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• Serendipitous Theology

  

  Twitter stream as hermeneuticOne of the reasons I love Twitter is that it turns computer or phone into a window on the world. It is, of course, a window which... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Littlest Star Finds a Little Roar

  

  A partnership is bornAlmost four and a half years ago a little story, The Littlest Star was born. Sitting at my desk, mind focused on the first ever Teatime... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Artist Or Illustrator?

  

  Knowing your placeOver the past few weeks I have had the great joy of seeing one of my children’s stories brought to life by a skilful illustrator. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Sticky Church

  

  Held together by loveI sometimes think we overplay the image of the church as ‘family’. After all, the definition of family allows so many interpretations now... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Converged Bible

  

  Thoughts on interactionDuring the course of this week, I have had some interesting conversations about converged technology and the nature of the work space. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Words by the Gram

  

  34,000 to goThose who read my blog yesterday will be aware that the time has come to move on from my current church. Having started here in the Autumn of 1997,... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Pastures New…

  

  Time to move onThis morning I read the following statement out in the church where I have served as Minister since 1997. If you are a praying person, then your... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Stotting and Plothering

  

  A review of ‘Rain’ by Melissa HarrisonWhy on earth would anybody want to write a book about rain? Complain about it, by all means – or predict it or avoid it –... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Words Not Needed (II)

  Listen to the hands…Yesterday I wrote on here about those times when words must yield to the elegance of image in order to get the message across. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Words Not Needed

  

  The elegance of imageI spend most of my life dealing with words. I write them, I preach them, I broadcast them and I savour them. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• More Than Dolphins

  

  A review of ‘Spring’ edited by Melissa HarrisonYears ago, when personal computers were a relatively new addition to our homes, it used to make me smile that... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On Listening…

  

  … to sounds like theseIf I have understood it correctly, the story of yesterday’s scientific discovery runs something like this:One billion years ago a very lon... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Gospel as Panto

  

  Oh no it’s notHaving preached at the rate of at least 90 sermons per year for over 25 years, the last thing I would want to do is diminish the value of the... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Three Word Revolution

  

  Enough saidWords are what I do.Sometimes I move them around on the page to make patterns where the discerning soul might see a picture. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Small Steps

  

  One big changeA little over 100 years ago, a courageous  woman by the name of Rosa Parks was born. By the simple gesture of sitting on a ‘whites only’ seat on... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Note on Air

  

  Big DreamsLast Saturday I had a chat with Anna Cookson on her show, the Big Breakfast, all about The Note. Premier Radio have kindly supplied a copy of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Sad But…

  

  A question of perspectiveI am very sad about the death of Terry Wogan. He was a brilliant broadcaster who understood the intimacy of radio as a medium better... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On Plunging In…

  

  A narrative sermon on a storm stilledWhenever I teach about narrative preaching, I cite the episode in C. S Lewis’ Voyage of the Dawntreader where the children... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Never Mind the Length…

  

  …measure the depthAs a preacher and occasional trainer of preachers, it has not escaped my notice that many of them love the sound of their own voices. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Beware of Words

  

  The pitfalls of languageEarlier today I noticed a controversy breaking around the story of asylum seekers in Cardiff being issued with coloured wristbands to... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY