Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Purpose driven emergent?

A friend for whom I have a great deal of respect has suggested that there are strong links between the Emergent church and the 'Purpose Driven' movement (Rick Warren, etc.). To my mind the two are very different and I can't imagine where such links might come from. I've asked my friend to explain and he's promised to do so when less busy, but I can't wait - anyone got any clues on this?

The cost of education

My daughter, Charissa, has started her midwifery course at Southampton University. Needless to say everything is ridiculously expensive. The university have, however, found a way of extorting even more money from parents and friends. They very kindly put a phone in every bedroom so you can call your loved one direct. The downside is it's an 0870 number which is described as 'national' rate, but is excluded from all such deals as BT's 5.5p for up to an hour evenings and weekends. It's also excluded from cheap deals from voip providers etc.
Which is why I'm delighted to have found saynoto0870.com which offers alternative numbers for everyone who tries to extort money from you in this way. If you have to call a helpline or know someone at university give it a try first.