Watching the passing scenery from the moving train I see the old building with it’s tall slender spire. Its seems to be far from the nearest community. Seeing it’s isolation I wonder what good its does. Even as the question comes into my mind, the answer comes too. I see the manse near the church [...]
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A lone church building stands in a sea of fields
Posted: 19th March 2012 by graham in Church, Culture, My life, preach_it!1
The Evangelical Alliance had noticed that there were unity groups in various towns and cities across the UK, many of which seems to have started spontaneously about the same time. The EA decided to try and pull together people from as many of them as possible the the Gather conference last week. So four of [...]
I was mentioned in York Press on Saturday
Posted: 4th February 2012 by graham in Church, My life, news_commentThere has been outrage by some groups over what they claim Sentamu, Archbishop of York was supposed to have said about homosexual marriage. So far in the media I have heard him being misquoted outrageously, which is odd as these journalists must have read what he actually said. I read the full text of his [...]
How to resolve conflict in churches
Posted: 30th January 2012 by graham in Church, church culture, smileConflict within the leadership teams of churches can do great damage, and reconciliation is not always easy to achieve. This is how the situation was resolved in one church overseas. Could this be a solution in churches in the UK? See here for link.
The Xmas story as it would have been if they had had Facebook when Jesus was born
Posted: 8th December 2011 by graham in Church, preach_it!This is worth watching. Ignitermedia have done well to have encapsulated the story into such a short time span. Not quite as clever as the Easter one but still very well done. I like it.
Christ was born sometime between 7BC and 1 BC. During this period, the Roman Empire was enjoying a time of unparalleled peace and prosperity. Augustus Caesar, the Roman emperor, had begun to recall many of his troops from outlying provinces starting in 7 BC and releasing them from duty. In the year 2 BC Rome [...]
Some Christians think Mormons are Christians
Posted: 28th October 2011 by graham in Church, Culture, preach_it!As an ex Mormon I have been interested in the rise of Mit Romney and especially how the USA’s international reputation may be harmed if they elected a Mormon as President. A friend sent me details of an interview on Fox TV of a few years back between Joel Osteen and the host of the [...]