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A blog on preaching, communication and the creative use of words
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Happy Birthday to You
Sixty Six todayToday I would like to pay tribute to a sprightly sixty six year old. You can find her in all kinds of places – from remote Hebridean islands to... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Beholding Beauty
Making facesI have just spent the most glorious weekend surrounded by family and friends to celebrate my eldest son’s wedding. For an occasion such as this,... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Time for Lunch
An old story writ newBack in November 2011, we started a new event here at the church where I work. We called it the “teatime special” and it is designed for... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Trouble with Jonah (II)
The conversation continuesOn Wednesday I began a conversation with strategy consultant and comms expert Karin Robinson about Jonah. Read more
Posted on 20 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
More Qs Than Ps
At the cycle shopThis blog post comes without any spin (except for the spin of a smoothly oiled wheel, perhaps). It comes without any side (apart from an... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Trouble with Jonah (I)
A conversation begins…I have always felt that unless a writer is challenged by writing a book, he or she cannot expect people to be challenged by reading it. Read more
Posted on 18 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Dance of the 26
Preaching as rearrangementWhen writing the foreword to my Preacher’s A to Z, Professor Mike Graves described a sermon as “just 26 letters, strategically... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
After the Dust
Brueggemann on reality, grief and hopeOn September 12th 2001, with the choking dust of the Twin Towers still settling on the ground, Walter Brueggemann publishe... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Auspicious Hermeneutics
Cometh the hour, cometh the words…In 1866 a collection of poetry by Paul Verlaine was published in Paris entitled ‘Poemes Saturnienes‘. In amongst the collectio... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Nun, the Soldier, the Mouse and the Gnomes
Introducing spiritualityAt present I am working my way through an evening series at church on the ‘spiritual toolkit’. I have already blogged on here about... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Preacherless Sermon
Playing it safeI have just arrived at my desk after completing my journey here in a driverless car. As I travelled here I watched waving fields of golden corn g... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Twisted Sermon
Tied up in knotsAt present I am working through an evening series at church on a ‘spiritual toolkit’. We are looking at things such as ‘reading your Bible’,... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Art Because…
…it humanizes usYesterday I made a trip to London to make some recordings in the radio studios at Premier Radio. On my way I passed an old boarded up wine selle... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Trouble with Preachers
Religion and excellenceOne of my favourite children’s books is called ‘the trouble with elephants’. It lists all the troubles with elephants – such as stealing... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
One Thousand and Fourteen Words
Hashtag activismWhen I first started on Twitter some 35,000 tweets ago, I remember reading a starter’s guide to it. Under ‘hashtags’ it said that they were... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Same Message
Different impactA little while ago, I blogged on a video which was doing the rounds on social media urging us…to get off social media! To carry off that kind... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
So Many Words…
…so little saidI have a friend who emails once each week with a ‘crop’ of witty bits and pieces culled from the internet. Some are astonishingly clever, some ar... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
My Not-to-do List
PreachingAs a preacher, you would imagine that I have a fairly extensive ‘to-do’ list on a Sunday. After all, at some point today I shall have one hundred or... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Give a Little Whistle
A “very good scheme” in TeddingtonAt Teddington Baptist Church we try to place the strongest possible emphasis on service to the community, and also to embrace... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
On Telling Your Story
TestimoniesLast week, started series in our evening services at church called “spiritual toolkit”. Using many different media and formats we are looking at a... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY