Here for the record is part of my appreciation of Mavia Dyer. When I was growing up in my secluded place in my isolated street and isolated church and isolated town, my brother and sister were in equal parts my best friends and dreaded enemies. The manipulation and word games we played against each other […]
Read More Mavia Dyer, The Gaither Vocal Band and TeamMy sleeping habits lately have left quite a lot to be desired and here I am again late night blogging as if I’ve got nothing better to do like get some grub and curl up next to my beautiful wife and catch some sleep. Yet here I am. I enjoy writing and I enjoy blogging […]
Read More Moving Swiftly OnToday was a good day. God has given me quite a few of those in my lifetime and I don’t often publicly state my gratitude for them. So here it is. What made it good was that it had all the ingredients for a good day – bad points, turnarounds, good words and good company. […]
Read More It’s Just Another SundaySo January’s over and it has been an interesting way to start 2009. No doubt that the centre of attention was the community launch and dedication service for the new COG Training and Conference Centre. It’s taken up a lot of time and energy and now that it’s out of the way and over with […]
Read More New Month – New ThingsI read this article about the true nature of the Biblical church and I say a hearty amen to this picture of a community of house churches coming together. That of course would shatter quite a lot of edifices and structures that we have built around our current perception of church life. That’s cool with […]
Read More Make Yourself At HomeJust some notes that I didn’t manage to put up last night for your reading pleasure. Here’s something of interest worth checking in terms of the top 50 goals in Premiership history. JC Ryle is someone I have a great deal of respect for and his book on Holiness is a landmark in my appreciation […]
Read More CD Notes From Last NightWatch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift. (Ephesians 4:29) What’s that you’re saying? Why are you saying that for? Let every word that comes from your mouth – whether stern or pleasant – be a precious gift building the […]
Read More Heart-Felt Words to BuildSo you would have thought with having a two week break that I could make some time to catch up on some more regular blogging and letting you people genuinely know what is up with the gentleman whose initials are third and fourth in the alphabet. Oh but no, there’s always something that crops up […]
Read More Catching Up With All Those ThoughtsSo here I am live in the Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick. It’s after 10pm and I’m just settling down after the first session of the Mission Shaped Ministry weekend. I arrived after 4pm as I was graciously driven to the destination by course leader and good friend Gordon Crowther. The MSM course is something […]
Read More MSM Training Day 01So I subscribe to the bi-monthly 9Marks Newsletter and find it a stimulating read. I’d be interested to see if there’s an equivalent from the UK perspective as with due respect to the current magazines available it’s fair to say there’s not anything similar to church life from the British perspective. It would be particularly […]
Read More That Human Race Issue
Life With CD 