It is almost exactly 40 years since the march on Washington led by Martyn Luther King. Has his dream been fulfilled? To some degree yes but are blacks and whites in the USA brothers? Do they sit down in that way- I suspect not. I delight in being part of a multiracial church but am painfully aware that in the UK we are the exception rather than the rule. Having said that I still believe as I am sure M-L-K... Read more
Great to see some good news in the papers! Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Hard men who found Jesus: “Perhaps the government should consider turning to the Bible for solutions to crime statistics. For, it seems that the good book is succeeding, at least in London’s East End, where villains are finding redemption through the power of prayer. “ Read more
Again the Guardian is making sense about Anglicanism. 1000 traditional churches are thought to be likely to close, I do believe that 1000 flowers will spring up- 1000 lively vibrant churches part of the group of churches I am involved with and many many more from other groupings and denominations that are liberated to be seen on an equal footing with whatever will remain of the Anglican church system… CofE, RIP The Anglican church’s infighting about gays masks the real... Read more
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Thanks once again to Patrick for some great thought provoking ideas for regular speakers who aspire to improve their performance. Now all I have to do is stop blogging, get some sleep and leave the rest of my sermon I got distracted from to finish tomorrow! keynote speakers – Patrick Dixon: “Keynote speakers grab attention. Keynote speakers have provocative ideas which last. Keynote speakers give people hope and boost morale. Keynote speakers change the lives of those they meet. Keynote... Read more
Found this website set up to never forget 911. Somehow the fact that its done in a relatively amateur way, with no attempt to hide the grusome images and photos of the kids that died that day makes it all the more impressive. It seems like yesterday to me and I am a Brit. Read more
Gibson’s suffering Christ, straight from the Gr newald altarpiece, burns itself into the imagination, convincing you, with or without faith, that something extraordinary happened that evening on Golgotha. The Passion is a great work of art. The Spectator.co.uk: “One of the two glimpses of Gibson in the movie is when you see his hand placing the stake on Christ’s palm thus underlining Gibson’s own guilt, which in Christian theology he shares with all mankind, for the death of Christ. “ Read more
According to Joshua he’s not the king of Christian Blogs, Mark Shea’ is. On the note of why blog I love Mark’s comment So That No Thought of Mine, No Matter How Stupid, Should Ever Go Unpublished Again! Mark goes on to have a fantastic thought elsewhere on his site called Catholic and Enjoying It! I’m a techno-idiot but…why don’t people a) keep their anti-virus software up to date and b) not open these phony emails? I’ve not been infected... Read more
The Gender Genie Utter nonsense but then it thought I was a girl! Read more
Meanwhile Newfrontiers the worldwide family of churches of which I am a part has been challenged to ‘Dare to believe ‘ believe him for a 1000 churches to be planted throughout this whole nation through this movement’ The traditional church is closing churches. New groupings of churches are opening them. The face of the UK church is changing and will never be the same again. Read more
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