In the Coracle

Updated blog design

PatMay 13, 2008

Thanks to Wordpress design whiz Todd Hiestand, I’ve made some big changes around here to make this blog easier to read. I’m now using Todd’s theme called Lean and Clean, which is a 3-column, widget-ready theme done with Todd’s usual knack for very clean, visually appealing design. Todd plans to sell this theme for the low, low price of $5, and my experience with it so far is very positive.

In addition to the theme update, I’ve done a few other updates:

Linked to last four photos from my Flickr stream
Linked to the last four photos I’ve faved from others
Updated my RSS feeds to Feedburner, which also gives me a subscribe-by-email option
Added a twitter widget
Added a way to more easily bookmark posts on your bookmark app
Updated a few links

More to come:

A page for social networks I’m hanging out on
Another links scrub
A hard scrub of categories and tags
etc

Enjoy, (especially those of you who read via a feed reader), and go give Todd some feedback or give him some money to get your very own lean and clean theme.

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Introduction

Welcome! I'm Pat, and I'll be your host here. Please comment on what you see here. I am a lay missionary to North Bend on the east side of Seattle, a husband, dad to 2 kids, a software test architect for DeepRockDrive, a web software company that does live, interactive concerts streamed over the Internet. I'm also a failed and (quite possibly future) church planter and a Doctor of Ministry student with Bakke Graduate University, and usually on this blog we discuss Christian spirituality (especially of the Celtic, post-Evangelical, post-Charismatic and neo-monastic flavors), photography, motorcycles, and other oddball things.

About the Coracle

The ancient Celts traveled in coracles - handmade, wooden framed and hide-covered boats, to journey where the trinitarian God led them. Though the transportation was simple, the journey was profound. This image is an illustration of the way I experience God's guidance - an invitation to travel with him on his paths, not mine; at his pace, not mine.