I am so honored and humbled to share with you that nakedpastor is one of the winners of the 2007 Millennia Awards. They are awarded to virtual communities…
that excel in passionate conversation while remaining hospitable, charitable, and beneficial to all participants. Millennia Awards are given to participatory communities which bridge superficial cultural and religious divides – exploring commonality as much as difference; maintaining fresh, creative, missional formats accessible and relevant to a diverse audience; remaining sensitive to our shared humanity and common need for grace as we learn and grow together.
I have found it rather interesting that such a vast variety of people participate in nakedpastor, from atheists to fundamentalists. You can find the other five winners here. Thanks John and Cynthia! The prize money will be put to good use.
Also, a book I wrote a chapter in, Volume One of the Wikiklesia Project, Voices of the Virtual World, was honored last Wednesday evening in Boston with an Award of Merit by the Society for New Communications Research. You can read more about it here.
Anyway, I’m frantically trying to update my house. An appraiser is coming in tomorrow. If he appraises it high enough we might be able to consolidate some of our debt. In the process, I cut my baby finger on my left hand to the bone with a piece of glass out of a window. You wouldn’t believe how important that finger is for typing! So I’ll say goodbye for now. I’ll try to be back in full swing tomorrow.
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Well, after I did the draw of names this morning, I’m happy to announce that the winner is Kathi Sharpe in North Carolina, USA. Congratulations Kathi! I’ll need your mailing address and the cd will be shipped off to you asap. For those of you who mentioned that if you didn’t win you’d like to order the cd? You can download it HERE. Thanks everyone for participating. That was fun! We’ll do another contest again soon.
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Hey everyone. On Friday I started a contest which ends tonight, Sunday at midnight Atlantic Time. I’m giving away a free cd. All you have to do is enter a comment on Friday’s post. GO HERE to enter. Have fun. It’s a nice cd that will be shipped to the winner, anywhere in the world, for free!
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Hey everyone. Yesterday I started a contest which ends tomorrow night, Sunday at midnight Atlantic Time. I’m giving away a free cd. All you have to do is enter a comment on yesterday’s post. GO HERE to enter. Have fun. It’s a nice cd that will be shipped to the winner, anywhere in the world, for free!
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This is an up and coming band from the Halifax area in Nova Scotia Canada. One of them, Aaron Ewer, a friend of mine, is married to a friend of mine who is a daughter of another friend of mine who is a Vineyard pastor too (uh, figure that out!). Anyway, they’ve just come out with a cd. It’s got some really good stuff on it. The one I chose to stream for you today may not be their favorite, but it’s mine. Here’s the deal: just make any kind of comment on this post, any kind at all, and your name will be entered into a draw to win their brand new cd, “Something in the Sky”. The contest closes Sunday midnight Atlantic Time. I’ll announce the winner Monday and the cd will be shipped out to the winner anywhere in the world! Good luck and have fun. You can check out their official website HERE.
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Well, it’s time to announce the winner of this contest I held to celebrate my birthday. The woodcut, handmade and hand-painted by me, goes to Kamsin Alexander over at Fearfully Made. If I remember right, she teaches English as a Second Language and lives in the UK. I’ve contacted her by email to inform her of her win! Congratulations Kamsin! And thanks everyone for your generous comments. 150 comments! Wow! Stay tuned for some pics from my birthday party a little later. It was unforgettable and lots of fun. Thanks again everyone!
My birthday party last night was fun. Incredible! And I want to thank everyone. Because today is my birthday, I decided to give away a free painting. GO HERE to find out how to win it, and make a comment on that post! And if you want to give me something for my 50th, you are free to click the “if you liked this post, buy me a beer”. Trust me, it will be appreciated! Contest closes tonight midnight Atlantic Time. Good luck!
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Because it is my birthday tomorrow, I decided to give away a free painting. GO HERE to find out how to win it, and make a comment on that post! And if you want to give me something for my 50th, you are free to click the “if you liked this post, buy me a beer“. Trust me, it will be appreciated! I’m saving up for something special. Contest closes Sunday midnight Atlantic Time. Good luck!
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Hey everyone! My 50th birthday is this Sunday. We are celebrating here at my house Saturday night, starting at 7:30pm. Everyone is invited. I thought I would give something away for my birthday. So all you have to do is make a comment on this post of any kind. Even “nice picture” or “happy birthday”! Anything! And your name will be entered into a draw to win this ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED WOODCUT, created by me! It is 5″x7″ and depicts a maple tree in my back yard, backlit with the Northern Lights. Your name will only be entered into the draw once, no matter how many times you comment. OH! A couple of you have asked what you could give to me: how ’bout putting some $$ into my Paypal account? That would be cool. Just click on the “Buy Me A Beer” at the bottom of this post. The contest will close at the end of my birthday: Sunday midnight Atlantic Time. Good luck!
Gary Kirkham, with his own blog HERE, won the draw on the BOOK CONTEST. Congratulations Gary! Stay tuned everyone. I have another book to review then give away, hopefully this week coming. Have a great weekend!
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David Hayward is an artist trapped in a pastor's body, stripping to the essential.
