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Just Give

September 8, 2013

Recently I had the honour of conducting my first wedding ceremony. One of the young men who used to be …

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Carry me!

September 1, 2013

Walking anywhere with a young child is always a distraction game, trying to delay the inevitable request for a carry. …

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The Missing Years

August 25, 2013

Our little boy has been with us a few nights now. It’s strange and unknown territory and there is so …

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Monkey Do Monkey Do

August 14, 2013

I write this on my phone in a cheap hotel room after meeting our son for the first time. In …

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If it makes you happy…

July 14, 2013

Once in youth group I asked the young people what they thought God wanted for their lives. There was a …

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Commitment

July 10, 2013

Two weeks ago I wrote about contagious generosity. This was followed by a post on infectious passion last week. To …

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Clutch vs Consistency

June 23, 2013

I have always been a big basketball fan. Living in the UK it is not always easy to keep up …

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Broken

May 22, 2013

“BANG, SMASH” You look around and your heart sinks as you see the jar that was previously standing proudly on …

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Why I hated the Youthwork Summit 2013 (and other Christian conferences)

May 19, 2013

Yesterday I got back from YWS13 (The Youthwork Summit). It was my first time at YWS and I was swayed …

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Past It

May 12, 2013

We have all had them. Those moments we relive again and again. Things from our past that either cheer us …

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Hamsters & Freedom

April 28, 2013

My 8 year old niece has a hamster called Cheese. Cheese has stayed at our house a few times now …

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Thank You

April 21, 2013

Thank you that I am a human man, because I understand men. Thank you that I know hate, it makes …

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Music Matters

April 14, 2013

When it comes to musical taste we all think we are experts. My upbringing in music was mixed. Dad had …

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The Real Question

April 7, 2013

There is a question we all fear, and don’t really know how to answer. No doubt it is an important …

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Jesus Clones

March 24, 2013

I really struggle with impossible goals. I am not talking about aiming high, but genuinely  impossible targets. At secondary school …

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Wake Up Jesus!

March 16, 2013

The disciples are out on a boat. For the fishermen among them this is a place of safety. It’s what …

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The Kings House

March 13, 2013

My favourite restaurant is called The Kings House. My wife and I would visit weekly if finances permitted. If we …

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Filled to be emptied

March 3, 2013

I hardly ever sign off my emails ‘God Bless you’ but a lot of people do. I always felt it …

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My Evening as a Stripper

January 5, 2013

It’s been a busy couple of months, on top of work, our ongoing adoption process, Christmas, New Year and the …

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Worship What?

December 31, 2012

This morning I finished my Bible in a year book. Just like the regular Bible it ends in Revelation. What …

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I am…

December 22, 2012

I am hideous. I am detestable, disgusting. I lie. I cheat. In my thoughts I am a murderer and adulterer. …

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You are Chosen

December 16, 2012

As it became clearer that outside of a miracle I was not going to father my own children there was …

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Tree Surgery

December 8, 2012

I was walking home the other day and coming towards me were two school girls. I decided to do the …

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Conflict Zone: Cogito EGO sum

November 17, 2012

In his sermon and book ‘The Freedom of Self-Forgetfullness’ Timothy Keller talks about getting to the place where the ego …

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When Dreams Have Gone

October 24, 2012

As a small child I used to have a recurring dream in which I could fly. Eventually I asked my …

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Prophets of Doom

October 14, 2012

Prophecy. That old chestnut. Some find the very idea of it controversial. Others hear from God left, right and centre. …

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The Same Spring

October 6, 2012

You probably know that feeling. You are on a spiritual buzz, you have had a good prayer time, bible study …

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Frog Faith

September 29, 2012

This is a guest post from Imogen. Imogen is at the youth group at Scarborough Christian Fellowship and this is …

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The Hat & Tattoo Taboo

September 22, 2012

It appears when you prayer to improve your character, you don’t instantly get your wish, but rather plenty of opportunities to practice. So the last two years have involved me have to man up and speak to people face to face more than ever before. But they also involved something else – more of me coming face to face with my own flaws than ever before too – usually by others pointing them out.

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Disillusioned

September 19, 2012

“Seems you created your own illusion, fuelled by an image of me” The above are lyrics to a song by …

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Because of Grapefruit

September 12, 2012

Why do I believe in God? Apart from my personal response to a challenge to believe when I was twelve …

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