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Comic Relief Humbug Rage

March 15, 2013by Martin 14 Comments

You probably shouldn’t write blog posts when you’re angry, but something I’ve read this morning has got me decidedly cross. I’d go so far as to say it’s the stupidest, […]

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Blogging, Church

A few things we’ll never do with God52

February 22, 2013by Martin 3 Comments

You may be aware of God52 – the very organic little initiative which grew out of a new year’s resolution and into a community of people doing spiritual formation challenges […]

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Blogging, Church, Faith, Technology

Young people and the power of story

January 10, 2013by Martin 3 Comments

EDIT – 8.4.13 – I have a few copies of The Ideas Factory for sale here. These are sold at cost price to me – why not buy one for […]

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Church, Faith, Writing, Youth Ministry

A letter to myself about the Gospel

December 8, 2012by Martin 5 Comments

They say that if you’re blogging in order for people to read, then you’re probably doing it for the wrong reasons. So if you happen to stumble upon this, apologies. […]

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Church, Faith

Derren Brown – Master of Manipulation

November 27, 2012by Martin 1 Comment

This is a piece I wrote for Christianity magazine last year. I’ve re-posted it here because of the buzz of interest generated by Derren’s recent ‘Fear and Faith’ documentaries, in […]

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Church, Culture, TV

At least as hard as jogging

November 16, 2012by Martin Leave a comment

A few months ago, I took up running again. Well, I say running; that may be stretching a point somewhat. Each time we hit the pavements, my running partner and […]

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Church, Spiritual Disciplines, Sport

“There’s no limit to what a man can achieve…

November 3, 2012by Martin Leave a comment

…if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.” Ironically, there’s some dispute over who this quote can be attributed to. Mark Twain often gets the glory – although like George […]

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Church, Youth Ministry

Time to pray for the USA

October 27, 2012by Martin 9 Comments

Everyone seems to have a view on the upcoming US elections; those views are expressed with anything from good humour to uninformed bile. This post isn’t a political one, however, […]

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Church, Culture, Politics

Praying for you… but am I really?

October 14, 2012by Martin 4 Comments

What do we mean when we tell people that we’re ‘praying for them’? Truthfully, what does that phrase describe? Do we mean that we’re devoting ourselves to interceding for them […]

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Blogging, Church, Spiritual Disciplines

The perils of an event north of Watford

October 12, 2012by Martin Leave a comment

I’ve got a challenge ahead. The Youthwork Summit, the event that I help to lead with my friends Chris Curtis and Matt Summerfield, is not being held in London this […]

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Church, Youth Ministry

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