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Blogging can often seem like a one way “broadcast”. The blogger writes up what interests him or her, posts it, and waits to see what happens. There are many posts, essays, books and articles out there advising bloggers on how to cultivate more engagement with their audience. I have even written a few posts encouraging [...]
On Traversing the Levels of Paradise . . .
Over the next two days we’ll be doing some behind the scenes maintenance. If you visit and something does not look right – that probably means I’ve done something wrong and am sitting in a dark corner, wimpering, sucking my thumb and imbibing some strong alcohol. Come back later and I’ll have had an epiphany [...]
It Came, It Went, And I Completely Missed it
I just realised this morning that we’ve been working on this project, we call the “Theo-blog” for four years and . . .one month (well 4 years, 1 month, and 3 days) now. Happy birthday blog! When I started this experiment back in April 2006 I never imagined that it would have the staying power [...]
Indie Voices Archive
I realised this afternoon that I’d not yet revisited the Indie Voices Archive page to re-organise it after the move from Blogger to WordPress. I thought – since we’re getting ready to do some more interviews – that it is well past time to get this part of the site underway. I give you the [...]
Clothe Your Nakedness!
You may have already noticed that we’ve made some changes to our Kiosk page. As part of our ongoing campaign to highlight creative indie folk we’ve added a few things – including two, yes 2 – lines of T-Shirt designers. First our own. Occasionally we make a graphic for something and really like it (and [...]
Happy Anniversary!
Today is the 6 year anniversary of Siobhan’s ordination. Talk about an auspicious feast to be ordained on (Transfiguration). Many Years! Tweet
Welcome Siobhan
We’ve been sitting on this for a few weeks now – whilst some loose ends were tidied. On 15 March Rev. Siobhan Houston joined the community. Siobhan was ordained by +Martha Schultz in 2003. She’s a Denver resident, and is working to build a community there. Siobhan was one of the first interviewees for the [...]
And Now Back To Our Show . . . .
Right so my French course has ended. I survived, and the next level is in October. All I have to do is refresh and use what I’ve learned occasionally between now and then. One reason I broke down and took the course is so that I could look at some of the source material for [...]
Go There – And Then Come Back.
If you have not already visited Huw’s blog today – do so, do it NOW and read this post. Tweet
Servus Interruptus
Sorry no posts thus far this week – I’ve been on an intensive (6 hours a day) French course. Now maybe I can read the letters of Abp. Varlet? . . . non. Tweet
A Day of Infamy . .
On this day in 1994 – the Synod was founded. How cool is that! Come to think of it – it is rather amzaing that we’re still going! We’ve had the typical ups & downs of any community, and quite a few “pruning” exercises – but for an OC/IC community to last this long is [...]
Lent Midweek II
Is delayed. Should be up in the next 48 hours – we’ve got company – yeah. Tweet
Theo-Tweets
You may have noticed I’ve added a new page to the site? I’ve been seeing a number of ministry sources encouraging the use of social networking – especially Twitter. I’m not entirely convinced yet but I’m more than willing to give it a go: though I’m still reading to see if I can fully understand [...]
Site Improvements
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Housekeeping: Tidy Here, Edit There . . .
We’ve tidied up our LULU storefront, in preparation for some upcoming projects. In addition, a second edition, as it were, of the canons is now available. Three canons have been substantively altered (actually this was done at a synod meeting over a year ago – we’ve just been to busy to actually “publish” the changes); [...]
Looking Toward The Feast
It’s that time of year again – when our community here in London starts looking at which charity we’re going to highlight and make a contribution to for the feast of the Nativity. It’s been our custom for a number of years now to pick one or two and share their work with you – [...]
New Diggs! Normal Programming Resuming!
After a few weeks of testing the new system on my personal blog and site; and spending some time thinking about the best method of consolidation and presentation, I’ve finally begun the process of moving the blog, the web pages, and the Indie Voices Archive to its new home. I’m hoping that I’ve given consideration [...]
Hand Over – Update
For some bizarre reason – the hand over from Old System to new on the Theo-web projects is taking longer than with my personal sites . . . . I’m hoping that it will sift out in the next day or two. thanks for your patience Tweet
The Future Is Bright – The Future Is Definitely NOT Orange!
We are moving ISP’s. We’ve had enough of a bad product, abysmal customer service, and a lack of attention to detail from Orange. Soon the web pages will be up and running, and this blog will (if all goes according to plan) be better integrated into them. Which means we can return to our normal [...]
Situs Evaporatii – update
Since the evaporation of my web sites I’ve been “challenged” to look at other options. The option provided by my ISP is unsuitable – however, I’m now looking at an option which would allow me to combine blog and web site and streamline reader’s visits. Thank you for your patience – while this process is [...]
Buggered by Fruit!
Ok, so – not only have my web pages evaporated into thin ether – but now . . . the banners and some pics you “normally” see here – have too! I’m hoping to have at least this much fixed in the next 24-48 hours. And appreciate your patience. Our battle with Orange – our [...]
Ooops
If you’ve tried to visit either of the Grace Catholic web pages in the past 48 hours you may have encountered difficulty. This is due to our ISP switching systems and not telling anyone. We’re hoping things will be back to normal shortly. Thanks for your patience. Tweet
Christ is Risen!
Happy Easter everyone! I’m soooo far behind on projects – other than trying desperately to finish the thesis from hell (Das Elefant) so I’ve yet to post a “proper” Pascha message, or the not quite finished updated version of the Indie Voices web pages, or any of the interviews I conducted just before lent . [...]
Extreme Pilgrim: The Hindu Experience
Last Friday’s episode of Extreme Pilgrim (which you can view by clicking here – for the next few days at least) was far better than the first. The Rev. Pete Owen Jones became a sadhu for a few weeks. The first portion of the show is the rather chaotic process of getting connected to the [...]