Balance & power

I’ve not digested this post by robbymac in full but it’s worth a read. The comment that made me think was this:
At times, those of us exploring a more missional worldview need to be brought up short with these kind of questions; the danger missional types need to be aware of is the possibility of [...]

What’s a passion?

What does it mean to follow your passion? Isn’t our passion to be Christ, and share in His heart and His passion? And if you are to follow in that “general” passion, are we really given a specific passion? Is there anywhere in scripture that supports courses that tell us that we each have a [...]

7

Isn’t 7 supposed to be the number for perfection? Not sure what that’s got to with this but it made me stop for a second…….and wonder!

Missional

LR asked me today: how would I define missional?
What would you say?

Tuscany - May trip possible?

Where did last week go?

Sleepillworksleepworkillsleepflyillworkworkworksleepillflyworksleepillworkread emailsleepread emailrugbyreply to emailtry and sort out allocations of students for lunchsleep?
Apologies. Last week was an offline week.

Confessions of Augustine

Was reading through a tiny proportion of “Confessions of St Augustine” this weekend, and came across a couple of pieces of writing that just deserve to be shared. It’s rare to find writing like this where you really have to chew on what is written and every single sentence feels like it is a piece [...]

Away

I’m away Friday through Sunday at a Navigator’s weekend away, where my wife is helping to cook and I am getting in her way. The weekend is at Whitaugh Park on the border with England, not too far from where I grew up. It’s for students and will cover relationships. Will be good to see [...]

Twelve: Book 3 of 12 finished

I finished off “An Inconvenient Truth” today, my fourth book since Christmas, and the third of my twelve books to read in 2007. I’m also half way through “The blogging church” and am planning to take “The confessions of Augustine” away this weekend.
I’ll try and blog about Al Gore’s book this weekend but it was [...]

A wonderful little street

It would be great if I walked down the street of the community next to my “church” building and walked past:- the hairdresser which was set up and run by a Jesus Follower, who spent time listening and talking to customers, a relational business whilst serving. Free cuts for the needy?
- the used bookstore staffed [...]