Come and see my amazing friends
Two of my very best friends in the world, Tom and Lesley Thompson, have taken the admirable and adrenaline-pumping risk of planting a church. This is not something they’ve done […]
Tag Archives: Church
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, […]
Bjorn for Youth Work: The 11th and penultimate offering
So we near the end of this republishing of the Bjorn for Youth Work legend. Having read it back, I’ve been really surprised at how well – in my humble […]
Bjorn for Youth Work: 10 of 12
An exciting few weeks for Bjorn for Youth Work. Not only has the readership rocketed into double figures; a movie version has now been discussed. Just between me and my […]
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 […]
The God who pursues us: A talk, by me
I’ve never done this before, and I won’t make a habit of it, but I’ve had so much encouragement about a talk I gave this weekend at St Mary’s Reigate, […]
Bjorn for youth work: 6
The adventures of Sweden’s finest volunteer youth worker continue. We’re now half-way through the series which originally ran in Youthwork magazine. You’ll be relieved to know this story does go […]
Religion for Atheists – a masterclass in missing the point
Alain de Botton is very pleased with himself. ‘At last’ (!), proclaims the blurb for his book Religion for Atheists, ‘the boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is finally moved […]
Bjorn for Youth Work: Number five
I’m continuing to serialise the 2004/5 Youthwork magazine ‘comedy’ column on my blog because frankly, I’m still really proud of it. If you’ve never read any Bjorn, you might want […]
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 […]
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