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
20 August 2023
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To find out my answers, you can now watch the video of this morning’s service from All Saints church, Thorpe Acre with Dishley: The service fades in partway through a song before the readings with my talk running from about … Continue reading
14 April 2023
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The live material from Spring Harvest at Home came to an end this morning as the event wrapped up. However, I’ve still got until the end of the month to watch bits I missed and to rewatch other sections again. … Continue reading
7 April 2023
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I led this afternoon’s Good Friday reflection at church. In a quiet service with long periods of silence, it can be quite nerve-wracking to press the buttons to move through a series of slides without ending up rushing through them, … Continue reading