musings on leadership in ministry
I’m becoming a bit of a regular on the Something Beautiful Podcast, maybe because I’ll do pretty much anything for a latte and a cake. Check out this week’s discussion where Thomas and I have a chat about Advent, hope, expectation, disappointment and recontextualisation (Thomas’ favourite word this week), all with the wonderful noises of Read More …
Over the past four nights Radio 1’s Zane Lowe has been showcasing four of the best and most influential albums ever, true masterpieces. Click the covers for links to the albums on Last.FM Monday was The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses. Tuesday was Rage Against The Machine with Rage Against the Machine Wednesday was Read More …
Stuck for ideas for gifts? Want to buy your loved one an iPod but feeling a little bit guilty? Want to help make the world a better place? could be the answer. There are a growing list of great (RED) products available. You buy the (RED) product and money goes to AIDS work in Africa. Read More …
Being a youth worker can be a lonely job. I know that sounds odd, especially given that the job is to spend time with young people and develop good working relationships with all kinds of people. But the fact is that much of a youth worker’s time is spent on their own, preparing, reading, thinking… Read More …
No, not for Christmas! The musical kind. I know that I’m a little late to this particular party, but the compilations ‘Intelligent Toys’ vol 1-5 available for FREE download on Sutemos are quite simply stunning. If you like downbeat, laid back electronica then this is most definitely for you! I also love that each album Read More …
The number of people living with HIV in the UK has trebled in the last 10 years. UK Statistics People living with HIV: * More than 80,000 people living with HIV in the UK * One in three people with HIV are undiagnosed * One in every 360 pregnant women in the UK is HIV Read More …
I ended the service at Drumchapel Essenside URC with these brilliant words from Roddy Hamilton: let us go out with quiet boldness, tender daring, simmering anger, impatient justice. let us go out with provocative peacemaking into advent, enough to crack open the moribund and dry faith of the world in it’s spent and necrotic cravings. Read More …
