I shocked myself this morning realising how long ago since I last blogged. Not quite sure why I’ve been silent. I guess its just that I’ve not had a great deal to say! Well, this last week, Esther had her 12 week ultrasound scan. So in case you haven’t heard the news yet, there will be [...]
Sunday 7 January - 6:30pm service Psalm 73 Introduction & Background Before we look at the text of the Psalm itself, I wanted to explore a little bit of the background of this Psalm. Who was Asaph? Along with Heman and Ethan, he was one of 3 men David put in charge of music. (1 Chron 6). Their job, as we’re [...]
This morning, I travelled back from Norwich to London. There were some signal problems on the mainline, so I came back via Cambridge. I had a 1st class ticket (work-related travel!), and sat in this relatively spacious, comfortable area with just a couple of other people. The 1st class area had its own doors, so [...]
For the last 17 years, Martin Smith and co have been at the forefront of contemporary Christian music that has taken them all over the world. Having penned worship songs like “Thank You for Saving Me” and “Men of Faith” that are sung in many churches, through to the more anthemic tunes like “Deeper”, “Paint [...]
The psalm in yesterday’s Morning Prayer made me stop and think. Psalm 46:6 says: “The nations are in uproar and the kingdoms are shaken, but God utters his voice and the earth shall melt away.” The prayer after the psalm was: God of Jacob, when the earth shakes and the nations are in uproar, speak, and let the storm be still; through [...]
What about the Bible? Talk for Café Church, St Philip & St James’ Church Sunday 8 November 2009 View Keynote slides A young family were witnesses to a car accident, and the police asked each member of the family to give a statement explaining what had happened. The dad was a bit of a petrolhead so knew the make [...]
The guys at HolyTaco have come up with flowchart to help you choose your religion. Just in case you couldn’t decide! HT: Human3rror
The BBC reported today about the Bishop of Reading, conducting a Harvest Festival service in a supermarket: Supermarket hosts harvest service I got the impression that the reporter wasn’t himself overly impressed making some sarcastic comments, and I loved the comment from the boy who said “this has never happened to me before” (in all his 6 [...]
The MPs’ expenses scandal has been back in the headlines this week, with reports that more MPs are being asked to repay expenses claims following Sir Thomas Legg’s investigation. According to reports, MPs are angry that has applied his own interpretation of the rules, particularly because the new guidelines are being applied retrospectively. One question I [...]
Since reading about the Revision Committee’s press release this morning, I’ve been trying to work out what I think about women bishops. In case you’ve missed the announcement, the Revision Committee (as I understand it) are suggesting that a category of “super-bishop” is created, who will have episcopal oversight for parishes that cannot accept a [...]
