The empty chair
As a rule I am not into attractional church models. I don’t like the idea of a worship band that are so bothered about what they look like that it…
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The way you walk
Earlier today a young guy overtook me on the pavement. He had a shaved head and tracksuit and would have looked quite menacing – except that he had a huge…
Facts to make you go wow!
Have you ever considered the sheer amazingness around you and under your feet? Sometimes we need to think about how incredible God is, based purely on the evidence. Check these…
30 things you may not know
I read recently that a blog is merely ‘graffiti with punctuation.’ In this spirit, I offer these random thoughts and observations from the past few days: 1. A twin given…
The blurring of reality
Is it me, or has the line between cool and uncool got very much thinner recently? One of my brothers is a fashion journalist and some of the things he…
Naked Truth
As some of you know, Jon and I have recently been involved with the foundation of a new charity to open people’s eyes to the level of Pornography in our…
Prayer Storm update
Oh my word! Prayer storm was EPIC with a capital…E… well, all of those letters. I am totally exhausted but in the best way. It felt as though we really…
Off the rails
This morning I was playing trains with Esther. In a mammoth clear-out yesterday I unearthed an old train set that the boys had when they were small. Esther was delighted…
Why Roast chicken = no cold turkey
This week I read a fascinating (and frankly rather scary) set of research data haling from the US about what happens when children don’t sit down to eat regularly with…
AMAZING CAKES
I love the BBC. Not simply because it pays my husband’s wages. But for chocolate reasons too. I have never put a recipe up here before. It’s wasn’t that kind…