“More than 1 billion people worldwide are burdened with the ravages of Youth, and approximately one out of every one person will suffer the symptoms of Youth at some point in their life. But the crushing effects of Youth extend well beyond just the afflicted: teachers are driven to the brink of insanity, old people endure the indignity of having…
I’ve been in the fortunate position of being a youth leader to the same group of young people from the age of 10 to 20-somethings. Obviously the group membership has changed along the way, but the core of the group has remained. In the last two years, the core of the group has moved on to University and the task…
As commented upon by a number of people on Tuesday I haven’t been doing a very good job of keeping this site updated. Not only has the site been light on content, but also light on news. So here’s a much needed update in note form.Filling out – I need to exercise more and eat a little less, but that’s…
On Tuesday I attended the Kenda Creasy Dean day conference at the Oxford Centre for Youth Ministry. It was a fantastic day (except for the roadworks outside the Park and Ride) and I can’t wait until I find the time to read through Kenda’s three books properly instead of simply dipping into them. As I left CYM I found a…
We’ve recently had a new youth group making use of the Church Centre on Friday evenings. The group is for young people with learning difficulties/mental handicaps and they have been together for some time, but the leadership has recently changed along with the venue. The management of the group has now been taken on by the CrossLinks Centre, and a…
I know I’m getting old. I can feel it in my bones and I can tell by the increasing number of grey hairs I find.But the final straw came yesterday. It snowed in Milton Keynes, quite heavily at times, and for the first time in ages it settled. My first urge was not to go an build a snowman, or…
Nuff said…Head over to Savage Chickens for more of the same…
I have a confession to make: I’m addicted to buying t-shirts from Threadless. This won’t come as a surprise to my friends and colleagues, but I felt it was worth sharing with my [two] readers ;o)Some of the t-shirt designs are simply bizarre, some reflect elements of my faith, others are just selected because I like the colours or the…
Jordon Cooper points out the prequel to Led Zepplin’s famous song:
I didn’t sleep well last night, and whilst flicking through the channels trying to find something dull to send me into a deep slumber I discovered the penultimate episode of Beyond Boundaries on BBC2. The series follows… “eleven people about to make history, attempting a journey that’s never been done before. None of them have expedition experience, but halfway round…
After I referred to Adrian Plass’ poem “Heavenly Playground” in the service I led on Sunday, a few people asked if I had a copy of it. I’m including it here for reference – hope Mr. Plass doesn’t object. Oh God, I’m not anxious to snuff it,but when the Grim Reaper reaps me,I’ll try to rely onmy vision of Zion,I…