The Ponderings of a Meandering Minister…
You’ll see below a message about signing a petition in support of the Burmese peaceful uprising. About ten years ago I was involved in a Methodist young people’s campaign for Burma, which got me interested in the plight of the country. In 1990 the military junta held elections, overwhelmingly lost, but decided to hold on … Read morePetition for Burma
I had the privilege of hearing Anthony Brown sing today in College – a fine voice, a fine man. He sang “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen”; a song I first randomly encountered in a parody of Star Wars, the name of which I can’t quite remember at the moment! But there’s something about the … Read moreNobody knows
I wrote this wee story for a service I preached at last Sunday. It’s my first trip into story-writing so JK Rowling doesn’t need to worry quite yet! _________________________________________________________ Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a young boy called Joe. Joe was an orphan, he had never met his parents … Read moreJoe and the King
We’ve been reading ‘First Bible Stories’ to Timothy and recently got to the paraphrase of Exodus 19-20: The Ten Commandments. I thought I’d post them here because they make so much sense! God spoke to Moses, and then Moses spoke to the people: “God has given us ten rules that we are to follow. They … Read moreGod’s Rules
This blog is entitled, “Random thoughts from the Edge”… and so here is a random thought that occurred to me yesterday. We often hear about ‘new wine’ – there’s a festival named New Wine, I think there’s a network of churches connected to it. The background is something Jesus said when asked about why his … Read moreOld Patches
Firstly, thanks to those of you who have sympathised with me over the previous post. Amazing that at least two of you still check my blog every now and again! Although here’s a note to self – anything that’s on the internet is, surprise surprise, public. I did a search on a phrase rattling in … Read moreNew Laptop
Last Thursday we were in a hospital, for a change. The difference this time was that it was for me! And now I’m going to tell you about it, because it seems to be a topic that isn’t often mentioned… Last Thursday I had a hernia operation. “What’s a hernia?”, I hear you ask: and … Read moreUnder the Knife
I spent the last few days at Summer Madness as part of the prayer ministry team. What a privilege to be able to bless what God was doing in the lives of so many young people and their leaders!One thing I was thinking is that we need to find ways of making praying for people … Read morePrivilege
I’ve always loved cycling, it’s one of those pleasures of life for me. So I’m a little envious of Jools, who’s doing an amazing maracycle at the moment, down the east coast of USA. It’s taken a huge amount of training and perseverence for him, we’re proud of him! You can see what he’s up … Read moreSpinning Wheels
I’ve been doing some thinking. And here’s the outcome… If I’m to lead one or more congregations in the near future they need to know that they can ask ‘Why’ I want to do something, or don’t want to do something. We need to be purpose-full in all things; being aim-less is less than helpful. … Read moreWhy?