This weekend was quite a nice one! On Friday night we helped out at 21, and I did the talk. This week, it was on the parable of the sower. The kids all seemed knackered, but I think they took at least some of it in! On Saturday we spent the day doing shopping and…

This weekend was relatively busy, things are picking up after the summer and we’re now virtually back to a full schedule. On Friday night we helped out at 21 as per usual. Then on Saturday morning we did some shopping, and then in the afternoon popped round to see Jo and David’s new flat. Then…

You may have already seen this, but this article is worth a read: 50 things that are being killed by the internet. It makes interesting and, at times, thought-provoking reading. One of the things I’ve thought about modern culture recently is that people (including myself) don’t seem to “live in the moment”. In other words,…

This weekend started off fairly normally: 21 has started again for the autumn term so we were helping out there on Friday night. On Saturday we did a bit of shopping – a Waitrose has opened up in Colchester, fairly near us, so we went there for the first time. It was incredibly busy, but…

Just thought I’d better post up a quick update on our holiday last week! We caught the train up to Edinburgh on Monday morning. The journey was straightforward, and we got into Edinburgh on time at about 1:30 PM. The flat itself was very comfortable – we were staying in a National Trust property called…

I’ve spent a fairly large sum of money over the past couple of days, without really intending to! I bought a new phone – a Samsung S5600. I wanted something which could do basic internet (i.e., view and update Google Calendar), something which could take photos, and something which could do basic emails. The S5600…

My first article in the Crossring “Mark Marathon” has been published. It is entitled “Is Jesus Calling You Today?” and may be read here. The passage is Mark 1:14-20, although I spend most of the time dealing with the first couple of verses!

This weekend we made the journey down to Somerset to see Matthew and Ellie. We started out at about 9:30 on Saturday morning, and got there without too many problems at about 2:00PM. The roads were surprisingly clear, except for the A303 by Stonehenge! On Sunday morning we went to church with them in Shepton…

Well, just when you wait for ages for a rant to come along, two come along at once! Although actually, with me you never have to wait that long for a rant to come along. The first was was inspired by a business card I found left on our doormat this afternoon. It was from…

Well, after the busyness of the past couple of weekends we had a quiet one this week! On Saturday we did a bit of shopping in the morning, and … well, didn’t do much for the rest of the day! In he afernoon Jo came round with her baby (Evie) so it was nice to…