Modern Idols of the Church: Accountability
The church tends to latch onto certain buzz words. One that has sprung up in my life time is accountability. …
Category Archives: Community
The MiT Diaries – It’s all Greek…
Welcome to the MiT Diaries! MiT in UK Baptist terminology means ‘Minister in Training’ after this I become a NAM …
Sunday Best
If you are of a certain age then you will remember Sunday best. Some readers may still wear Sunday best. …
What If The Penny Hasn’t Dropped But I Live Life Thinking That It Has?
Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two …
Whatever
A little over four years ago a team from British Youth for Christ (YFC) visited Hereford with a cage. They …
The Fine Detail
The last six weeks have been hectic with visits to five other countries, although thankfully one of those visits was …
The Right Things for the Right Reasons
The other day I was walking to the supermarket with Little Welford. To get there we have to walk down …
Learning to Speak Welsh
I have a confession to make. I want to learn to speak Welsh. Dw i’n moyn siarad Cymraeg! I can’t …
Facedown
I can be a little deluded about myself and my giftings. I like to think it’s charming but I’m probably …
(Some) Things Change
It is so easy to become overly engrossed in your own small and largely insignificant life. To my shame I …
The L Factor
Keeping the Sabbath Holy When I was growing up there were many restrictions on what we could do on Sundays. …
Just Give
Recently I had the honour of conducting my first wedding ceremony. One of the young men who used to be …
Music Matters
When it comes to musical taste we all think we are experts. My upbringing in music was mixed. Dad had …
Filled to be emptied
I hardly ever sign off my emails ‘God Bless you’ but a lot of people do. I always felt it …
Gobbledygook
I am writing this blog while waiting for a flight in an airline lounge at London Heathrow Airport. The conversations …
Tree Surgery
I was walking home the other day and coming towards me were two school girls. I decided to do the …
Fifty Shades of Normal
I was recently reminded how hard we try to be accepted by society. I also know personally that it can, …
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: Humility
The first major lesson I have learnt when it comes to conflict is that it all starts with me. One …
Prophets of Doom
Prophecy. That old chestnut. Some find the very idea of it controversial. Others hear from God left, right and centre. …
Mercy not Sacrifice: Mercy
Have you ever known the freedom of being let off? You have been caught red handed, you know what you …
Leaving a Legacy
Under-achiever? It wasn’t too long after I started school when I realised that the teachers hated me. This was based …
Psalm B?
Below are the lyrics to a song called ‘Lost My Way’ by Plan B. It’s quite long but stick with …
Aunty Beryl
My Aunty Beryl is eighty-five years old. She has Alzheimer’s Disease and has to be cared for in a home. …
The Cost of Fuel
Our local supermarket is running a fuel promotion. Spend more than £40 in the store and you get a six …
Celebrating Youth
At 07.30 hours on 14 July 2012 various youth pastors/leaders and young people from across Herefordshire were loading vehicles in …
Mud Wrestling
For me campsites are synonymous with mud. We have camped once as a family, foolishly heading to West Wales in …
Everyone Matters
In March 2000 I spent ten days in hospital when surgeons removed half of my colon. I came round from …
Have you heard the Word?
Apart from a relatively few extremely gifted people a lot of us struggle with evangelism. We know we should do …
Hebrews 12:14-29
God led me to the following passage and I understood it more fully than ever before. I went home and …
Redundant Faith?
As I have reflected on these events lots of thoughts have come to mind, but this morning I was reminded of the growing gap between society and church. How does the church help people who are going through these very difficult times and is this gap present in our churches, where most of the congregation work in a very different world to the one of the paid church staff.
Ebs and Flows... 