Ditching The Bone China
on Nov 15, 2009 in missional Alan Roxburgh Simon Carey Holt Do read this challenging article, ‘Derivatives With A Twist‘, by Alan Roxburgh. It contains a powerful story of a Victorian expedition that sought to find the north west passage around the Arctic. All the sailors died, but they set out no...

Sermon: Christ-Centred Priorities
on Nov 14, 2009 in Sermons Brian Stoffegren Christian Science discipleship Jehovah's Witnesses John Stott Mormonism Mark 13:1-8 Do you ever wonder what on earth Jesus is playing at? Because I do when I read this passage. Just before this story, Jesus and his disciples have been inside the Jerusalem Temple. They have witnessed the flamboyant giving of the rich, and...

Nativity!
on Nov 11, 2009 in Film Television Alan Carr Ashley Jensen Damaris Trust John Sessions Martin Freeman nativity Ricky Gervais Ricky Tomlinson The Office Three Of A Kind A new family comedy film called Nativity! about a school nativity play that gains the interest of Hollywood is released in British cinemas on 27th November. For those with long memories of British TV comedy, it may bring back the nativity sketch from...

Healing In Essex
on Nov 7, 2009 in ministry Bishop Stopford's School Christian Healing Mission Christian Resources Exhibition Essex Christian Healing Trust Gillian Ryeland healing John Ryeland Well, what a great day I’ve had. I serve on the committee of the Essex Christian Healing Trust, and today was our AGM. You wouldn’t think an AGM made for a great day, would you? Well, we did the business – accounts, elections and so...

Steve Jobs A Model For Preachers?
on Nov 4, 2009 in Sermons Web/Tech ministry communication preaching Steve Jobs That headline pains me. I’m not convinced by the Apple fanboys. But … no-one can deny the effectiveness of Steve Jobs as a communicator. There is now a book out entitled ‘The Presentation Secrets Of Steve Jobs: How To Be Insanely Gr...

Sermon For Sunday Week: In Christ Alone My Hope Is Found
on Oct 23, 2009 in Sermons BNP church Copenhagen Climate Summit creation care ecclesiology eschatology Facebook healing Henri Nouwen hope incarnation justice Magnus Magnusson Mastermind N T Wright Nick Griffin Resurrection Robert H Mounce RSPB Stuart Townend SuperBadger TEAR Fund Wat Tyler Country Park Tomorrow (Saturday) I begin a week’s leave to spend half term with Debbie and the children. I have just finished writing my sermon for Sunday week, when I return to duty. Here it is. Revelation 21:1-8 All around me I find people struggling for...

What’s Going On
on Oct 17, 2009 in ministry Sorry I can’t post a new sermon tonight. Hard to be specific, but lots of difficult stuff going on this week. One major painful crisis that I can’t spell out here. Also, the profiles came out near the end of the week for the appointments...

links for 2009-10-17
on Oct 17, 2009 in Uncategorized MethodX | The Life Spiritual Types test. (Via Gavin Richardson's FriendFeed.) (tags: personality personalitytypes) Posted in Uncategorized...

Google Wave Invitations
on Oct 13, 2009 in Web/Tech Google Wave I have received an invitation to try out Google Wave. I can give eight invitations out to friends. If you would like one, please leave a comment here or send me an email through my Facebook page. The first eight get it! UPDATE: I’m afraid all t...

links for 2009-10-10
on Oct 10, 2009 in Uncategorized Sponsored search results lead to malware When you search Google, Yahoo, or Bing, it's becoming more and more common that some normal-looking ads actually lead to malware. This article explains how you can avoid hacker sites that try to install a...