tonight in the car home ‘dad’ ‘yes’ ‘you know easter’ ‘yes’ ‘when god wore scratchy branches on his head.’ ‘yes’ ‘I think that was his saddest day… ever. The day he died.’ ‘Yeah i guess so. but he came back.’ ‘yeah he came back alive.’ pause ‘dad, do you think the day he became alive [...]
2012Mon23Apr
the boy understands more than me.
Filed in church, Family, theology, thinking, Uncategorized
I am thinking of reviving the tradition of touring Youth groups in churches, making young people listen to music played backwards and then telling them it is of the devil.I remember several people coming various places and doing this for our benefit. It was bonkers. the guy (it was all men), would come with a [...]
2012Thu02Feb
#DeepImpact2012 lost feedback form.
Filed in church, thinking, Uncategorized, work, youthworkI lost my feedback form for Deep Impact 2012, the christian youthwork Conference with I recently attended. So thought I would feedback here. Limited to four points. 1 location Good venue The market place was in a good space and the big tables worked well for meals. The Food was ok. No coffee after meals [...]
Cyril 1, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus’ and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church is the main reason i celebrate Orthodox christmas. not just to get 2 christmases, oh no. he is the religious leader who looks most like Sant, therefore if he gives up his christmas and gives presents to all the children [...]
For lent this year, I am stuck. I am considering what to do. But kinda unsure Previous efforts have included Giving up crisps. Reading a book. Giving up all music I had heard before. Eating less. Giving up caffeine. Giving up alcohol. Publishing a record of my spending on the Internet. And this year I [...]
Last week we started three new events in the life of the church, A house group, a knitting group for over-60′s (primarily), and a youth space. This week’s new group is Beer’n’Bible Yeah it is a mixture of Beer and Bible. The first one is tonight at The Clydesdale Inn, Lanark, and hopefully we will [...]
oft of an evening, I read the Harvard Buisness Review, this one is from september 2008. Contained within it is a great article from Ed Catmull, Pixar Studio President, called, “How Pixar fosters Creative community.” As part of the article, he outlines some of the Pixar communities shared beliefs; – Talent is Rare – Management’s [...]
2010Fri02Jul
Solas2010 – Delightful
Filed in church, events, Family, friends, music, politics, theology, thinking, youthworksolas2010 was class you should have been there. great music, speakers, weather, activities, and fun for all the family. it was great to be a part of something like this. where sourcing affordable, local produce, sold at affordable prices, (£2 for an organic venison burger. nice!) was as important as getting the right band. Where [...]
Loved the full extract from “Marilynne Robinson: Can science solve life’s mysteries?” in saturdays Guardian. I love stuff like this. (small quote) It will be a great day in the history of science if we sometime discover a damp shadow elsewhere in the universe where a fungus has sprouted. The mere fossil trace of life [...]
2010Thu03Jun
Yesterday,
Filed in church, events, Family, shopping, small news, theology, thinking, work, youthworkI wrote a letter… It was accepted. Changes. They come in some unexpected places. You came to take us All things go, all things go To recreate us All things grow, all things grow We had our mindset (I made a lot of mistakes) All things know, all things know (I made a lot of [...]
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