Called in to visit a good friend in hospital today. And on the way home, Ang and I dropped in to the local Scouts, who were having a rummage sale. And came away with a few bargains!

In a bundle of books – 7 books for £1 – was a copy of Neil Postman’s book ‘Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology’

Neil’s book ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death’ was a great resource when I was looking at the impact of Postmodernity on preaching – and I’m confident that this book will be a worthwhile read too. He has a very accessible style, and communicates important topics with great ease. Seems ironic to be blogging about a book that has hard things to say about technology!

Second bargain was spotted on the table of broken and abandoned technology. A pair of Sennheiser HD 340 headphones:

Nice headphones - £120 or so if you could still buy them new, and often going for £50 s/hand. So happy to pick a pair up for £1, even if they could use a new pair of foam earpads. Nice sound, and quite sturdy.

So – more than happy with the afternoon, and I hope the Scouts are pleased with the event!

If you follow my blog regularly – do watch out for a new post next week which could break a new star onto the Christian Music scene!