"There is no i in team" is a well known phrase, commonly, but not exclusively, used by the person in charge who wants to impose his views on others. There is one way to organise a team: Everybody gets to do every job, and there is a rota. Everyone gets a share of the good and …
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Off to church and a couple of old cyclists.
A busy weekend at least for the humans. Saturday: After lunch the humans popped down the church, two of their friends, were having a service renewing their wedding vows. Then off to Dewsbury, where there was a free outdoor show (the best sort) The story of the rivalry of two Italian cyclists in an overhead …
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My son the musician (part 2)
Here is the gig from the last blog. My son Matthew accompanying Lisa Jayne in the dress rehearsal for playing at Spring Harvest, Skegness this next Wednesday. I say dress rehearsal, but of course it isn't, but what do you call it when they are not in the clothes they will be performing in? Undressed …
My son the musician.
My son Matthew is going to Spring Harvest - as a musician. He will be playing bass with Lisa Jayne a week today at Skegness. Here's what he said recently on Facebook: Hey guys. This week I have the privelage of playing bass for the amazingly tallented Lisa Hoyle. We would love it if you …
The “Celebrate” rule of church music
A long time ago my eldest daughter said something profound* that stuck in my mind. I say a long time ago, it was sometime in the late '90s and we were in church after the service had finished. She was then in her early teens. What she said was about music: "I prefer new songs …
What is theology for?
There is talk in the church about how we should treat homosexuals, again. Or maybe it has never gone away. The traditional stance was that any homosexual activity is always wrong, and for a long time society said the same thing. But society is changing. These days psychologists and sociologists say that homosexual behaviour is …
Believe the impossible
The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. And he said to …
Atheism (again)
The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable. — Brennan Manning. This ties in very well with what our church, Holy Trinity Huddersfield, has been doing this Lent. The focus of the …
Why the devil has all the best tunes.
The Holy Spirit was present, and involved in, the creation of the world. So if Christian artists, including musicians, are inspired by the Spirit how come so little of it is innovative? Is it the fault of the musicians and singers or the fault of the audience? I think it is the latter, Christian audiences …
A message to the liberals.
Thanks. Thank you for challenging my faith. Especially with regard to John's Gospel. I'm one of those fairly conservative evangelical sort of guys, with a sort of charismatic twist, and a leaning towards catholic techniques of meditation, such as Lectio Divina. Normally when I hear what liberal Christians say it makes me think, and normally …
