This week I've had a number of discussions with Christian friends who were planning to go see The Golden Compass movie as a fun-filled family outing. No problem there! But when I asked these people if they were going to have a chat with their kids after seeing the movie, I received a number of blank stares. Now I'm never one for jumping on a bandwagon, but the lack of understanding of the themes contained in the movie by parents was quite surprising. It ...
We've recently been tackling some difficult themes at Fuel, our church youth group for 15's+ and the most recent was the topic of Homosexuality and the Bible. The following is the notes that I prepared for the evening and they were designed as a discussion starter. As such they are in no way a comprehensive essay on the issue, nor are ...
Here's a link to a list of the 9 most Badass Bible Verses as chosen by cracked.com. Although funny and irreverent with plenty of swear words and sexual references (you've been warned), it provides a enthusiastic view of some of the more interesting biblical passages from a non-christian perspective.
Our hero Ehud came up with the idea ...
I had the privilege of preaching to the church yesterday on the topic of Naaman's healing in 2 Kings 5. There's so much in that passage, I had to really condense it to make it suitable for a family service. If you want to have a listen, click here. You can subscribe to the weekly podcast from there too.
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On Friday we spent a fantastic evening at the Parish Church of St. Stephen Walbrook (home of the London Internet Church) for the first ever Christian Blog and Web Awards!
The whole event was really well organised with an amazing four-course meal and a great string-quartet providing a touch of class to the proceedings. Thanks must go to Maria for putting it all together and hosting us so well.
I posted before about being entered for an award and I ...
Later today, Kirsty and I are off to the Christian Web and Blog Awards ceremony in London. I mentioned back here that this blog had gone through to the final rounds and we've now been invited to go along to the event tonight and see if I've won anything! It's a black tie affair and I was amused to discover that we'll be having a time of worship after the champagne reception.
I've held off from posting too much about this before as I'm really not sure ...
This morning at church I was privileged enough to be involved in the baptism of Dan, one the young people in the church. I've been Dan's youth leader in one capacity or other for around six years so when he phoned during the week to ask if I would help, I was really keen. In fact, I think I was a little too excited as my voice went up a few octaves while I babbled "Wow! That would be great!" as if someone had just offered me a year's supply of free ...
The other day, I was in Tesco's queing at one of those self-scanning checkouts. At the till to my right I noticed a young girl aged about 10 or 11 putting in loads of coppers to pay for a 6 pint of milk. Pretty soon all the coins in her hand had gone into the machine, but the display still showed a balance of 9p. With a scared look in her eyes, the girl glanced around before putting the milk in a bag and quickly walking out the door with it.
Although ...
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Kirsty and I spent the weekend in Cornwall, exploring the beaches and countryside and staying in a tiny tent. It was great! Part of our trip was spent at The Eden Project where we looked around the biomes, wandered the gardens and learned about the importance ...
Yesterday as I was walking to my car, I bumped into a group of teenagers that I hadn't seen for a few months. After the initial greetings of "alriiig?" one of the group, Jason, told me he was learning to be an extreme skater. Now this surprised me quite a lot as Jason has always been downtrodden, demotivated and generally not sporty at all. As it turns out, it seems that Jason's long-dead Great Grandfather spoke to him during a seance telling him to stop ...
