A picture speaks a thousand words
Well, twenty anyway – according to Wordle, this is how Random Moos can be portrayed in 20 words…
Hallelujah
The X Factor final has just reached its conclusion for another year, and a star is born… Well done Alexandra! But the star over the next week will be the single that Simon Cowell wants you to buy to make it number one – Hallelujah, originally by Jeff Buckley [note: oops, just discovered it’s a … Read moreHallelujah
Slip of the Tongue
Gordon Brown made a mistake during Prime Minister’s Questions today. And David Cameron made as much out of it as possible. See what I’m talking about here. It caught my attention to the point where I sent an e-mail to David Cameron. Here it is: Dear Mr. Cameron, While the Prime Minister today made a … Read moreSlip of the Tongue
Two-Year-Old Nativity
I was just driving Timothy home from the last night of our town-wide Alpha Course finale. He’d had a great time running around at the back of the room but was gradually becoming just a little tooo distracting 🙂 As we started to pull out of the car park he said (in his best almost-two … Read moreTwo-Year-Old Nativity
Noticing the Grace
I’ve been inspired by these folks (via David’s blog – see right) to be attentive to the notes of Grace displayed throughout Creation during this Advent season. So let’s begin – on my way home tonight I heard Coldplay’s new single. The first verse is: Just because I’m losingDoesn’t mean I’m lost;Doesn’t mean I’ll stop;Doesn’t … Read moreNoticing the Grace
Feed
A rather boring message, but I had gathered from a few friends that the feed for this blog wasn’t working – they thought the last time I had posted was several months ago. Turns out, I moved to ‘Feedburner’ but didn’t type in the address correctly in Settings for anyone using the previous feed address. … Read moreFeed
Reality of Psalm 100
This post comes with a warning – perhaps I’m being harsh! But in my continued thoughts on Psalm 100 last week a parody – or reality? – came into being… “Mumble with a faint glow of smugness about the Lord, all you who could be bothered to attend tonight.Give a little to God, grudgingly; sing … Read moreReality of Psalm 100
What Worship Could Be
I’m preparing a sermon on Psalm 100, and in so doing have been reminded of what worship could be (as opposed to what it so often is, as described recently by Mr. Campton!). So picture this, worship in the style of Psalm 100: I imagine a vibrant, warm, energetic crowd of people, tumbling into the … Read moreWhat Worship Could Be
Gran
One of my Grannies died last month, and we miss her muchly. At her thanksgiving service – which was a beautifully powerful offering of worship – I said a few words, which I share now with you… “Gran’s been telling me I’d make a ‘great little minister’ for decades now. I’m not sure about ‘great’… … Read moreGran
Collared!
Weird, weird, weird. Those of you who have been tracking my progress through Edgehill knew this moment had to come at some point (a little earlier than for Jools, who had to abandon his flipflops, poor thing)… The time arrived in July when I put on the clerical shirt and collar in public for the … Read moreCollared!