Comic Relief Humbug Rage
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, […]
Category Archives: Church
A few things we’ll never do with God52
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 […]
Young people and the power of story
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 […]
A letter to myself about the Gospel
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. […]
Derren Brown – Master of Manipulation
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 […]
At least as hard as jogging
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 […]
“There’s no limit to what a man can achieve…
…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 […]
Time to pray for the USA
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, […]
Praying for you… but am I really?
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 […]
The perils of an event north of Watford
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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