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tipi raising

three years on and our tipi rope had worn out and the canvas needed cleaning and waterproofing. so jen and i took the tipi down – it collapsed into what looked like...

keep up grandad!

had the granddaughters staying sat night. as ever was fun hanging out. on sunday we did junior parkrun in ealing which is 2k. i was told by flo (aged 9) i would be left...

pesto

i had a very successful crop of basil in the greenhouse this year so made some pesto which went nicely with homemade foccacia (of course)…...

thankyou walter brueggemann

walter bruegemann has died aged 92, i found his work incredibly inspiring. the trilogy on imagination – prophetic imagination, hopeful imagination and postmodern...

roma

i was in rome for the weekend on a conference at the invitation of street psalms. street psalms are similar to what we do – an order who network, encourage and free...

keep putting yourself in the way of it

there’s an attitudinal shift towards christianity in under 35s in britain. at least that is what lamorna ash says in her wonderful book don’t forget...

pioneer training – time to sign up

we have some open days coming up at cms in may, june, july for the various training options to study at cms. do come along and find out more. there is also a free webinar...

forging a knife

so i made a kitchen knife! jenny gave me a christmas present of a two day course at boneyard. i had no idea what to expect really. but it was brilliantly done –...

reconnecting with friends in germany

it was fun to be at my first kirchentag, a festival of the protestant church in germany that happens every couple of years in a different city. a lot took place at the...