a table, a kettle and a curtain
scottie reeve (who i visited when in new zealand) has written a lovely piece suggesting that all a church needs is a table, a kettle and a curtain. this is…
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July 4, 2023
the blog post i never wrote and still haven’t written
this is the eleventh of a series celebrating twenty years at cms see 1. gold | 2. emerging church | 3. blah | 4. new forms | 5. worship tricks…
December 5, 2022
mike riddell
i was so sorry to hear of mike riddell's death this weekend. it was a long time since i had seen him of course as we live on other sides…
March 27, 2022
musings from the other side of the world 5: this is my whakapapa for good or ill
[see part 1 kiwi and proud | part 2 am i in england? | part 3 smug statues and street art saints | part 4 when church collapses] every story is…
April 26, 2020
musings from the other side of the world 4: when church collapses
[see part 1 kiwi and proud | part 2 am i in england? | part 3 smug statues and street art saints] i loved this piece of street art of…
April 3, 2020
musings from the other side of the word 3: smug statues and street art saints
[see part 1 kiwi and proud and part 2 am i in england?] getting stuck in christchurch in new zealand longer than planned meant i had time to wander the…
March 29, 2020
musings from the other side of the world 2: am i in england?!
[see part 1: kiwi and proud which ended i hadn't expected to be confronted with england...] in lent, the community i am part of grace is encouraging practices of soil,…
March 23, 2020
musings from the other side of the world 1: kiwi and proud
this is the first in a series of blog posts which i have called musings from the other side of the world. i have spent a couple of weeks in…
March 20, 2020
i always knew you would come back
i am currently on a couple of months extended leave from work which is a wonderful thing to be able to do. it's fairly common in other colleges teaching theology…
March 18, 2020
if you are in wellington or anywhere else nearby in new zealand…
... harry is coming your way and performing next week on feb 3 and 4. sadly i won't be there myself!
January 28, 2016