Thank you BBC for brightening up an otherwise dull day in the library. The story about the flatulent dinosaurs was a winner. Shame it wasn't April 1st. If you missed it, it's apparently been shown that dinosaurs breaking wind may have been responsible for raising the temperature on planet earth by 10 degrees and thereby... Continue Reading →
Karibu!
'Karibu' is Swahili for 'welcome' and I was certainly made to feel incredibly welcomed in Tanzania. I was out there as part of a team delivering training to local church leaders on a course called Rooted in Jesus. (http://www.rootedinjesus.net/) It was a challenging experience. The scenery was green, the roads were bumpy, the plumbing was... Continue Reading →
Am I just a drawer in the filing cabinet of God’s mind?
Sometimes I am tempted to think of my life as a filing cabinet. There are just so many compartments in my mind. At the start of every week I write three lists over a double page spread in my notebook. On the left hand side I have a whole page under the heading CHURCH (which... Continue Reading →
Still learning to Swim
I have recently learnt to swim... again.I guess I must have learnt when I was very small because I have loads of memories of swimming but none whatsoever of actually being taught to swim, which probably explains why I was never very good. Terror of being underwater isn't exactly an asset for successful swimming and had,... Continue Reading →
Why Facebook might be bad for your emotional health
Quite a long time ago I came across a list of 'Thots', silly one-liners that people put up on Facebook or under their email 'signature'. Most were only mildly entertaining: "Do NOT argue with a spouse who is packing your parachute" "I'm not sure how ambivalent I should be" That sort of thing. But there... Continue Reading →
‘You are a toaster’ John 15 (rewritten)
John 15 is a pivotal passage in my life. Verse 5 'apart from me you can do nothing' has become the foundation statement of my calling. In addition I have just written a 5,00o word study of these 11 verses. One of my conclusions is that we have lost the impact of this passage because... Continue Reading →
‘There be Dragons’ … in my Freezer!
No, really, there are! This is not a metaphor. There are 12 bearded dragon lizards, 7 pythons, 5 snake eggs, a chameleon, 2 gamma lizards and 1 emperor scorpion! All in the bottom two baskets of my freezer, nestling beneath my pies, pizzas and apple crumbles. (You might not want to come round for supper... Continue Reading →
Bonkers Dog
This morning I walked Bob as usual on the field. Nothing else about our walk turned out to be 'as usual'. No sooner did his four paws hit the turf, but his nose went down and he was off! He raced around and around in circles, going as far away from me as possible, when... Continue Reading →
‘Give this to Jesus for me’
For the second year in a row I have been given something by a small child and asked if I could 'give it to Jesus'! Last year a little boy at the crib service was left holding one of the gifts from the King and was most concerned what to do about it (we took... Continue Reading →
Nativity Natters (2)
Arrrrgh! I forgot the reindeer! At yesterday's 'turn up and take part' nativity, one child chose a reindeer outfit. (I knew I should have left them at home). So we get through the whole story and the shepherds, kings and angels have all been called out of the audience to play their part with Mary and Joseph and we... Continue Reading →
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