Revolution

I’m working on a sermon for Sunday.  A couple of things have been swirling around my brain for a while. The first is Shane Claiborne’s ‘Jesus for President’ stuff where he talks about the revolutionary kingdom.  The subversion of the Gospel of the Caesars and Mark’s mocking of Caesar in the way he depicts the Read More …

U2: 360

I won’t get to see U2 on their 360o tour.  I won’t be in Scotland when they are and I can’t make any of the other dates either.  So here is a taste of what I’m missing.  Not that I’m bitter… much!

Holy Land Reflections on Something Beautiful

My co-hosts on the Something Beautiful Podcast, Jonathan and Thomas, asked Avril and I to share some reflections on our recent trip to the Holy Land for this week’s episode of the podcast.  So, if you want to hear more about what we were up to and our thoughts on our trip then listen here.

It’s the rules

I try not to rant on my blog but today I encountered a brilliant piece of ‘jobworth’ attitude that I wanted to share. I took the kids swimming this afternoon at our local pool. At 3pm swimming lessons start and the deep end of the pool gets raised so the depth is 0.4M so little Read More …

Walls Don’t Build Peace

I doubt there is anyone who travels to the Holy Land without experiencing ‘the wall’.  I’m sure there are lots of tourists who travel up and down the motorways and wonder why the roadside barriers are 10 feet tall but you can’t ignore it.  I’m no expert.  These are just my thoughts and reflections.  If Read More …