Breaking Ground
Since our new neighbours (the builders) arrived on May 19th they’ve been moving a lot of mud, making a lot of noise, but most importantly, preparing the ground to build our much anticipated Postcode of hope.
Church
Covert Consumerism
Words like ‘Christian’ and ‘Church’ are often found being used in sentences synonymously with words like ‘outdated’, ‘judgemental’, ‘hypocritical’, and just plain old ‘boredom’. In post-modern society, it is pretty standard to be nervous or unsure about what it means to be a follower of Christ, for most people. This is a current truth that […]
How Do You Read Yours?
Hebrews 12 v 1 + 2 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses – Every follower of Christ that ever lived, that now lives in eternal Heaven looks down on us today. These ‘witnesses’ are those who have gone before us, cheering us so that we may do even greater things […]
Surrender Isn’t Sexy
If you’ve been around a good parent for long enough, you know what it is. The more I see new mothers’ and doting fathers’ about their normal lives, the more I see it. When I think about my own mothers’ avoidance of dessert after a family dinner, I now realise that it’s about much more […]
Weather The Weather
Being born and bred in the north of England, I am no stranger to consistent ‘cold and wet’ weather reports in the height of July; it is a legitimate risk to plan anything outdoors without a back-up plan in any typical Summer month. My preferred season would be an endless string of Summer, and maybe […]
‘Well, I’ve got something to look forward to now’
‘Well, I’ve got something to look forward to now’ I have been a part of countless conversations where each person details the long litany of events, weddings, birthday celebrations and holidays that they are looking forward to in the whirlwind of their life. I too have been an avid contributor to these conversations, as I […]