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A blog on preaching, communication and the creative use of words
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Precious Creativity…
…and learning to share A persistent theme on this blog over the years has been the value of collaboration, and the capacity of social media to enhance it. Read more
Posted on 19 January 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Tale of Two Phyllisses
London then and now On a rainy night in 1935 jobbing artist and society girl Phyllis Pearsall found herself on the rainy streets of Belgravia, utterly lost. ... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Every Letter Counts
Beautiful letters Allow me to let you into a secret. When I was writing my communications handbook from 2009 – 2011, I was unsure what to call it. Somebody... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Eeek – an Interactive Sermon?
A deconstruction Last week I shared on Twitter that I was planning an interactive sermon, and asked whether people thought it was ‘mad, bad, or brave’ to do so. Read more
Posted on 14 January 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Sponsored Gospel
Luke and the stopped clock A little later this morning I shall preach on the first four verses of Luke’s Gospel. It is a short passage, but enough to reveal... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
O Mr Grayling
What shall I do? Last week I bought a bargain for my Kindle. Ever since I had read the reviews of it, I was intrigued by the concept of A. Read more
Posted on 11 January 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Sparkling Sound
Littlest Star gets the BookTrack treatment Eighteen months ago on this blog I discussed the launch of BookTrack – an application which adds a ‘soundscape’ to... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Dangers of Twitter
No longer mine It was mine. I had nurtured it and fed it. I had dressed it up in suitable clothes and taught it to speak like me, only ever using its ‘indoor... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Thirty-fourth Time Lucky
Robert the Bruce and the Olympic bid When I was at Primary School my teacher would often recount the tale of Robert the Bruce and his famous spider. Routed in... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Reflections
January 1st Today is one of those curious days when we find ourselves looking two ways at once. On the one hand the New Year has begun, and we are looking... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Reflections on 2012
Not what you think Kind words, cruel words, shabby deeds, golden acts of kindness and sparkling moments of joy- all these things I see as I reflect on 2012. Read more
Posted on 31 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Like a Candle Flame (IV)
Mary’s candle of joy It is now one week since I lit the last of the four advent candles with their different meanings: The Candle of Hope (the patriarchs) The... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Two Thousand Words
An unwritten story As the Christmas busy-ness dies down, time comes to read the Christmas books. One of mine this year is Gavin Esler’s book on the importance o... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Creative Snowball
Towed behind a #littleststar People describe creativity in many ways. To some it is a muse, shy and elusive. To others it might be a more of an oozlum bird. Read more
Posted on 28 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
This is Me
A new business card for 2013? As a church worker, I am arguably involved in the building business. My imagination and creativity are willingly given over to... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Tell Me a Story
The Littlest Star goes audio When I was little, and too small to read for myself, we used to have an old hardback book, the dust cover long since gone,... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Simple Thank You
The sound of a Littlest Star Just over three months ago, I took the Littlest Star ‘out of its box’, to see what could be done with it this year. Read more
Posted on 22 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Dawn – an Antiphonal Thought
Not the end of the world If you are reading this, then the world has clearly not come to an end, despite what the Mayan calendar might have said. Read more
Posted on 21 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Haiku…
…for Christmas Last time I wrote a Haiku, I was at Primary school wearing short trousers. So, when the challenge came to write one for Christmas, it felt like... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Selling It Like It is
Recruiting and honesty Churchill once famously said that he could offer nothing but ‘blood, sweat and tears’. Jesus warned his would-be folowers in no... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY