Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Every Saturday, my 10 year old son plays in a football team in a south London league. He is part of a great club, with dedicated coaches and he loves it. It is a very competitive league but over the course of the season, I have seen hardly any aggressive behaviour, bad… Continue reading Pushy parents & competitive dads: when children behave better than adults
‘He was so nearly a good man’: Tony Blair on Pontius Pilate
Tony Blair's Christian faith is most commonly associated with a comment which was not even made by him. It was Blair's press secretary, Alistair Campbell, who famously said 'We don't do God' due to his concerns about how the language of faith is so easily misconstrued. But, in contrast to the banal nonsense that David… Continue reading ‘He was so nearly a good man’: Tony Blair on Pontius Pilate
David Cameron’s Easter Message: wrong on so many levels
Photo by Harry Shum on Pexels.com David Cameron has written an Easter message to Christians. It has been published by Premier Christianity as 'an exclusive' which they summarise as 'Prime Minister David Cameron speaks up on the significance of the Christian faith.' Danny Webster, a moderate and sensible commentator on faith in public life, is savage in… Continue reading David Cameron’s Easter Message: wrong on so many levels
‘It’s All About Me’: spiritual music to nourish the soul
I am really excited by this album of Christian worship songs that I have just discovered - check out this promotional video. It helps me focus on what is truly important - I would recommend it for anyone, but especially bloggers. Surely nothing could be a better in the week approaching Easter... Note: for those reading… Continue reading ‘It’s All About Me’: spiritual music to nourish the soul
‘All of humanity’s problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone’
Blaise Pascal (1623- 1662) was a French philosopher, mathematician, inventor and Christian writer. He wrote about faith in a highly skeptical time, just after the Thirty Years War where Europe had descended into brutality and chaos as Christians killed each other over doctrinal differences. Despite this disastrous religious violence, Pascal argued that the Christian faith was true because it offered… Continue reading ‘All of humanity’s problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone’
‘I fully sympathise with Stephen Fry’ – by Alan Jonas
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com In early February, Stephen Fry was in the news, and all over the internet, for declaring if there was a God, he would be “utterly, utterly evil.” Fry was reacting to a question from Irish TV presenter, Gay Byrne: “What would you say if you came face-to-face with God?” Stephen… Continue reading ‘I fully sympathise with Stephen Fry’ – by Alan Jonas
Personal and political: a basis for a more radical theology
1) The relationship between people and society This diagram shows the basic relationship at the core of all sociology: between people and the society in which they live. Each person is an individual who lives within a social environment. This is the way God created life to be, we are social beings made for community. The nature… Continue reading Personal and political: a basis for a more radical theology
Dealing with discouragements as a parent – by Olive Kuhrt
Children can bring us a lot of happiness, but as I have reflected on how I was brought up, how I brought up my children and as I see my ten grand-children being brought up, I think the whole process is tougher than ever. Parents can face a lot of discouragement. We should not minimize the… Continue reading Dealing with discouragements as a parent – by Olive Kuhrt
How do you solve a problem like Jeremy Clarkson? A positive proposal to the BBC – by Jonathan Chilvers
Dear Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC, So next week you have got to decide what you’re going to do about Jeremy Clarkson. On the one hand, you want him to continue heading up one of the BBC’s most successful shows which is loved (and hated) the world over and raking in millions of pounds each… Continue reading How do you solve a problem like Jeremy Clarkson? A positive proposal to the BBC – by Jonathan Chilvers
‘Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference’
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com At the church where my work is based, over 200 people come into the building every day for 12 Step fellowship groups. The most famous of these is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) but there is also Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Over-eaters Anonymous (OA), Debtors Anonymous (DA) and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA). … Continue reading ‘Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference’
