Loved Paul’s blog (and Malc’s status he refers to) about the Christmas tree. Also very interesting because Gayle had not read the blog, and said to me on Christmas eve that she did not want to put up the Christmas tree here (we do have one and it is all of 10 inches high!!) as [...]
We had an unusual experience a few weeks ago. We were sitting eating some food and were talking about language. How in some church settings the time between incumbents (or if your background is as per my original one, ministers) is known as inter-regnums: literally between the rulerships. Language – surely the choice of words [...]
The first part of the transition has just about gone smoothly. With everything that could potentially prove difficult we are in with minimal hassle.
The Amazing Tree The thought for this week began with a Facebook status update from a guy called Malc Garda, it simply said ‘Our tree is amazing-thank heavens for those pagan traditions.’ It caused a little conversation but not the sort of rumble I would expect. A few years ago I would have been one [...]
Hebrews 8:1-2 New International Version (NIV) Hebrews 8 The High Priest of a New Covenant 1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 and who serves in the [...]
On many issues not too much and on the situation with Europe and its current crisis I know so little. But what a moment, so a few thoughts. Jean Monnet, one of the founders of the EU, said Europe would be forged in a crisis.
That time of year Working in a store like Asda you realise how these companies just live from one event to another. Any opportunity for an extra sale is taken with both hands; Valentine’s Day, Easter, Summer, Back to School, Christmas. Of course living as a Christian in this environment brings it’s own conflicts of [...]
To the millions of readers… up to our heads and beyond with packing. Boxes everywhere. So not much blogging will take place. Also am typing furiously on a ebook version of For such a time as this. Hope to get it finished before Christmas. Been awesome to re-read and type. Jesus in the context of [...]
Nation Mourns It was Sunday morning and I was sitting doing what all good Christians do on a Sunday morning, watching my youngest boy play football. I was sitting talking to another one of the fathers when he received a text, ‘have you heard about Gary Speed?’ The first thought was that he had resigned [...]
Art and the occupy movement: Here is a poster from Occupy Print. How will we see change in the public arena? Certainly engage the thinkers who can then help shape opinion and practice in the public arena.
Butterfly On Monday evening I went to see my first ever opera. It was Madama Butterfly by Puccini. The whole evening was simply magical. Even though the whole opera was sung in Italian you could feel the emotion, the passion, the pain of every experience. It communicated in a language beyond understandable words. It was [...]
Much of the material that will be central to these posts will cover perspectives on the 'gates' of society, the places of influence that shape the culture. If transformation is a desired outcome, such aspects as strategic prayer and understanding the redemptive gifts of places will play their part. As prayer opens up space, filling it will be vital, not in a controlling, top-down sense, but with a servant spirit. Finding appropriate terminology is difficult. Maybe 'transformation' is not the right term, perhaps 'transfiguration', where inner qualities burst through.
I have chosen to use the term 'gates' and although they can be defined any number of ways these are the seven ways I have chosen to group them by:
These are in two formats. Epub can be read in many ereaders, such as Ipad, kobo etc.; if using a kindle then the format will be mobi. If there are difficulties in reading the format an internet search should show any peculiarities for your specific ereader
Vol 1.1 Epub format Vol 1.1 Mobi format
Vol 1.2 Epub format Vol 1.2 Mobi format
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The Traveller’s Rest- Sound of the Anvil 2012.
Sound of the Anvil As an introduction just some background on why this is called ‘The Sound of the Anvil’. When I moved into Wales to become a ‘Pastor’ I lived and worked in a ‘church’ in a place called Tonyrefail, just outside the Rhondda Valleys. The name Tonyrefail when translated into English is ‘the [...]