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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