a few weeks ago it noticed it back again (top photo). Here’s someone else’s story:

On the landing of the steps [...]

I’m consistantly impressed with the quality of Rowan William’s youtube reflections on the church year.. it’s appropriate for the medium, and there’s been a bit more than the conventional “ehmm.. I suppose we’ll upload the sermon” approach to using  social media. Still waiting for him to begin twittering though..!
It’s interesting to watch the little trend of [...]

Following on from the previous post on microblogging and monasticism… discovered twitturgies today.. (ht jonny baker)

or if you’re feeling seasonally confused – advent or new year

Just finished watching “Trouble in Amish Paradise” a BBC2 documentary about two families on the edge of the Amish religious establishment. An interesting insight into hermeneutics, culture, instituitionalism and all that jazz – Foucault could have a field day. (apologies for agricultural pun..)
Well worth a watch (available on iplayer for only two more days..)
From the [...]