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Overwhelming Love Pt 3: Truth Trumps Emotion
Part 1 Part 2 It was great to have an overwhelming spontaneous emotional love towards Little Welford, but the truth is …
Overwhelming Love Pt 2: Locusts
On the afternoon of the day my emotions about being a dad caught up with my logic, I read these …
Overwhelming Love Pt 1
As I write this it is little Welford’s birthday and I had a moment. I wasn’t expecting it, I thought my …
Be Ever Graceful
As I continue down the path that will eventually lead to ordination, or so God tells me, I learn and …
Feeling Real
Parenthood has so far been a fascinating journey for us. I don’t know how I expected to feel, but it …
Dad’ll Fix it
Since becoming a father I have changed in many ways. One of these ways is fixing things. Or at least …
Great Expectations
Our church has just started the Freedom in Christ course. At the first session during the group time, we were …
Breaking the Bog
I was attending a conference in Harrogate with my minister. He’d arranged for us to stay with a couple he …
Parenting, Judgement & the Nativity
Dear Parents of toddlers, I formally apologise to you. There have been times before Little Welford joined us when I …
Facedown
I can be a little deluded about myself and my giftings. I like to think it’s charming but I’m probably …
Feeling Good
One of the things that strikes me in my new found fatherhood is what drives little Welford’s decisions and reactions. …
Defining Moments
When I was younger I worked for a supermarket as a cashier. This was in the days when people still …
A Bitter Pill
Over the past months, and for what feels like an eternity, I have been up against the most painful situation …
Love Resourcing
This parenting lark isn’t easy. Perhaps that’s obvious to other people, but I must confess to being slightly naive going …
Daddy Radar
Since adopting little Welford sleep has been… interesting. The first few nights I was so aware of this little life …
iPriorities
Currently my iPhone is in for repair. It has been in for repair for over two weeks now. When I …
Just Give
Recently I had the honour of conducting my first wedding ceremony. One of the young men who used to be …
Carry me!
Walking anywhere with a young child is always a distraction game, trying to delay the inevitable request for a carry. …
The Missing Years
Our little boy has been with us a few nights now. It’s strange and unknown territory and there is so …
Monkey Do Monkey Do
I write this on my phone in a cheap hotel room after meeting our son for the first time. In …
If it makes you happy…
Once in youth group I asked the young people what they thought God wanted for their lives. There was a …
Clutch vs Consistency
I have always been a big basketball fan. Living in the UK it is not always easy to keep up …
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 …
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 …
Ebs and Flows... 