Category: Emerging Church
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Bring Your Own Fire | Parables | Hell
Good to see that Pete’s iPhone app is out now – and contains a collection of parables and other writing, including the competition-winning re-working of ‘Footprints‘ that I wrote last year. He’ll be adding to it over time, so well worth getting in early and picking up a copy now. Stories are vital to all…
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The Loneliness of Eternal Youth | Peter Pan | Pirates
For those based in London or Scotland (details of run here) I highly recommend going to see the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of Peter Pan. Produced to commemorate the 150th birthday of the Scottish JM Barrie, the action is reimagined in the Victorian industry of the railways and the construction of the Forth Bridge.…
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Thoughts on a New Government
(Brown writes his letter wishing David Cameron well – from a great set of photos on his last hours here) The waiting is over. We have a new government, what some are calling the ‘ConDems’. My feelings are mixed. They range from huge disappointment and concern at the return of a Conservative administration, to relief…
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Working With The Other | Living in Coalition
I’m really excited about the new book coming out in the next few weeks, especially as the over-arching theme of engaging the other is so current. British politics has historically been about governing by majority. One party gets enough seats to be able to vote through whatever legislation it sees fit. Rebellions are uncommon; the…