Archive for the ‘TTDMMATBAC’ Category

My life with the Sasquatch (for Graham)

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Graham Isaac. Not actually Bigfoot.

As cryptozoological entities go, the Sasquatch — or “Bigfoot” if you really must — is actually a pretty straightforward sort of a fella.

I know this. Because the Sasquatch inhabits the spare room in my house.

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Anne Primavesi: Three Excerpts

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Anne Primavesi is a feminist/ecological/radical theologian. On 23rd February this year, she presented a talk to the SCM conference. I’ve been transcribing it so that I can put bits in Movement. It was a really long talk, and very little of it is making into the magazine. But these, I thought, seem appropriate for Easter, where we remember violence and dispossession, and the act of making something good come out of the worst of things.

Very few of the people who really need to read these three excerpts will read them; those who do will not take them seriously. But then, that’s the way with all this stuff. You only preach to the converted on the internet. (more…)

Things that don’t make me ashamed to be Christian, #7

Friday, May 4th, 2007

Marie writes about her work with the Jesuit Volunteer Council, which doesn’t make her ashamed to be a Christian, and then proves once again why she doesn’t make me ashamed to be a Christian.

Things that don’t make me ashamed to be Christian, #6

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Becky, on the Stop the Traffik campaign.

Things that don’t make me ashamed to be Christian, #5

Friday, March 16th, 2007

Fellowship of Reconciliation.

I met Martha Beale, the current campaigns officer, at the SCM Conference this year. She’s warm, enthusiastic and (importantly) funny. I have a lot of time for these people.

Things that don’t make me ashamed to be Christian, #4

Monday, March 12th, 2007

Well, not necessarily. I’m not sure I have this guy down 100%.

NOOMA.

Things that don’t make me ashamed to be Christian, #3

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

Student Christian Movement.

I know, but hey, they publish me. I should mention them.

Things that don’t make me ashamed to be Christian, #2

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

Christian Aid.

Things that don’t make me ashamed to be Christian, #1

Friday, March 9th, 2007

Accepting Evangelicals.