Nefyn Mission 2007

I got back on Saturday from two weeks of sun, sea and frantic activity running activities and seeking to share God’s big story of redemption with young people in Nefyn! A team of around 40 people put together a busy programme of games, Bible studies, “beach specials” and so on. I had a great time […]

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Where is the kingdom?

Wisdom has to work in secret, whispering her words, moving like a spy through the humble places of the world, while the courts and palaces are occupied by her enemies…– The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman Wouldn’t we all go to a church that believes in ordinary fools and ragamuffins and whose gospel is actually good […]

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Stop shopping… or else?

I’ve read some thought-provoking articles on consumerism recently. One was in The Observer – Stop shopping… or the planet goes pop: ‘Many big ideas have struggled over the centuries to dominate the planet,’ begins the argument by Jonathon Porritt, government adviser and all-round environmental guru.’Fascism. Communism. Democracy. Religion. But only one has achieved total supremacy. […]

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Feeling considerably better today. Yesterday evening I wrote a bit of explanation about my earlier post… I scared myself today. While in the library this morning, I had a look at abook. I don’t remember the title, but it caught my eye because it was about oneof the many things that are wrong in this […]

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Current status: annoyed

At the moment, I’m feeling down, and frustrated at how the world and society and people and life is just so messed up in so many ways, and how it’s so hard to be different or to make a difference, and so many people just don’t care or have despaired of doing anything… and gah! […]

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