Archive for November, 2007

Swords into Ploughs Animated

Nov 28th, 2007 by Tim | 3

Well, instead of an image this week, I put together this little animation. Inspired by the word picture in Isaiah 2:1-5 of ploughs being manufactured from reclaimed swords. I’m also working on a longer version using a track from Paul Simon’s Surprise album, called Wartime Prayers You might find this music helpful for Sunday.

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Ploughshares out of swords

Nov 27th, 2007 by Tim | 2

They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
Advent begins with one of Isaiah’s wonderful pictures of the kind of transformation that this season announces. Swords into garden tools. What might be transformed in our communities? - knives and guns, into shopping trolleys and walking aids?
One of the great literal [...]

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Worship Backgrounds Flickr Group

Nov 25th, 2007 by Tim | 0

I stumbled upon a fantastic public group on Flickr, where worship backgrounds are shared willingly with others. With 542 photos, you’ll not be short of images for next Sunday. You can join the group yourself if you have a Flickr account and start sharing your own creations.

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Download the ZETA theme

Nov 19th, 2007 by Tim | 0

That’s right! You can download a modified version of the theme I’m using on this blog. Well, I’ve changed the graphics and cut out a couple of tricks, but you can get ZETA from my WordPress Themes page and customise it yourself.

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Poll: Did PowerPoint help or hinder the sermon in church last Sunday?

Nov 16th, 2007 by Tim | 0

I say PowerPoint, but of course you’d be better off with Impress. But if the preacher used pictures and words on a screen to get his point across, did it help? This week’s poll.

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Tim’s blog on anything from this week’s lectionary, to open source software like WordPress

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Links

  • Church Marketing Lab (Flickr Group)
  • HelpTelly
  • Jamendo - (Creative Commons Music)
  • Lectionary Bible Studies
  • Lectionary Graphics (Flickr Group)
  • Liturgy - worship that works
  • LivingOS Blip.TV Channel
  • N T Wright Page
  • Re:Jesus
  • Rowan Williams
  • St Helens Baptist Church
  • TextWeek
  • Ultimate Guitar Tabs
  • Walter Brueggemann
  • WordPress
  • YouVersion