Fresh Expressions has a dvd out called Sanctus: fresh expressions of church in the sacremental tradition, an ideal companion probably for the book Fresh Expressions in the Sacramental Traditions: Ancient Faith, Future Mission by Steven Croft and Ian Mosby (eds). The existence of these resources highlights three things; firstly, the fact sacramental traditions are back [...]
So the pre-election campaign has started and we all want it to get out of the way, but equally we need to be engaged somehow. Rather than asking their congregation to come out and sit through the usual debate a church I know in Tractor Land has announced they’re doing it a bit differently this [...]
Apparently there is a new sort of voucher you can get, a divorce voucher. This article in the Guardian tells you about it. It comes from a law firm offering people advice on the legal implications of divorce.
It made me think though, we contribute to weddings via presents for homes that people tend to already [...]
St. Trinian’s 2…….best film I’ve seen this year. Won’t spoil the plot but beside being v, v. funny in a Carry On type style at times it’s also an amazing bit of social observation. There are also some excellent cultural observations.
The sub-cultures have been updated from the first movie to reflect contemporary culture [...]
I’m embarking on a detour into the world of Fresh Expressions and stuff in my reading at the moment. It’s kind of tied in with wanting to understanding the full range of evangelicalism going on at the moment…I know that FE and co are not evangelical in one sense but many of them have grown [...]
There is a man I know who, depending upon his mood, is an atheist or an agnostic. He is most definately not a Christian for all sorts of reasons that mean he does not find himself comfortable in many churches.
Yet, God seems to keep using him or putting him in interesting situations around the world [...]
There was a time when queuing to get into a department store to see Santa or going to see “the lights” was the height of the Christmas experience. How times change The Guardian has this list of activities that relate to the Christmas season. Reading through the list I was struck by the references to [...]
Music, good music, timed perfectly and delivered by the right person can occassionally have an incredible impact upon you – almost involuntarily producing an emotional response. That happened to me last night when I went to see Martyn Joseph at the Sage.
I have to say I regarded most of it as a bit of [...]
Yesterday was one of those rare days in church, or anywhere else for that matter. One of those days when you meet somebody truly inspirational who is humble and oozes integrity and has actually influenced real change rather than just talking about it. This guy was Inderjit Bhogal, who is according to his website an [...]
Ok, so anybody who knows me or reads this blog regularly will know that I am a Christian and a feminist. To a certain extent both are words which you don’t use in polite society anymore but hey Christian is the central label I choose to own and being a feminist flows from that. Having [...]