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Kouya Chronicle - Eddie Arthur
Phone Translation?

In a rather dramatic headline, the Times has announced the imminent arrival of a phone which will translate instantly between 6,000 languages.

Google is getting all futuristic on us with plans to implement Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy-worthy mobile phone translation software in the next generation of telecommunications gadgets.

The Times Online reports that the internet giant [...]

2/9/2010 8:16:25 AM

Jonny Baker
worship trick 82 - lent beach tweets

ben norton seems to be on a roll. for lent the bridlington crew are running a project called beach tweets. this is what they say about it The idea is to allow people to find some time during the 40...

2/9/2010 8:02:38 AM

Simon Na - CMS North East
CMS and KIM send Peter Lee to China

Committee for Mission in Korean Anglican Church met in 8 February 2010, and approved to send Peter Lee as an MP by partinership with CMS. He will leave to Tianjin to study Chinese language and pedagogics. He is expected to be sent to school to teach Korean language and culture after finishing the course. Bp. Paul Kim, [...]

2/9/2010 7:16:05 AM

Asia CMS Prayer Blog
CLAAS - 'getting justice'

Centre for Leagal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) reports:

2/8/2010 11:51:00 PM

Jonny Baker
massive

so the new massive attack album is out today... got to love them. just downloaded it and about to listen. looking forward to seeing them thurs night as well :-) on the music tip, have been listening to a sneak...

2/8/2010 8:35:20 AM

In the Belly of the Big Fish (Ian Adams)
simple clothing day

morning bell at the moment is drawing on the work that I'm doing on a book on how we might take the wisdom and practise of monastic spirituality into the everyday. I'm starting this week suggesting a simple clothing day, perhaps based on one colour - and let's see what that feels like...

Over the weekend, Clayboy has posted a short piece which touches on one of my pet hates in preaching:

One of the biggest warning flags in a sermon comes when the preacher says: “Now, in Greek, the word is … which (literally) means …” Sometimes they know what they’re talking about. More often they are about [...]

2/7/2010 8:02:07 PM

Bill and Wanda Lovett
Kisiizi Spirituality

Hi again. Interested in “spirituality” – well, many are. In post-modern Europe, spiritualities have grwon to a modest extent, as connection with religion, churches and synagogues have declined. Here, such distinctions are not valid. Faith, religion church, and implicit spiritualities within all thrive. Even in the dear old Anglican church here, you can really say “Yes [...]

2/6/2010 8:43:54 AM

Asia CMS Prayer Blog
Baby for Melody and Sailo

2/6/2010 5:20:00 AM

Asia CMS Prayer Blog
Urgent prayer request from Facebook

2/5/2010 11:54:00 PM

Gerard Kelly
There’s a great article over on the 24/7blog about...

There’s a great article over on the 24/7blog about children and prayer - a prayer room in Finland created especially for a Kindergarten group. Prayer activities included somersaults (aka roly-polies) apparently… inspiring.

2/5/2010 11:45:00 AM

John Martin's Notebook
Great quotes on mission

"From my many years experience I can unhesitatingly say that the cross bears those who bear the cross." - Sadhu Sundar Singh (left)"The Bible is not the basis of mission; mission is the basis of the Bible" - Ralph Winter"We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God." - John Stott"If the Church is 'in Christ,' she is involved in mission. Her whole existence then has a missionary character. Her conduct as well as he...

2/5/2010 10:57:22 AM