this is my church

This week’s guest post is from Leo Roberts who is 49. Which is nearly 50 but not quite. One of a team of Children and Youth Development Officers in the United Reformed Church, he has been married for 26 years and has 3 grown up kids who studiously avoid him in case he embarrasses them. Read More …

Holy City

HOLY CITY: ‘PROLOGUE – OPENING ACTS’ 31st Oct 10, 6.30 – 9.30pm, Renfield St Stephen’s, Bath Street, Glasgow Tonight will be a broad introduction to aspects of our coming session, ‘Acting Up… faith and lifestyle in challenging times’, with a particular look at what insights and forces inspired the believers in their particular context. What Read More …

one at a time

Do you ever notice that when you are focusing on an idea, a concept or a task that resources appear.  A blog post, a tweet, a book, a newspaper article, a movie or a conversation somehow relates to your thoughts. Sometimes it happens the other way around and something inspires you to focus on something Read More …

Trent Yaconelli’s Birdwings

Trent Yaconelli is putting together a solo project and he needs help.  Please go to this link to get all the info you will need to help a great songwriter get an album made. www.indieagogo.com/trent On his blog ‘Morphine Life Trent says: For years, while a member of the band Five A.M, I have been Read More …

Sir Ken Robinson.. animated

Ken Robinson talks to the RSA about education and creativity. This is worth watching both for Robinson’s insight and inspiration and for the brilliant animation. If you work in a school context this will hopefully speak to you.  If you work in a church context then swap ‘school’ for ‘church’ and see where that gets Read More …

what’s the story?

I’ve been at a team meeting for work this week.  On Wednesday we spent some time thinking about ‘story’ with Martin Payne from BRF. Martin talked through the importance of story, illustrating with a couple of great stories about stories. He made me think, not for the first time, that when I’m leading worship I Read More …

Congratulations

My friend and something beautiful co-host Jonathan and his wife Laurie had their twins today!!! Welcome to the world Hayden James and Ian Christopher!! Hayden 4 14 oz 18.25″ Ian 4 11 oz 18″ and many blessings to Laurie and Jonathan as you embark on life’s greatest adventure.