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Here we are, discovering how things work out here in cyberspace. This is a modest, fully handmade, all HTML website. We hope you will enjoy your visit!

Meanwhile we are experimenting with new ways of setting up and using a website. A photo gallery appeared and disappeared. I have been working my way through, Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, Siteframe, TYPO3 and XOOPS, skipping four or five other CMS tools. I may eventually settle with Zikula, which seems to have enough features for my purposes -- Joomla or Drupal make me wade through an overkill, really -- and the admin interface doesn't require too steep a learning curve.
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 English text 

Ja zeg, spreek je moerstaal! - Sorry, neem me nie kwalijk...
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Website last updated on 07/03/2010.

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This website's design, management and hosting are a 100% Open Source event, using open standards, openSUSE Linux, KDE, OpenOffice, Firefox, Apache, etc.

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Any News?

(For old news, see news archive.)

(06/03/2010)
Updated the Dutch and English versions of my article on the translation troubles of the word 'Shaddai' as a name for God. Almighty, huh?

(28/02/2010)
Added a wee rant about the Dutch Inland Revenue. In Dutch, of course.

(24/01/2010)
Added a summary in English of prof. Gerard van Oortmerssen's inaugural lecture, titled 'Darwin and the Internet'. Very good stuff!

(12/01/2010)
The Lectionary 2010 is completed and downloadable.

(01/01/2009)
Completing the Lectionary 2010; meanwhile the Lectionary 2009 is corrected for typos & omissions.

(19/11/2009)
Added a book review for Mark Vernon, After Atheism.

(17/11/2009)
Added a structural analysis of Matthew 25:31-46.

(16/11/2009)
The translation of the five Discourses in Matthew is completed and downloadable.

(10/11/2009)
The translations from Matthew continue to be updated.

(03/11/2009)
Added an item on email & phishing (English only).

(30/10/2009)
Added an item on how to download YouTube videos, (a) with Firefox add-ons, and (b) even without on a Linux machine.

(26/10/2009)
Think about climate change, join The Wave!

(25/10/2009)
A different style of preaching means no more downloads of sermons.

(24/102009)
Updated the ATi graphic driver install mini-HowTo.

(14/10/2009)
Started working on the translation of Matthew 24-25, so the others need occasional updates too...

(10/10/2009)
Added our own version of the Iona Leaving Worship, since we have a steady flow of guests coming and going. Also added a link to (Ellen's) Maarten's webhosting business, Sonad.

(30/09/2009)
Removed the page on the Gaza War, because I don't think it's of any use anymore. May write something new, some time. And Arnold has a new employer.

(10/09/2009)
Updated the Linux PC info and the Iona worship paragraph.

(16/08/2009)
Improvements have arrived: the provisional picture pages have been replaced with a serious photo gallery powered by Coppermine. Anyone can view public albums, but registered users can view private albums too and may add comments.

(09/08/2009)
(If you can't read the following: please learn Dutch -- no apologies...) Een prachtige verrassing vanmorgen: vier Zeeuws-Vlamingen in de kerk in Cleit: Willemien, Johan, Magda en Piet. Ze brachten veel hartelijke groeten en bij dezen: even hartelijke groeten terug! We zijn weer helemaal op de hoogte.

(05/08/2009)
Updated the item on the five Discourses in Matthew.

(29/07/2009)
Corrected the spelling of a Gaelic placename: it's Cleit ('kleetsh') or A'Chleit (a-chleyt'). Note: there may still be misspellings in PDF files -- sorry for that.

(28/07/2009)
Added a colometric translation of Matthew 13:1-53, the 'Parables of the Kingdom'. Also updated translations of Matthew 5-7 and 10.

(25/07/2009)
Checked for broken links and fixed or removed them as needed. Also updated the contact page.

(19/07/2009)

Added more about the Sunday services around the five Discourses in Matthew.

(01/07/2009)
Updated the name list for morning worship.

(15/06/2009)
Updated the rain radar link: now you can keep an eye on all of the rain in Western Europe in real-time!

(11/06/2009)
Yesterday afternoon two young deer used our garden as their playground. Wouldn't have happened in Glasgow... Have a look at the snapshots.
Also added newly found wisdom on working with ATi graphic cards.

(27/05/2009)
Added resources for the oncoming Sermon on the Mount series of Sunday services.

(24/05/2009)
After two interesting weeks of getting new computers to run properly I wrote a Wine Crash Course. Could be useful for u2?
Also added an Howto on running the (Dutch) Woordenboek Latijn-Nederlands on Linux using Wine.

(22/04/2009)
Updated the Sunday worship entry.

(12/04/2009)
Early Easter Morning service at the beach was so special I made an item on it, with pictures. Click & see.

(06/04/2009)
Added an item about the pilgrims group from Zealand.

(01/04/2009)
Updated the Wednesday prayer in the Morning Worship.

(30/03/2009)
Added minor, but useful corrections to the Lectionary 2009.

(15/03/2009)
Finally updated the meHome pages to reveal where we actually live...

(01/03/2009)
Updated Nelleke's work entry, since her job has obviously ended, and updated several bits & pieces on related pages.

(27/02/2009)
Bert's memorial page is updated with a picture of the newly placed tombstone.

(18/02/2009)
We start to settle in at Muasdale. We promise to make an item on the very warm & welcoming induction service soon, with some pictures.
For now the Gaza page is updated.
Those who wish can also download Martin's Sunday services & sermons now.

(12/01/2009)
Martin wrote an article (both in Dutch and English) about the Biblical word 'shaddai' and its translations. No more 'Almighty'!

(20/12/2008)
The lectionary for daily readings in 2009 is available (1.6 MB). Please read the introduction.

(28/11/2008)
Adapted the Morning Worship texts (the Affirmation).

(23/11/2008)
Added an essay 'The Prophetic Voice of Linux' -- oops. You might like it, though.


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