Brian McLaren in Scotland

In December Brian McLaren spoke to various groups of Christians in Scotland.  I blogged about it here and here. I found this podcast of his talk at Vertigo, Strathclyde University. Chris discovered this short video of some of what he said!

Mystery Box

Today my youth work class at ICC unveiled their ‘mystery boxes’. The idea came from JJ Abrams’ amazing TED talk: The task was to bring something which would intrigue the rest of the class but also enable them to learn something. Mystery Box 1 contained 2 djembe drums and some ‘instructions’. Mystery Box 2 was Read More …

There is No Line On The Horizon

So, U2’s thirteenth album, No Line On The Horizon, was released yesterday. The first thing to say is that this is a grower and that the first single release, Get On Your Boots, isn’t really very representative of the rest of the album. The second thing to say is that this is an album about faith. Read More …

Musical Education – The playlist so far

So, here’s where I’m at with Ben’s Musical Education iPod.  Thanks for all your brilliant suggestions! I’ve put it in a PDF file because it’s pretty long!  Have a look and tell me what I’ve missed! musical-education

Musical Education

I’m going to give my 9 year old son my old iPod but I want to load it with some tracks to begin his musical education. So, what would you put on it?

Teenagers! Who needs them?

“Young People are Useless!” “Adults Now Afraid to Challenge Young People!” “Unless you have an official role, children are now ‘off limits’.” These are just some of the headlines from reports and articles in recent years that point to a growing gap in the relationships between the world of adults and the world of young Read More …

Lent

Looking for something to guide you through Lent?  Join Christian Aid on a virtual Pilgrimage to Jerusalem. This isn’t about simply watching a story being told.  This journey is also about challenging ourselves to think, to reflect, to pray, and to take action. So, I’ve found my thing to take up for Lent.  Why not Read More …