I’ll post this up on the site tomorrow in a high res downloady version. Unless anyone asks me not to.

Posted by Dave at 10:40 pm on April 30, 2008 and filed under Cartoons, Church, Religion.

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I notice that the webpage for one of the projects I have been working on is now up: What am I Doing Here? – A Beginner’s Guide to Church by Hilary Brand. It is published by Church House Publishing.

I’d tell you more, but I’ve a train to catch.

Posted by Dave at 11:04 am on April 24, 2008 and filed under Books, Religion.

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Some people have commented that it is a bit quiet on this site apart from bookshop-related posts. This is just a reminder to say that I’m continuing to post things over at the Church Times blog on at least a daily basis (except at weekends, when it might be a little less). My most recent posts over there:

• Archbishop posts Lambeth video
• Zimbabwean Christians call for a World Day of Prayer on Sunday
• Counter extremist think tank launched
• The Pentecost Festival
• Choral singing is good for you

You can keep up to date via the feed, which is here.

Posted by Dave at 5:50 pm on April 23, 2008 and filed under Church Times blog, Religion.

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I couldn’t find this online anywhere, so I’ve posted it below. The press people sent it to me, so I’m assuming they’d like it to be seen. It is an article by Rob Frost, who sadly died in November 2007.

The Pentecost Festival is taking place in London from the 9th to the 11th of May 2008. See my post on the Church Times blog for more information.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Dave at 8:49 am on April 21, 2008 and filed under Festivals and Exhibitions, Religion.

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On Fridays I usually go into the City of London to the Church Times offices. I do some work on the blog and discuss things to do with my Church Times work.

Sometimes I walk there from Fenchurch street station. Yesterday I got a bit lost in the Barbican. I was taking a short cut but went astray. It is my suspicion that a good 20-30% of the people in the Barbican at any one time are people taking shortcuts who have gone a bit astray.

At lunchtime a few of us went to the food market at Whitecross street. I had one of the tasty Italian sausages in a wrap. The man on the right does the cooking, whereas the job of the man in the left is to stir the onions, ask the customers for their orders, assemble the sausage wraps, dispense the sauces and deal with the money. I’d say the man on the right has an easier job, but it ultimately carries greater responsibility.

Posted by Dave at 12:37 pm on April 19, 2008 and filed under Mundane.

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This is the first new ‘cartoon’ (if you can call it that) I’ve posted here for several years.

I have made some progress and I thought I would report back to any interested parties who have not given up on me as a lost cause.

The pages for the 2009 calendar are now in. That is what I have spent way too much of the last three months doing. I just have some bits to do for the cover. The cartoons for book number 2 have also been sent off – there are just bits and bobs to be done like the deciding on the order that the cartoons will be in. I have also done some cartoons for another book that will be coming out in the summer – I think five plus the cover artwork are done and two aren’t.

I am starting another smaller freelance job this week, but all in all the pressure should soon start to ease a bit, which should mean that I’ll be able to get back to adding some decent content to this site and a lot of other jobs that I have been badly neglecting. Thanks for still reading even though the service has been a bit variable.

Posted by Dave at 2:34 pm on April 14, 2008 and filed under CartoonChurch progress, Cartoons.

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The answer is now revealed: The Lambeth Conference Official Web site – Marketplace

Posted by Dave at 11:58 am on April 9, 2008 and filed under Festivals and Exhibitions, Lambeth 08, Religion.

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I’m at the Spring Harvest evangelical holiday camp for much of the coming week, and will be keeping a diary on my Church Times blog.

In the meantime please forgive the lack of posts and delays in comment moderation on this site.

Update:

• Spring Harvest: Day 2
• Spring Harvest: Day 3
• Spring Harvest: Day 4

Posted by Dave at 10:14 am on April 5, 2008 and filed under Blogging, Festivals and Exhibitions, Religion.

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A word about comments on this site.

I appreciate the comments that are posted here, I really do. I’d like this to be a place where there is room for debate and even disagreement. However, there are a few things I need to say.

First of all, rules. These need to be posted somewhere more clearly really, but for now, they’re here.

I don’t allow comments which:

1. Attack another individual
2. Are posted with the main aim of advertising the poster’s website
3. Contain allegations that can’t be backed up
4. Contain language I’d prefer not to see on my site
5. Are comments which the poster wouldn’t make to someone else’s face
6. Reveal another person’s contact information or pseudonym identity without permission
7. Are a load of nonsense

I reserve the right to disallow or edit comments for any of these reasons or for any other reason that might not fall into these categories. This list is incomplete, I’m sure. I also reserve the right to interpret these rules as I see fit whilst aiming to be fair. I will allow, for instance, comments that criticise me.

I’m aware that sometimes my moderation is inadequate. Things get through that shouldn’t. This has been especially true in the last few months. I’m working morning, afternoon and evening for rather too many days a week trying to get various projects finished, and so moderating the comments here hasn’t been a priority. I’m not trying to gain sympathy votes here – the fact I have too much to do is my own fault for reasons that are too complicated to explain.

Apologies if I’ve let things through that break my own rules and that have been aimed at you as an individual. If there’s something I’ve missed I’m happy to be contacted so I can take appropriate action.

Pseudonyms. I allow them, though I would request that you stick to one username. In fact from now on I’d like to make this a rule. Contact me if you need clarification about this. There are blog sites that insist you register or use your real name. I’ve thought about these options, but for now the site stays as it is. Please don’t think though that because you use a pseudonym no-on will know who you are. It’s difficult to stay anonymous on the internet for any extended period of time – trust me.

E-mail addresses – these need to be genuine. Sometimes I e-mail the address to see whether they are.

I realise that some of the people who post here are passionate about the subject you’re talking about. Angry sometimes. I understand that and try to make allowances for it.

Occasionally people have been unhappy that I’ve refused to post their comments for one of the reasons I’ve mentioned. If so my advice would be to start your own blog. In fact, why not start one anyway. It really is easy these days – I’d choose wordpress.com for a free site that looks good. (The new Wibsite.com is coming soon, at which point I’ll be recommending that.) See also my post from last year: How to make a website for your church with a minimal amount of effort.

So in summary: please try to abide by the rules. Thank you for reading.

[Updated 11 July 08 with an extra reason for disallowing comments]

Posted by Dave at 11:05 pm on April 1, 2008 and filed under CartoonChurch progress, Sundry posts.

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