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Hi, I'm Gareth J M Saunders, 39 years old, 6' 4", married to Jane, father of 3 boys (twins and singleton), I'm a priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church and have a passion for Mahjong, Psion PDAs and web design.
I am employed as the Assistant Information Architect / Web Manager at the University of St Andrews.
My main interests are HTML, CSS (inc. frameworks), jQuery, Information Architecture and Agile development.
This is my second, less formal blog.
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- So if Scotland did become independent, who would represent us at #Eurovision? I vote for @HTKAZ. ;) 1 day ago
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Considering giving up social media for Lent
A friend of mine—who on Twitter goes by the name of @gedrobinson and in real life goes by the name of Ged Robinson— tweeted this earlier today: and he got me thinking: what a great idea! I’m going to give … Continue reading
The God who wasn’t there
Has anyone (who reads this blog) seen the movie The God Who Wasn’t There? And if so, what you thought of it? I’m thinking about my Christmas list on Amazon and it’s a toss up between this and Trumpton – … Continue reading
Which readings?!
So there I was, up bright and early on a Tuesday morning ready to get started preparing to think about thinking about preparing a sermon for Sunday when I realised that during the summer months the Revised Common Lectionary (the … Continue reading
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Jesus in China
I’ve just watched a really interesting video called Jesus in China (9:09). There are 5 videos in the series, click the Segments button to see them all. I nearly went to work in China in 1995, but that’s a whole … Continue reading
RCL for DLS?
I do wish that the Libronix Digital Library System (Libronix DLS) which is the engine behind my Bible software package (Nelson’s Ultimate Bible Reference) had a built-in module for displaying the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL). It looks like there is … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, lectionary, libronix, logos, rcl, revised common lectionary, Software
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Atonement
Tony Watkins and Nick Pollard discuss Joe Wright’s adaptation of ‘Atonement’ by Ian McEwan. They focus on the need for finding atonement for actions which have devastating consequences on others – and the lack of true atonement within this story. … Continue reading
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Building homes in South Africa
Do you fancy helping to build some homes in South Africa? I got an email from United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) this morning about The Desmond Tutu Community Build. The blurb from the site: The Desmond Tutu Community Build – No … Continue reading
IceBomb
At the last Powerpoint Edinburgh I met Marc Jones, a new media / graphic designer with Edinburgh-based design company IceBomb. If you’re looking for a graphic or web designer in the Edinburgh area then certainly throw your proposal their way. … Continue reading
Second choice
I spotted a thought-provoking blog post about Why not to be Orthodox on the WordPress blogs summary. But it was the first comment that made me laugh: Interesting. My second choice is black southern baptist. If movies are a reliable … Continue reading
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Wooden cross USB drive
Spotted on ÜberGizmo blog: Wooden cross USB drive for US$30. It even comes with a neckstrap. The ideal Christmas gift for your local, slighty-geeky bishop!
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