So, this weekend Philippa and I went all the way to Milton Keynes (well, actually to Newport Pagnell – just outside MK) for the 9:38 Annual Conference. This is a conference which is geared towards people who are considering full-time Christian work, and had a variety of useful seminars and talks designed to help people…

After the busyness of the past month or so, we thought it would be a good idea to have a quieter weekend this time round! On Friday evening we had AJ and Jen (some friends from Fordham Church) round for dinner. It was a really nice evening, we did a curry and I think it…

“There’s more evil in the charts than an Al-Qaeda suggestion box” — Bill Bailey, ‘Part Troll’ I can confirm that this is, in fact, completely true. I’ve just listened through Now 70, and the second half of the second CD was actually painful for me to listen to. It’s just so vapid, so devoid of…

I had a rather nice weekend, although unfortunately Phil was away at a hen weekend (I should point out that Phil being away had nothing to do with me having a nice weekend!) On Friday night I went to Rollerworld and Quasar with 21. I didn’t actually skate, but I think all the kids did…

I’m ashamed to admit it, but… I’ve started learning to play “Stairway to Heaven” on the guitar. Just the intro bit. I tried it not long after I’d started learning, but I couldn’t manage it! Now I’ve been playing a bit longer, I think my fingers are a bit more nimble so it’s a little…

I’m talking about weddings, of course! Last Saturday was Andy B and Helen’s wedding, which was held at St Osyth Parish Church. We managed to get there in good time (it doesn’t take very long from Colchester). It was a beautiful day, Andy and Helen were really lucky! Anyway, the service itself was lovely –…

Don’t ask me why, but this cartoon made me laugh like a Hyena on laughing gas. (Yeah, crap metaphor, but what you gonna do?). (Note: the cartoon doesn’t display properly with the current blog design, it gets truncated, so you’ll have to click the link above to see the full version)

Just wanted to say, I’ve booked some tickets for me and Phil to go and see Keane at the O2 on 13th February next year! In internet terminology, “w00t” 🙂 I’ve been wanting to see them live for ages now, “Under the Iron Sea” is probably one of my favourite albums ever, and the new…

We had a quieter weekend this time round! On Friday evening were at ’21’, where I was doing the talk (on Grace). It seemed to go pretty well, Grace is a very big subject but I hope that the kids understand it a bit better now 🙂 On Saturday we did the usual shopping in…

Ok, this is probably one of the most random articles I’ve read in a long time. So strange, in fact, that it’s virtually like something out of “The Beast with a Billion Backs” (the latest Futurama offering, in case you didn’t know). I should say, before I start, that I do realise this is an…