I’ve never downloaded a ringtone. But, like Chris Rock says in his latest comedy routine, Kill the Messenger, one day the phone companies are going to buy the ringtone companies and make us pay for a ringtone. When we buy our cellphones they won’t ring until we buy a ringtone. We’d have to guess when they ring. Hilarious!
I have tinitus, so my hearing decreases at certain frequencies. I pick ringtones native to my iPhone that offend my friends and embarrass my kids. But I can hear them. They are loud and obnoxious rings. They get the Jobs done. (Inside joke!)
I’ve got to teach today and I’m not ready. I’m exhausted and unprepared. Jesse gets worse and we’re getting more afraid. The nurses and doctors are all baffled, which is not a comforting thing.
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I want to take this opportunity to thank Paul Walker over at Out of the Cocoon for a very generous REVIEW OF MY CHAPTER, “Virtuality and the Practice of Authenticity” in the Wikiklesia project Voices of the Virtual World. Walker has taken on the incredible task of reviewing all 40-something chapters on his blog. You can see the book ad on my sidebar to the right where you can also download it. Paperback available soon!
Today marks the release of this book. I wrote a chapter in it. Please download it. All profits go to NOT FOR SALE. Thanks, and stay tuned for more posts. Busy busy busy in the life of our congregation.
Voices of the Virtual World: Participative Technology and the Ecclesial RevolutionVoices of the Virtual World: Participative Technology and the Ecclesial Revolution (e-book)
Download: $14.95
Voices explores the growing influence of technology on the global Christian church. We hear from more than forty influential voices, including technologists and theologians, entrepreneurs and pastors… from a progressive Episcopalian techno-monk to a leading Mennonite professor… from a tech-savvy mobile missionary to a corporate anthropologist whom Worth Magazine calls “one of Wall Street’s 25 Smartest Players.” Voices is a far reaching exploration of spiritual journey within a culture of increasingly immersive technology. 510 pgs
Everyone should read this book. For those who truly cannot afford it, contact an editor for a free copy: lenhjal@telus.net / jl@jps.net. More information @ www.wikilkesia.org.
Paperback tentative release: late August 2007. Estimated price: $19.95. All proceeds donated to the Not For Sale Campaign, dedicated to ending human slavery in our time.
Go here to download it, or click on the ad in my sidebar to the right.
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I am pleased and excited to have been invited to participate in the Wikiklesia Project by submitting a chapter on the impact of technology on the church. The Project has announced July 23, 2007 as the release date for Volume One:
Voices of the Virtual World: Participative Technology and the Ecclesial Revolution
On this date, an e-book version will become available for purchase at LULU.com, and perhaps other e-booksellers. A press release was announced today, and is available HERE. A community forum has been created HERE.
A print edition of the book will become available sometime after the virtual release. Volume One of the Wikiklesia Project explores spirituality contextualized within a culture of increasingly immersive technology. The book is an anthology of over forty writers drawn from a wide spectrum of disciplines and perspectives.
After many hours of laboring over a chapter, I finally submitted it on time along with around 40 other contributors. It looks to be a very intriguing collaboration of a variety of interesting voices from around the world. Remember from this post that all the profits go to NOT FOR SALE, a project dedicated to eradicating human slavery in the world in our lifetime.
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David Hayward is an artist trapped in a pastor's body, stripping to the essential.
