I have been away at a training course this weekend that focuses on training people in marginalised places for church planting and ministry. I have really enjoyed this weekend and the people that I have met and connected with. In particular I have felt challenged about how I actually connect with people in my neighbourhood... Continue Reading →
Tuesday Tune – We’ve only just begun
- The Carpenters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VQX2Xn7tI DH and I had a fantastically quiet New Year's Eve last night. I usually hate New Year's Eve, and more specifically the run up to it, as people get increasingly anxious about the coolness of their plans for what has to be The Biggest Night Of The Year and don't want... Continue Reading →
Eating, singing, living
It was our fairly raucous Christmas party at church tonight. We had carols, we had food, we had chat - and it was all good. đ It was great to see old faces and new, people that I have known from when I first moved here and people I've just met. The most beautiful thing... Continue Reading →
Tuesday Tune – Gracie
- Ben Folds DH introduced me to Ben Folds and I will be thankful for the rest of my life. đ I fell in love with his piano playing and lyrics, and my introduction to his music reminds me of significant moments in my life so far. DH and I had our first dance to... Continue Reading →
Tuesday tune – Laudete!
I want to try to write a bit more often because I would really like to improve and I know that the only way is to practice. (And read lots!) So as a way of getting me to write a bit more I thought that each Tuesday I would blog about a song that is... Continue Reading →
Connecting
I think that sometimes the best thing that we can do is connect people to other people. Connect young people to mentors, give them experiences that they can learn and grow from. Connect people with passion. Connect communities to each other to make things happen. When we are connect we feel less isolated, less vulnerable,... Continue Reading →
Tyrannosaur and tears
DH and I watched âTyrannosaurâ this evening, which was incredibly powerful and also really quite shocking and disturbing. It is mostly about Hannah (played by Olivia Colman) and Joseph (Peter Mullan) and the relationship which develops between them, with issues of anger, domestic violence and redemption as key themes. Olivia Colman was fantastic, as was... Continue Reading →
Loving the skin I’m in
Although I feel like I donât have any massive hang-ups about my body, I generally like the way I look, I was reading this Guardian article yesterday, âUncomfortable in our skinâ and realised that while I certainly donât hate how I look or feel about myself, I really identified with much of what Eva Wiseman was saying.... Continue Reading →
(Heart)-ing the inner city
I was asked to write 500 words on this Urban Expression value: We challenge the trend of some Christians moving out of the cities and encourage Christians to relocate to the inner cities. This is what I wrote. (Plus a little bit from a previous post which I won't repeat here.) âI love the inner... Continue Reading →
Church… simples!
On Saturday I went down to Bristol for an event entitled âSimply Churchâ, asking the question, âhave we made things too complicatedâ. It was an interesting day, thought-provoking and also a bit weird. Stuart Murray Williams was one of the main contributors, with Ben Taylor and Nick Bradshaw also leading sessions. As always, Stuartâs thoughts,... Continue Reading →
stumbling hopefully in the right direction 