On Saturday, Mrs Mabbsonsea and I took our daughter and her friends ten-pin bowling. Three things made me sad (apart from Mrs M getting a higher score than me): – There was a DJ and the music was so loud that you had to shout. – The girls were on their mobile phones all theContinue reading “Connecting through disconnecting”
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Cleansing the temple
On Sunday morning, the bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand, was interviewed on the radio. She was talking about the cathedral there, which was so badly damaged in the earthquake that it’s not going to be feasible to rebuild it. People in Christchurch are heartbroken by this, as the cathedral was an iconic landmark and consideredContinue reading “Cleansing the temple”
Gaining the world, leaving your soul in the woods.
On Saturday we drove up the A23 to visit my sister and her family in Croydon. Just before the motorway starts, there is a piece of dual carriageway that winds a little as it climbs a steep hill. Until recently, the road went through mature woodland. Now it goes through a barren landscape of treeContinue reading “Gaining the world, leaving your soul in the woods.”
Psalms with a flourish
Last week I went on a Biblical Studies Break at Sarum College, Salisbury. Stephen Dawes led four days of study of the book of Psalms. I love the Old Testament. I came away with lots to think about God, life, the universe, and so forth. Here are a few starting points: God’s call to AbramContinue reading “Psalms with a flourish”
Meat Is Murder
I was preaching on 1 Corinthians 8 on Sunday – about meat sacrificed to idols. Not really a live issue for me or the good people of Hove, but I took the line that thinking about others is a live issue – especially those who are vulnerable. I dealt with it along the lines ofContinue reading “Meat Is Murder”
What made me start a blog
My 16 year old son is very irritating. He sits in the kitchen with the radio on, and as soon as one song finishes, he flicks to another station. He doesn’t like listening to the presenters or adverts, and he is quite fussy about the songs he is prepared to listen to. I think theContinue reading “What made me start a blog”
