Spirituality of PlaySpirituality of PlayWestern society is increasingly play centred, how should we respond to this spiritually? Thoughts and ideas 
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God?s presence and God?s absence
2008-10-01 19:15:00 This post has not much really to do with spirituality and play but I think it’s worth writing about anyway and it’s my blog! I used to agonise about periods when I felt I was “without God”. There have been long periods in my life when I found or felt I didn’t have a tangible connection with God. The first of ... More About: Christianity , Spirituality , Presence
It?s only a game
2008-10-01 18:52:00 I have been thinking about sport quite a bit recently, how it fits into the canon of play, how its place differs in different kinds of society etc. I really enjoyed the olympics and para-olympics and was really proud of our teams and their successes (second only to China in the para-olympics). My own involvement ... More About: Power , Games , Spirituality , Play , Game
links for 2008-09-24
2008-09-25 02:03:00 The Ludologist - Casual Games turn nasty A bit sad really - whereas Jesper always used to say that "the sun always shines in casual games" looks like he has found one that is a lot darker - and linked to the movie Righteous Kill. I havent' had the time to check it out, but perhaps ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-09-19
2008-09-20 03:01:00 Blip.fm | What are you listening to? This is more like it - another Twitter derivative, but this time for music. Let's share some toons (maybe some Foo Fighters?) If you want to listen to my DJ stream you can find me at http://www.blip.fm/watusi (tags: internet online blog music networking social twitter web tools) Gospelr: Twitter For Christians Check ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-09-10
2008-09-11 02:31:00 Smack my pitch up! Who can deliver the worst idea for a tech start up? Oo me! me! (tags: internet culture pitch tech web humor presentation startup) More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-09-09
2008-09-10 03:31:00 David Miller on the Theology of Play Good article about the idea of "play room" or spielraum - the space in which things play themselves out. (tags: Play spielfaum theology) Advent Conspiracy Playing with words, playing with your mind, taking back Advent. Could be interesting if this works… (tags: Advent Christian imagining) The Superstruct Game Using games to make us think about ... More About: Links , 2008
Belief-o-matic results
2008-09-09 18:35:00 I have just done the Belief-o-matic which tells you what religion you are (in case you didn’t know). It actually tells you more what denomination you are to be accurate. Anyway, here are my results and I was amused to learn that i was more Scientologist than nontheist as I would put any belief or non-belief ... More About: Christianity , Games , Spirituality , Play , Results
links for 2008-09-02
2008-09-03 03:30:00 A Political/Spiritual Experiment A different approach to the election in the States from The Website of Unknowing. (tags: prayer politics spirituality spiritual election) Goldfarb keeps experience points - Politico.com Goldfarb (McCain's blogger) insults gamers, McCain apologises in quite a witty way. Everyone gets health points. End (tags: politics Games Dungeons and Dragons apology) MyGameMug | gaming Socially Do a test, get ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-08-29
2008-08-30 04:02:00 Why Is A Holy Life Necessary? By J. C. Ryle « Samuel at Gilgal I like these words from the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool. It appears that a lack of holiness on the part of Christians is historical as well as contemporary. Plus ca change as they say… (tags: holiness Christiantiy christian) ... More About: Links , 2008
Greenbelt 08
2008-08-28 15:11:00 Back from Greenbelt and finally in a place to digest somewhat. This year’s theme - Rising Sun - meant that there was a lot of emphasis on both different expressions of Christian ity and on national questions of spirituality. I went to a session on Irish Soul given by Gareth Higgins (which was outside and freezing!) ... More About: Games , Play , Ritual
links for 2008-08-27
2008-08-28 04:01:00 Journey through the field of life ::: Accumulated knowledge - 19th August 2008 A very good guide to what Greenbelt can be like - practicalities and fun bits. (tags: greenbelt guide blog festival practical) Interview with Michael Franti! Interesting stuff from a very interesting mind. And a great musician! (tags: greenbelt michael_franti christian festival arts) ... More About: Links
Re-arrangements and apologies
2008-08-21 11:06:00 First of all apologies - I have not blogged a word about the Olympics. That’s pretty poor as it really is one fo hte best examples of human kind at play in a (largely) healthy way. However, fear not! I am planning to incorporate it into a post about the way that the games we ... More About: Christian , Spirituality , Play , Ritual
Greenbelt 08
2008-08-14 17:33:00 It seems like only yesterday that I was at last year’s Greenbelt - which was the first time I had been camping in years. As usual here is my list of the things/people/events I am looking forward to and that directly relate to spirituality and play:- Music Fightstar - Busted all growed up Martyn Joseph - predictable Jose Gonzalez ... More About: Play
Hide and Seek
2008-05-29 17:44:00 Hooray! Come out and play! Hide and Seek the pervasive games festival returns on 26th - 29th. Check out the programme on the site including what looks like a very groovy pursuit game from Gideon Reeling who presented some brilliant games at the Mask of the Red Death lates in London earlier this year. ... More About: Play
That most modern of rituals?
