When I was a lad, between the ages of around 8 to around 14, I used to be dragged across the Scottish border into Northumberland to go on holiday.  Might seem nothing to you, nor even to me, but back in those days it was MILES AWAY!  We couldn’t afford the petrol to go further! … More Chased by the Lindisfarne Goose

I enjoyed an evening out with some of the men from Trinity down on the Tyne followed by a lovely meal. I was there just as an extra occasional ‘hanger on’ to that particular men’s LifeGroup who occasionally organise the odd trip and meal out. After looking at some old Victorian steam powered Accumulator tower … More Small Boat, Big Sea

So, on holiday I had plenty of time to read a couple of books which was fantastic.  I’m doing a lot of reading around monastic spirituality and I’m really benefiting a lot personally by shaping my days with a rhythm of work, prayer and mission.  Its not perfect, family life isn’t always easy to predict, … More Call of the Wild Goose

Having been discipled in the Salvationist tradition, extempore prayer was the pattern.  We were taught, encouraged to make up our own prayers.  That is great….more than that, there was a culture of ‘praying out loud’ so that made connecting with others in prayer a bit easier.  There is also a good ‘spiritual warfare/intercession’ gene in … More Prayers of a Turasaiche

I’m so grateful, after a busy lead up to Easter, to be having a couple of weeks holiday.  I feel so in need of it.  Yes, on the one hand, Trinity provides a challenge to anyone who’d seek to give leadership to it, but on the other hand its always more of a challenge to … More Holy-Days