It is not often one can say that it was a priviledge to go to a funeral but this is one such occasion.Alec was a Deacon and Treasurer at the first Baptist Church I attended. My time at Kenilworth Baptist Church continues to have an enormous influence on me; it was there I first felt... Continue Reading →
Coed-y-Llwyn at Easter
It may be a week ago now but we had a good few days away after Easter staying at Coed-y-Llwyn in the caravan. North Wales is something of a mystery to us, unless we came to live in North West England we hadn't visited often. This is a part of Wales where you are aware... Continue Reading →
What every church should know about their minister
My week has been busy preparing services for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Since Christmas we have been working our way through Luke’s gospel; we started in advent and have now come to the closing chapters. One thing that struck me afresh is how, particularly in events surrounding the last supper (Luke 22),... Continue Reading →
Loving God with heart, soul, mind and practice
It was my turn to post something at Hopeful Imagination. The following wasn't exactly what I was asked to do (write about a book that has had a significant influence on you) but is what I posted. The book is available from amazon (here). Gazing at my bookshelves looking for the book that has influenced... Continue Reading →
Mothering Sunday video clip
For everyone at PBC who asked where we got the video clip from.
Baptist Union Council 2
Council draws to a close till later in the year. This council has spent a fair amount of time doing things that, whilst important, don't really get me excited... I mean I'm sure that the listed buildings exemption scheme is necessary (and matters a great deal if you are in a church which has listed... Continue Reading →
Baptist Union Council
Whilst blogging at an event can be a dangerous thing two things have struck me during the first day.The first comes from an interesting conversation in the bar about weakness. Jesus incarnation, ministry and death are an embodiment of weakness "he did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing,... Continue Reading →
Good worship songs 2
There seem to be a lot of bloggers commenting on the paucity of good worship songs at present; consider John Stackhouse's harsh comments about Chris Tomlin, Ben Myerson hymn writers and Steve Holmesirenic tour of some lowlights from previous generations. I’m sure that there are positive contributions to be made to the debate but in the... Continue Reading →
Governance, management and church
Various changes in the church here and the need for charity registration raise the question of what is the distinction between governance and management, and how should that be understood in a local baptist church. [At its simplest governance focuses on doing the right things and management focuses on doing things right.] Some will... Continue Reading →
What is preaching?
I guess I typically preach about forty sermons a year and sermon preparation is part of my weekly routine. However, occasionally a passage comes along which brings home some of the key questions that preachers face but often remain in the background. This week, I’m preaching on Luke 17:20-37, as part of our sermon series in... Continue Reading →
Distinct Reflections 