Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words.Harlan Miller When a group of professional people asked a group of 4-to-8-year olds, ‘What does love mean?’ one replied, ‘Love is what’s in the room with…
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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…
“Our Scriptures, confessions, and creeds are all very public, out in the open. Anyone can easily learn what it is supposed to mean to be a Christian. Our Bible is open to public examination; so is the church’s life. That is our problem. People can read what our Scriptures say, and they can see how Christians live. The gulf between…
Back in the days when the typical household only had one TV, and family viewing was encouraged, I used to find myself watching programmes selected by others in my family. With an an older sister and a younger brother, I guess that at least added a little variety to my viewing. I don’t vividly remember any arguments about what we…
I’ve very bad at reading. I don’t mean as a skill – I can read perfectly well – it’s just “not my thing”. But reading isn’t something I’m passionate about, and in fact I really have to work myself up to doing it at all (not a great situation when embarking on a course of study). The biggest problem I…
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…
“I think humans were designed to help each other, and when that’s all we do, we’re happy.” – Dave Winer Discuss…
I can’t believe it’s two years to the day since I heard about the death of Mike Yaconelli. I remember reading about it during my lunchbreak at work and it stopped me in my tracks. I never met him, never even heard him speak, but had been inspired by him through the books I’d read.Purely coincidentally, this morning I was…
ChangeThis recently posted a manifesto entitled “The Youth of Today” which is a must-read for those interested in or involved with young people and youth culture. It was written by “DK”, the founder of PhatGnat, an organisation which “creates opportunities for brands and companies to engage and communicate with young people whilst supporting community and youth-orientated initiatives through specific and…