Screaming in the Street

I watch this with a touch of sadness. An obviously well-intentioned man. Yet, he spends his time shouting at a bunch of people who are just trying to get on with their everyday lives. Street preaching may have worked a treat in the 1800’s, even the 1920’s, before TV, before there were other ways to [...]

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Inside My Head

I usually don’t do these Blogthings, but this one was fun. Most of it is fairly accurate, I think. Spooky!!!

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion:You have medium extroversion.You’re not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party.Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences.But you also need [...]

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It’s All About Me

It’s very easy to make christianity “all about me”. This clip is obviously a parody, but it stems from reality. Church can be used as a hole-filler, to satisfy our need to be needed. Jesus can be used as an excuse for bad behaviour, and forgiveness can be an easy “out” to [...]

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Shhhh……

OK, I said I’d shut up. My apologies. I found a cool new toy today and I had to play with it.
So here it is – my very own PostSecret montage. Feeling incredibly proud of myself….
[Click here to watch - for some reason it won't embed here]
Now I shall fall silent again.

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Finally, the woman shuts up

There will be no blogging from me for a few days while I take a break with family and friends.
Yes, finally I’m shutting up for a while. “Thank God for that!” I hear you sigh.

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Living in a Bubble

I decided to do an experiment this afternoon. How many normal, real-life things could I do in a Christian way, surrounded totally by Christians, in a safe little Christian bubble?
I was amazed.
First there are Christian Midwives for birth, then there are Christian playgroups, preschool programs, Christian schools (or homeschooling if you prefer), Christian Universities and [...]

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Spiritual Detox

There is a flipside to the rant I posted yesterday. Consumer Christianity isn’t the be-all and end-all, it’s not the only way.
I went through basically what Jason Zahariades describes in his very insightful article Detoxing From Church (without having read the article). I dropped all of those religious things I was doing, and moved away [...]

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Consumer Christianity

This is a cartoon by the multi-talented NakedPastor.
I have absolutely no doubt that Christianity has become basically a consumer society.
Christian bookstores are packed from end to end with the coolest fad, the new best-selling “Christian Romance Novel”, the latest self help book, tear-jerking bookmarks and cheesy slogans emblazoned across t-shirts. I ask myself why [...]

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Reaching the Children

I have for a long while now been supporting a charity that reaches children in some of the poorest areas of the world. They are Kidslink, and the do a tremendous job under very difficult circumstances.
I run Jewellery parties at my home (and in the homes of others) to raise money and awareness for [...]

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Compassion

Luke 7:11-17
Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.
When the Lord [...]

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More from PostSecret

Just because.

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A Lack Of Bathwater

I borrowed this thought from Letters From Kamp Krusty. Not my original thought. Plagiarised. Just so you know…
I have also been accused, well probably not accused, but suggested, at least, of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I completely agree with LFKK that I certainly haven’t done that. I’ve [...]

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Shades of grey

I was always brought up in the church to believe that black is black and white is white. “God said it, I believe it, that settles it.”
It is, in essence, true to some extent. If God said it, then yes, I believe it. But the question is, did God actually say it?
So many things that [...]

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Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try…

Akin to John Lennon’s Imagine, Warren of Warren’s Whimsical Webzine has come up with a truly thought-provoking post If There Was No Such Thing.
I don’t agree with every syllable, but it has a real depth (and yet simplicity) to it, and it makes me question my own actions and motives. Which is always a [...]

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Funny Stuff!

I am continually amazed by the stuff people come up with to commercialise God.
Check out Biblezines, the New Testament dressed up as magazines.
Or how about the Jingle For Jesus Christmas Cap?
But then, of course Jesus would wear a baseball cap. He does play, after all.
Always wanted your house to smell like God? The His [...]

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Funny Stuff!

I am continually amazed by the stuff people come up with to commercialise God.
Check out Biblezines, the New Testament dressed up as magazines.
Or how about the Jingle For Jesus Christmas Cap?
But then, of course Jesus would wear a baseball cap. He does play, after all.
Always wanted your house to smell like God? The His [...]

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Secrets

I have been reading PostSecret for ages.
I know it seems a little like voyeurism, but that’s not my purpose behind reading it. These postcards remind me that everybody I come across has a story, a secret. It makes me tread more gently and be more careful with what I [...]

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Grace

“What once was hurtWhat once was frictionWhat left a markNo longer stingsBecause grace makes beautyOut of ugly things”
That’s an excerpt of a song by U2 called Grace. It perfectly describes the grace that has been extended to me. What would have left a mark in my life, what would have dirtied me and [...]

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