Not afraid to tell you that you are damned.

The website server has been changed, and it is now up. There is a very small audience, which I'm finding strangely freeing. The traffic here is way down. So I have been playing with themes, added comment boxes, improved spam control and generally… Read More

Let us go and be judgmental.

First thing this morning the website is still down in NZ. So I am back writing the blog in Abiword -- I’m aware that Wordpress will import word files, and Abiword is fairly lightweight, fast, does block quotes, and exports in the relevant format. I… Read More

Rigidity restricts flawed perfection.

My server has moved, and the DNS has changed. At A2Hosting: it has not propagated around the web. Yet. As a result I cannot post the on the reading today. However, I can prepare it, save it as a file, and post it when things have propagated. … Read More

DNS propagation

The website has moved. The problem at present is that the DNS servers need the new IP address (which I have manually added to /etc/hosts) and until that happens the blog will appear to be down. This will take 24-48 hours. The lectionary reading… Read More

Leadership from below (takes wisdom and courage)

We often talk about David as blessed by God. And that he was. But at the time of this passage, he is living as an outlaw, and he is fairly good at obtaining supplies. He also, like most warriors, has a short fuse and a murderously vengeful arm. The… Read More

Comment at Breakpoint.

Breakpoint is part of Colson's group of ministries. Charles Colson has two claims to fame: he took part of the fall for Nixon in the Watergate scandal, and on release from prison he set up prison fellowship. On his website (and I got here via Read More

Charlie has a grandson.

Congratulations to Her Majesty on a great grandson, and Prince Charles of having the line secure down two more generations. And prayer for the Dutchess of Cambridge, who will be pretty tired around now. The tweetstream is amusing. Read More