Mr Andy Park according to Wikipedia is Mr Christmas. He has celebrated Christmas everyday since July 1993 and eaten 135,000 sprouts, 107,000 mince pies and sent himself over 235,000 Christmas cards. Christmas is definitely for him. Children? Many people say Christmas is for them with all the excitement around presents…Read More

I recently asked a group of young people if they could ask God anything if he / she / it did exist (I have a view on this but was trying to be open at this stage), what would you ask? These were young people who apart from one boy who I knew had an interest in faith had never shown any interest in it at all, a tough crowd…Read More

How society has changed in the past 5, 10, 15 or 20 years is a common comment, groan or exclamation whether it is because of changes in society, demographics, values, technology or lifestyles. Change is and has always been here to stay. How has your church changed in the past 5, 10, 15 or 20 years? …Read More

I was talking to someone at work about a possibly very stressful situation and I described myself as having peace about it. She said “That’s a very Christian word. You are a Christian aren’t you?” It’s good to talk. The other day I was rushing around and bumped into someone who had been on holiday. I asked “How was it?”…Read More

Before a recent outreach event I was talking to a ‘more mature’ lady from the church who was organising it. The event was happening inside the church building / sanctuary itself as opposed to the usual church hall venue for it. She did not seem happy that it was being used for something that was not a service but we talked about that. She then said…Read More

Someone I know recently suddenly really out of nowhere really out of the blue said to me “I am thinking of becoming a Christian.” He knows I am a Christian but he does not know me well. We have had a few conversations about why I am and the impact it has had on my life. But we have had no more than a few. So when he said this …Read More

Should we stay or should we go. It’s a good question, as The Clash (1980’s punk rock band – showing my age but not my taste in music) similarly sung. Their lyrics also said “if I go there will be trouble, if I stay there will be double”. That’s probably true. In a church meeting in the summer we had a discussion about…Read More

A while ago I was challenged about what topic the apostles preached most about in the book of Acts. So I did a bit of research. I was expecting Jesus and the cross to come out on top. It didn’t. Yes it was right up there but the number one, topic, the thing they talked to people the most about…Read More

“I hate preachers” is what a guy at work said to me recently.

He had asked “What are you doing at the weekend – going to church?” (He knows I do).

I had replied “Yes I am and I’m preaching this week”…

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There seems to have been a recent burst all over the media again asking is the UK still a Christian country? For example Caroline Wyatt, the BBC religious affairs correspondent has written a good article at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32722155. Surveys and statistics point to the decline…

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