At the end of the day, when all else is ‘stripped away’ I’m forced to ask myself important questions of identity, mission and purpose.  The truth is that God’s call on my life hasn’t altered.  My heart still aches to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell…..I’m not one content to stay within … More The last, the lost, the least!

(Sermon preached at Trinity Church, Gosforth – 23 Jan 11) “Shame! That’s forbidden! Disgraceful!  Law-breaker!  Jesus, you are just showing that you’re no better than gentile scum.  Who do you think you are?  Call yourself a Jew? Call yourself a Rabbi, do you?”   And so the accusations came hurtling towards Jesus as his disciples broke … More Lord of the Sabbath – Mark 2:23 – 3:6

One of the thing that happens when you become a part of the living body of Christ is that you inherit brothers and sisters in the Lord.  Some of them are even akin to fathers and mothers due to their maturity in the Lord and the way they nuture us, but they remain, in essence, … More Brothers, Sisters and Distant Cousins.

As is my blogging custom at this time of the year, here is a list of books I’ve read during 2010! Here goes….in no particular order….(ahem…some of these should come with a health warning!) (And in case you are interested, a link to 2009′s books: here) – Brafman, O. “The Starfish and the Spider: The … More Books 2010

As is my blogging custom at this time of the year, here is a list of books I’ve read during 2010! Here goes….in no particular order….(ahem…some of these should come with a health warning!)  (And in case you are interested, a link to 2009’s books: here)   – Brafman, O.  “The Starfish and the Spider: … More Books 2010

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a  summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads ‘This blog is on fire!’ Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog … More 2010 blog review