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Entries from August 2009

This Blog has CLOSED DOWN

August 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

That’s right, no-one blogs here anymore, and all the comments are closed, so follow me over to: www.liambyrn.es RSS Feeds are being re-directed, but I’d appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe the new feed here. ALSO: www.liambyrnes.com might give you the info you’re after.

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The End…or the beginning

August 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

GOODBYE FAITHFUL READERS, As you may have noticed, things have been a little sparse round here of late, everything has been busy and we’ve been preparing for lots of change. One of the things that will be changing is that Ill be sitting in front of a computer with spare time a lot [...]

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Bauhaus: Ninety Years of Inspiration

August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

Bauhaus: Ninety Years of Inspiration:   Inspired by a vision of bringing artists and craftsmen together to start a movement in art which would change the future of the world, Walter Gropius opened the doors…

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-2)

August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-2): Fleet Foxes (68)  Noisettes (55)  Bon Iver (8)  Incubus (7)  Cold War Kids (6)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR LEAVING PARTY Click on the picture…

August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR LEAVING PARTY Click on the picture to RSVP on Facebook (If you are in Scotland, this ones for you, Cornwall people, there is something in the mix, we’ll let you know ASAP) or email us at updates@liamandrachel.com

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"[Much of the church] fears that if the young person, especially in adolescence, is permitted to…"

August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

““[Much of the church] fears that if the young person, especially in adolescence, is permitted to become acquainted with the world and its lures, he is sure to be lost. This prediction is, in all its intended realism, a lack of faith and a surrender to determinism. If the Gospel cannot call people out of [...]

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"If we think the church can only be sustained through concerted social and psychological manipulation…"

August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

“If we think the church can only be sustained through concerted social and psychological manipulation of our children, then the church isn’t worth preserving. After all, if we don’t really believe that the church lives by the power of the gospel to call people out of the world, we’ve lost the gospel altogether.” – A [...]

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"global capitalism is forming a new hegemonic power structure masked in the shroud of economics. This…"

August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

“global capitalism is forming a new hegemonic power structure masked in the shroud of economics. This movement toward hegemony via globalization is what Hardt and Negri tend to refer to as the growth of empire. Thus, empire is not just a way of naming the current heights of American international power but rather it points [...]

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August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

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"It grieves them more to own a bad house than a bad life, as if it were man’s greatest good to have…"

August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

““It grieves them more to own a bad house than a bad life, as if it were man’s greatest good to have everything good but himself”” – Augustine, (City of God, 3.1).

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