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Writely

This is slightly out of date, but registrations for the collaborative word-processing tool, Writely, are now open again.

Writely is basically a combination of an online word processor which also allows documents to be shared and edited by multiple people at the same time. It borrows collaborative concepts from wikis and applies them nicely in […]

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Book Review: Going the Distance

TitleGoing the Distance: How to Stay Fit for a Lifetime of Ministry AuthorPeter Brain Pages260 PublisherMatthias Media Year2004 ISBN1 876326 73 5 PurchaseMatthias Media or Moore Books

God gave me the gospel and a horse. Now I have worn out the horse and can no longer preach the gospel. Robert Murray M’Cheyne

The quote from the prominent but short-lived Scottish minister sums […]

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Chinglish in the suburbs

Seen at a Chinese restaurant in Ashfield.

It’s a bit blurry, but it’s Be careful! Landslip!.

I think it wants to say “slippery when wet”.

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Wanted: English Minister (preferably more than one)

If you have been reading The Briefing lately, you would have noticed that in addition to my church’s current vacancy, there are at least two other churches who are seeking ministers for their English congregations. Recently I have been using the 10 as the approximate number of English ministry vacancies that are available around […]

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