2008-05-28 17:46:00 I haven’t written a thing for 3 weeks, because I’ve been on honeymoon! I have just gone through one of the key human rituals, marking a change of life and of status - I got married - and I haven’t had the time to think let alone write! This is mainly because of all the other ... More About: Christianity , Spirituality , Play , Ritual , Modern
Jumpers for goalposts 2
2008-04-23 15:44:00 It’s always interesting (and sometimes amusing) to see why people come to my blog and trying to work out what it is they are actually looking for. One of my posts is about a boys football team made up of both Israeli and Palestinian lads that is a small peace initiative around play. I titled the ... More About: Games , Play
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008-04-22 11:49:00 Next Tuesday Grand Theft Auto IV is released, you know, adult content and violence, prostitutes, being rewarded for murder etc etc and so forth. It’s so popular now that even Chanel’s uber dude Karl Lagerfeld has even put together a playlist of his favourite toons for one of the in-game radio stations. What to make of this ... More About: Media , Games , Spirituality , Play
Sims DJ 2
2008-04-11 11:45:00 At the moment I am obsessed by a game on my mobile phone - Sims DJ 2. Basically you mix tracks on a simpled mixer, save them and then have to play them to make Sims dance in a variety of different club environments. If you are bored this weekend or the sermon is particularly bad ... More About: Games
Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008-04-09 17:47:00 Ah I can’t resist a bit of C S Lewis Narnia : Prince Caspian More About: Play , Prince Caspian
Ship of Fools are ten years old!
2008-04-08 15:21:00 Three cheers and more for that bastion of Christian unrest Ship of Fools is ten years old! Comedy gold of the Christian variety with star turns like Gadgets for God and Born Twice plus essential reading for all church goers, Mystery Worshipper. If you haven’t checked it out yet you are missing satire and humour at their ... More About: Jokes , Christianity , Humour , Games , Play
Good People Day 08
2008-04-03 12:33:00 A guy called Gary Vaynerchuk is trying to stop people blogging and twittering and talking about how much money they are making and how great they are for one day (something that is particularly prevalent in the world of advertising blogs) and instead blog about great people and people doing GOOD things. I think it’s a ... More About: Media , People , Good
Adrian Plass on humour
2008-04-02 12:55:00 Well, obviously, the frivolous side of Christian spirituality is something that’s very dear to my heart and yours too since Lent Jokes 1 and 2 seem to be amongst the most popular of the posts on this blog. And Adrian Plass has written some great humourous books about the Christian life, in addition to having ... More About: Christianity , Humour
Christvertising
2008-03-25 11:02:00 Ok - before we start, I know that as Christian s we have seen enough genuinely motivated wierd stuff connected with our faith to sometimes have a problem working out whether someone is having a laugh or not. But that’s what makes this a brilliant satire of not just the Christian wealth myth but the also ... More About: Christianity , Media , Humour
In another life?
2008-03-22 18:21:00 In another life I work for a brand experience company as a Content Strategist for the Digital Communications department. One of the objectives I was set this year was to get some work published and New Media Age have just published my first piece. It’s about how users increasingly seek established brands as an authority ... More About: Life , Play
Power and Pilate
2008-03-20 14:31:00 In my determination to try and summarise a theology of play I?m intending to try and address each form of play separately. I have been focusing recently on power. Easter week seems to be an appropriate time to consider it bearing in mind all the various expressions of power that take place during this ... More About: Christianity , Power , Pilate
links for 2008-03-08
2008-03-08 01:30:00 Barack Obama dancing on the Ellen Degeneres Show Politician plays in order to appear more approachable. (tags: dance play expression politics frivolity power) More About: Links , 2008
Some notes?
2008-02-29 12:17:00 Just thought I would post two unrelated things in this post - the first one is an update on a post I made last year about Internet Evangelism Day. I referenced it in a post last year and this year Tony Whittaker has emailed to let me know that it’s taking place on 27 April ... More About: Play , Notes
Are the Foo Fighters Christian?
2008-02-21 18:19:00 There are an awful lot of people coming to my blog because they appear to want to know if the Foo Fighters are Christian or not. As far as I know, they aren’t. So what now? Will you not listen to their music because they don’t share our faith? Do you believe that God is not ... More About: Christianity , Media , Education , Spirituality
Our hero is back!
2008-02-20 18:52:00 No I am not being premature about Easter, I am talking about Indiana Jones! It’s been too long and since we all need a laconic, rough at the edges, always on the side of right hero around, LucasFilm and Paramount have seen fit to resurrect the old codger. I like Indiana Jones because he doesn’t let ... More About: Media , Play , Back , Fate , Hero
Carbon-reducing Lent
More articles from this author:2008-02-14 17:06:00 I went to the first meeting of my Lent course last night (run with St Leonards Streatham and English Martyrs) where we are focusing on more sustainable living. It was an empowering evening actually. While I try and save energy on a day to day basis I wasn’t convinced that my contributions would make much ... More About: Spirituality , Carbon 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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