25 June 2025
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Apparently the reason the American band Living Colour doesn’t use the US spelling is that founding guitarist Vernon Reid was born in London UK. His family moved to New York before his second birthday but, if you know his guitar … Continue reading
12 December 2024
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This Sunday afternoon I’m depping with a big band at the Albert Hall. For those not from the East Midlands, I probably should point out that I mean the one in Nottingham and not the Royal Albert Hall in London. … Continue reading
28 October 2024
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This week, Kensington Temple (a large Elim church in London) is running an initiative called ‘Hear the Word’, with the whole Bible being read out loud from cover to cover over the course of this week. Readings will be going … Continue reading
1 July 2024
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I’m now officially finished in my role at ASTAD but I’ve got one more session with the toddlers’ group to do, which was one of my voluntary activities. Next term they will be carrying on with their “numbers” theme but … Continue reading
21 March 2024
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There was a useful article by Andrew Horton published on Premier Christianity’s website this week: Is the Church facing a cost-of-serving crisis? His answer seems to be yes. It is very easy for churches to put out messages about all … Continue reading
25 February 2024
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Watching a recent episode of RobWords (video at the end of this post), I was reminded of something I mused on about 15 years ago – why do we call England ‘Ingland’? Rob asked the same question and said that … Continue reading
9 December 2023
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I stumbled across a YouTube channel this morning offering a “30 minute” Chicken Dopiaza recipe (an onion-heavy curry dish) and, by this evening, I’d cooked up a version of it. 30 minutes? It probably took me an hour or more … Continue reading
20 September 2023
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My latest sermon at church was an introduction to the teaching series for the term but I made time to address an important question: who is Jesus. See my answer below (sandwiched between a couple of songs, both of which … Continue reading
10 September 2023
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Double duty at church for me today, both leading the service and leading the music. It’s doable but not quite as easy as the combination of combining either of those two duties with preaching. Next time it comes up, perhaps … Continue reading
7 September 2023
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Having become a bit of a 21st century boy, I often go online when I need to accomplish household or other tasks. Jane washed our net curtains yesterday so today’s task was to wash the windows before they went back … Continue reading