Thoughts

Mary’s Hopes & Dreams for 2012 [#HD12]

My hopes & dreams, and also some challenges, for 2012.

Neil’s Hopes & Dreams for 2012 [#HD12]

My hopes & dreams, and also some challenges, for 2012.

Shock as Jesus found outside a church

By now, I’m sure many of you will have seen news about the Occupy London Stock Exchange protests that started this weekend. I’m not going to get into the rights and wrongs of capitalism here, but I just thought I’d share a couple of things with you that really grabbed my attention.

This Kingdom

A very powerful video looking at the Kingdom of God, and how it fits into the reality of our day to day lives.

Isn’t This What Religion Should Look Like?

Firstly, Muslims defended Coptic Christians as they celebrated Coptic Christmas.

Then yesterday it emerged that Christians had been defending Muslims as they prayed in Tahrir Square, leading to this powerful image.

Questions For God

Matthew Paul Turner wrote a letter about questions for God, which was then made into the following video. It’s an incredibly honest look at the subject…

How To Start A Movement

I recently came across this short video from TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design). Although it’s a talk from ‘secular’ society, I think it has a very powerful message for the church too. We need to work together as a body if we want to see a movement start up.

Marriage

I was fortunate enough to be asked to walk a couple through their wedding day. They were getting married down south, and wanted to stay ahead of the game with what was going to happen…

How To Get Into Heaven

A man dies and meets Peter at the Pearly Gates. Peter says to the man, “Here’s how it works. You need to have one hundred points to get into heaven. You tell me about all…

Holy Holidays

With the summer holidays fast approaching, you may find the text below of interest. It’s from an article published on the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity website, which looks at the biblical view on holidays….