Entries from July 2008

I AM ALSO DAVE WALKER

On July 31, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
Go read MadPriest today More...

What is a Cease and Desist anyway?

On July 31, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
Brian, my nearest legal eagle, wrote a nice neat explanation of Cease and Desist in the comments yesterday. Here’s what he says: “The letter itself is basically a threat to bring legal action, so the only cost involved is paying a lawyer to draft it. It’s therefore very easy for a large organisation to impose their More...

Cease and Desist

On July 31, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
I guess most bloggers in this part of the blogosphere know by now that Mark Brewer of SSG, the company that took over SPCK, has sent a Cease and Desist letter to Dave Cartoon-Church Walker. The strangeness of this event is apparent to anyone who knows Dave (a nicer man you couldn't hope to meet) or More...

After McDonaldization

On July 30, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
After-McDonaldization is the sequel to The McDonaldization of the Church. The new volume is packed with thoughts on theology, ministry and mission in a postmodern culture. I am a long time fan of John's work, and this one is well worth a read, offering all sorts of wisdom on the future of the Church in More...
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Dave Walker and SPCK

On July 29, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
I’m on my uppers with a deadline this week. No time for original writing on the blog, But I couldn’t resist David Keen’s appeal to me to join in with the blog-campaign on behalf of Dave Walker, one of my favourite bloggers, who has been blogging the demise of the SPCK bookshop chain, and its More...

Notes from an Exhibition, and different ways to pray.

On July 25, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
I recently read Partrick Gale’s wonderful novel, Notes from an Exhibition. It pressed all the right buttons for me. He traces a tale through the life of an artist, so vividly you can practically feel the paint under your fingernails. The artist marries and has four kids, and the story of her life, her work and More...

Is Genesis 1-11 irredeemably sexist?: well, yes, unfortunately, it pretty much is.

On July 24, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
great sermon from John Davies, former college mate of mine, proponent of “submerging” church, and excellent writer. More...

The Green Man

On July 24, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
Friend and fellow songwriter Malcolm Guite will be a guest on Good Morning Sunday, BBC Radio 2, on Sunday, July 27 at 7:30am. Malcolm and I have been co-conspirators on various live music events, as well as being co-lecturers in our other life as academic theologians. He’s one of the most interesting guys I know, because More...

scientists are freemasons…?

On July 24, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
this is fantastic. HT: Paul More...

A New Kind of Conversation

On July 23, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
I wrote a review of this book for Third Way. It’s a book that aims to do theology in a blogging format. It has some gems in it, but overall I had mixed feelings about its success as a book. Have you read it? More...
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