A year on…
A year ago I wrote about the worst day of the year. Today I write a little explanation as to …
Author Archives: Nick
Why I hated the Youthwork Summit 2013 (and other Christian conferences)
Yesterday I got back from YWS13 (The Youthwork Summit). It was my first time at YWS and I was swayed …
Past It
We have all had them. Those moments we relive again and again. Things from our past that either cheer us …
Hamsters & Freedom
My 8 year old niece has a hamster called Cheese. Cheese has stayed at our house a few times now …
Thank You
Thank you that I am a human man, because I understand men. Thank you that I know hate, it makes …
Music Matters
When it comes to musical taste we all think we are experts. My upbringing in music was mixed. Dad had …
The Real Question
There is a question we all fear, and don’t really know how to answer. No doubt it is an important …
Barabbas
Jesus is nervous. He is awaiting trial. The people hate him and with good reason. The whispers about him are …
Jesus Clones
I really struggle with impossible goals. I am not talking about aiming high, but genuinely  impossible targets. At secondary school …
Wake Up Jesus!
The disciples are out on a boat. For the fishermen among them this is a place of safety. It’s what …
Filled to be emptied
I hardly ever sign off my emails ‘God Bless you’ but a lot of people do. I always felt it …
A Good Blend
I was at a training course last weekend. It was a good one. Tea and coffee on tap. Well, the …
The Beginning of Wisdom
What are you afraid of? Death? Being found out a fraud? Confrontations? Spiders? The new Batman Trilogy is an excellent …
Love Me!
I value man’s opinion over God’s. I don’t mean to or even want to, but it’s clear from the way …
You Can Keep Your Healing
Last week I had the honour of being featured on the website threads. Threads is a blogging website that has …
My Evening as a Stripper
It’s been a busy couple of months, on top of work, our ongoing adoption process, Christmas, New Year and the …
Worship What?
This morning I finished my Bible in a year book. Just like the regular Bible it ends in Revelation. What …
I am…
I am hideous. I am detestable, disgusting. I lie. I cheat. In my thoughts I am a murderer and adulterer. …
You are Chosen
As it became clearer that outside of a miracle I was not going to father my own children there was …
Tree Surgery
I was walking home the other day and coming towards me were two school girls. I decided to do the …
Autocorrect Theology
Autocorrect. A modern invention that operates in the background of most devices we type on. Correcting our mistakes and faux …
Low Sperm Count Boy
As regular readers of this blog will know in 2008 I found out I had a low sperm count, and …
Conflict Zone: Cogito EGO sum
In his sermon and book ‘The Freedom of Self-Forgetfullness’ Timothy Keller talks about getting to the place where the ego …
Conflict Zone: Feeling Factual
Sometimes facts are subject to perspective. When I was a toddler my Dad came into the hallway where I was …
Conflict Zone: Permission
For us to get into the type of community that can be open and honest we need a lot of …
Conflict Zone: Humility
The first major lesson I have learnt when it comes to conflict is that it all starts with me. One …
Conflict Zone: Intro
For my next blog series I am tackling a subject I have learned a lot about in the last couple …
Prophets of Doom
Prophecy. That old chestnut. Some find the very idea of it controversial. Others hear from God left, right and centre. …
The Same Spring
You probably know that feeling. You are on a spiritual buzz, you have had a good prayer time, bible study …
Featured Elsewhere…
This Wednesday I am promoting a few other blogs where Ebs writers blog occasionally or even regularly! Hit reply and …
Frog Faith
This is a guest post from Imogen. Imogen is at the youth group at Scarborough Christian Fellowship and this is …
Ebs and Flows... 