Consistency 31 January 2012 Consistency seems to be a bit of a buzz word at the moment (at least amongst the circles I move in). Football managers talk about needing it to get results, at school we need to teach at a consistent level in order to make children progress (and to tick a few [...]
Consistancy
Consistency 31 January 2012 Consistency seems to be a bit of a buzz word at the moment (at least amongst the circles I move in). Football managers talk about needing it to get results, at school we need to teach at a consistent level in order to make children progress (and to tick a few [...]
Jesus is not the best Christmas present I’ve ever received…..
I don’t say this to be deliberately controversial, nor am I pleased about this being the case; in fact, it feels wrong saying it. I want to agree with the masses of smiling people I see and hear at church at this time of year all saying the opposite. If Jesus really is the best [...]
A Light Summer Read…
I’ve just started reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. At University I remember that some of his books were recommended reading as part of my course, and I recall a degree of indignation on my part that someone was daring to disagree with, in fact actively criticise, my faith. Yet now I think about it, [...]
Here I Am Before You
I’m not really sure what to say about this song. It was never intended to be congregational; as I sit reading the words to myself now, I see a very personal confession of a need for God which we all experience at one time or another, and I can’t imagine it ever ‘raising the roof’ [...]
Performance Management
How ridiculous is Postman Pat nowadays? He was never annoying when I was young. He delivered real letters. He wasn’t incompetent. And his most advanced piece of kit was his van. In every episode he answers his mobile with, ‘Special Delivery Service – Pat speaking’, and it’s always his boss, telling him to come and [...]
