From the daily archives:

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

James McGrath’s secret sin is revealed

September 2, 2009

Genesis. It’s amazing how many people of a certain age think they somehow define prog rock (a form of music that was neither rock nor progressive). Now there’s a band who needs demythologizing. Anyone want to take a sledgehammer to crack a Gabriel?

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The Church of England: cool trailblazer

September 2, 2009

No, for once I’m not being entirely ironic. Ruth Gledhill has a great story. The Archbishop of York began the appointment of his press officer with a tweet.

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The boy who runs away: Goodbye to the normals

September 2, 2009

This story about a four-year-old boy who keeps trying to get on the train for a big adventure reminded me of a video I once came across.
So I went looking and here it is.
If you haven’t seen it, sensitive souls should be aware it does have a naughty word in it, but is absolutely hilarious.

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The worst evangelical heresy?

September 2, 2009

I don’t know if that’s an entirely fair description –hence the question mark – although I’ve only ever come across it in evangelical circles, and it’s several heresies wrapped up together really. And there might wel be competition for a worse one.
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