Better?
Is the world a better place because you believe in Jesus?
Author: Stewart
Processing Lent
There’s a tension in youth work between process and product. We talk more and more about ‘outcomes’ and ‘results’ and ‘objectives’ which are all about the product, the end result. We are more and more scared of process because it’s hard to measure and define. It’s easy to make Easter all about the product. But Read More …
Marked By Lent
All day people have been coming and going from the Roman Catholic church at the bottom of our street. They come with clean faces. They leave marked with ash. It seems to me a shame that the ‘reformed’ church has never quite embraced Lent. There is something very rich about discipline and something very deep Read More …
grace and universalism
I have a question. It might be Rob Bell’s question too but I don’t know because his book isn’t out until the end of March. Actually I have lots of questions but I’ll try to keep to this one: How does grace work with heaven and hell? Let me explain my problem. God loves us. Read More …
digital housekeeping
Is it just me, or is it much easier to hoard digitally? I’m running out of memory on my laptop. I keep everything. I have music I’ve never listened to and ebooks I’ve never read. I have every worship service I’ve ever led and every PowerPoint I’ve ever bored people with. I have 2 external Read More …
be remarkable
I was watching an old TED talk by Seth Godin yesterday where he was talking about getting people’s attention. His primary context is marketing but I think what he was talking about transfers into pretty much any context where you want people to engage or listen or pay attention. His advice: Be remarkable. Of course Read More …
another year
Yesterday was my birthday and I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who sent birthday wishes. It was great to hear from friends all round the world and your good wishes really made my day. Thank you all.