bishops do listen…
Last week someone commented here that the Bishop of Bristol’s new blog was unreadable, being in white letters on a back background. Within a matter of days the good bishop has a lovely clear new format. He is promising some posts on the relationship between the emerging church and the institutional church and the power relationships involved. Go on over and check it out: Mike Hill.
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Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
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Hi Maggie,
Thanks for your kind encouragement and for your own blog which is excellent. However, I don’t think a picture of me on my blog in my swimming trunks would do it for most people. Would value any blogging tips you might have.
+Mike
Yes, I was the offending commenter, and it is now so much better! Many thanks to all concerned.
oh, what a plonker am i – rodders has nothing on me! just left a comment on the bishops blog but thought i was leaving it on yours!
said something like it was good to see a man in purple blogging – could have been much worse i guess
anyhow, what i meant to say was that i have linked you to my site and i hope that’s ok with you – and also that i didn’t think reading white on black was that difficult – hey ho