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I went to Urbana in my role with IFES, with jobs to do and people to meet. I went with an uncanny ability to block the sound of God’s voice, to keep me from being distracted from the work I had to do. Slowly I realised this had become a reflex action in many of [...]

Came across a brilliant post by
The Simple Pastor this morning, looking back at the power of Martin Luther King’s I have a dream speech, and the hunger for a similar “visionary dreamer” for today.
It was Martin Luther King’s description of the black community being ‘an island of poverty in an ocean of material prosperity’ [...]

My sister, Hannah, has safely arrived in Zambia for her 6 month African Quest with the charity
Soapbox.
The ministries we are likely to be involved in are “St Anthony’s Children’s Village” (orphan care centre), “Eagles Wings School” and “Lifeline Zambia” (HIV/AIDS home based care project). Our studies will include Basic Christian Doctrine, African Culture and [...]

Having posted my expectations before the event, were they met? Well actually no, they were far exceeded. Having not been sure whether to attend this event or not, I am so pleased I did. Many of the questions I posed were answered at the broadest level; which is just what I was after – to [...]

So, I’m in London for an EA event called ‘digimission’. What do I expect from today?
- To see another organisation do a live broadcast using ustream, including participation from a speaker in the US.
- To consider some of the issues that should and will shape digital strategy in church and mission, and how this relates [...]

If you’re in Oswestry in the near future, check out the new book shop and cafe in the town centre. It’s called ‘booka’, and also serves amazing cakes.

This is my first blog post from my iPhone. I wonder if this means I might blog a little more often now.
If you’re reading this and waiting for the latest FF1 results, I hope to have them published later today.

A friend in the US pointed me towards the lyrics of this amazing hymn, so thought I would post them here:
Souls of men, why will ye scatter
Like a crowd of frightened sheep?
Foolish hearts, why will ye wander
From a love so true and deep?
Was there ever kinder shepherd
Half so gentle, half so sweet,
As the Saviour Who [...]

Daniel got me thinking with
his last post, and here are my thoughts…
“Thank you for being open with your position, and giving some explanation for it. As someone who is easily confused by these things, it helps solidify some of my own thinking too.
I think I would stand with you on some-most of these issues, [...]

Photos from our very wet walk around Piddington last Saturday.