An Open Society – free to disagree…
This follows from the previous posting and speaks for itself (but it cuts both ways of course - people are free to say something i don't want to hear)
How do you argue with a good story?
Question: What do the films Pleasantville, Chocolat and Happy Feet all have in common? Tricky one if you haven't actually seen them, and i should warn you that this will posting will include some plotspoilers (so before continuing, go and…
Christmas Virtuality/Reality
Reality is nothing but a collective hunch So said comedian/actress Lily Tomlin (who also played Deborah Fiderer in the absolutely important, crucial and seminal series West Wing). It pretty much sums up what a lot of people think these days.…
Cinematic Breakthrough – well, it’s a start
Well, i know it is a little bit of self-promotion, but it is not everyday that one manages to be an extra in a Hollywood movie. The Last King of Scotland, based on Giles Foden's book novel about Idi Amin,…
Ane & Ept – a little work of extraordinary genius
This has been around for a while (since 1953 i think), but it is brilliantly silly. Thought someone out there might like it anyway. GLOSS I know a little man both ept and ert. An intro-? extro-? No, he's just…
Post-Peruvian posts – 2 – the language barrier
The irony was not lost on the immigration official at Miami airport as i was on my way home through the States. In a reasonably good-natured way (in contrast to the reputation that these guys seem to have), he asked…
Post-Peruvian posts – the hiatus
Unfortunately, since returning from Peru 8 days ago, i've come down with a rather grim tummy bug - all part of the S. American experience perhaps - but it has meant that i've been out of action for the last…
Peruvian Posts – 4 – the conference jolly
Well - this is after all the reason why i'm here. On the last day now of the conference - and it has been a great week. Around 80 pastors and leaders from a whole range of denominations have gathered…
Peruvian Posts – 3 – ‘contrasts’
I remember a sequence on tv a few years ago (i think it was on the Clive James programme) which compiled a whole load of national tourism board adverts from around 30+ countries. They represented every single continent, ranging from…
Peruvian posts – 2
it was a chance encounter - we had gone out to do the usual touristy thing of visiting the main craft market in Lima - and it just so happened that this was the celebration of the birthday of El…
Peruvian posts – 1
am staying with friends who have broadband and so can send my first Peruvian posting! arrived here in Lima at midnight Thursday night having been on the go for 24 hours. never has being able to lie horizontal been so…
Questions Questions
asking questions is one of the most important things we can do in life. without questions, we never learn, we never get beyond the boundaries of our own life and experience, we never expose our cherished beliefs and assumptions to…