
Shamelessly taken from Garrett’s blog.

Happy Trogday, y’all! [HT: Paul Baxter]
BTW, you would not believe the number of hits that I get daily from people who want to check out Trogdor’s majesty!
Jim Davila, my Hebrew lecturer, gives an update on the ongoing Pat Robertson affair.

In the comments of this post, ‘Kate’ has linked to a series of notes taken from classes taught by John Zizioulas. They should be of interest to a number of the readers of this blog. Despite not having had the time to properly peruse the material, I am certain that, as it comes from John Zizioulas, it does not need the addition of my recommendation to assure you that it is worthy of attention.
I would appreciate prayer at the moment. The next few days will be a bit tough. I have exams coming up and I am behind on my revision. This afternoon my computer came back, but it has refused to work. This has been extremely dispiriting. It had not worked for a few months and I was so excited about being able to use it again after I got it working over Christmas. This is the last thing that I needed a few days before exams. It cast a huge shadow on what would otherwise have been a very enjoyable and encouraging day. The frustration and disappointment at having to pay to get it fixed again has really left me feeling quite down. I was weary enough already, without something like this happening. The last thing that I want is to have to work over the break after the exams to pay for the repair bill. Please pray that it will be able to be fixed without too much trouble and expense, or at least that God would teach me through this rather irritating event.
It has been interesting comparing some of the various responses to the Emergent Church movement. I have read very little in the area, but I have read enough to become convinced that the Emergent Church has not always been treated very fairly by its critics. The following is the first in what might be (if people are prepared to respond and give their thoughts) a series of posts designed to start discussion on the subject of the Emergent Church. My hope is that we might together come to a better understanding of what the Emergent Church is and how to interact with it. Continue reading