‘I Hate Being a Christian’

Editorial: This is something I encountered some time ago, I thought it worth posting here. I wonder if anyone else has felt the same way – and been honest enough to admit it? He looked at me with a sort of sheepish grin as he said it. He knew how it sounded, he’d been a […]

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No Regrets!

I came across this video clip a couple of months ago. It’s one of the last recordings made by Johnny Cash before he died. In the song he looks over his life and describes the pain he has caused – to himself and others. It’s raw, open and honest; its a song of regret – […]

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Not Enough Workers…

I often hear how we live in a post-Christian world, where Church attendance is in general decline (with some exceptions) and God and Jesus are not really on anybody’s radar. It’s certainly true that the game has changed and Christians need to respond. But Jesus said ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few…’ […]

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A night at The Bloke

Last night I went to a men’s event called ‘The Bloke’ at Riverview Church. The whole night was dedicated to all things male; complete with drag racers, bikes, a bucking bronco and live bands. The event is staged about 3 times a year by the church with the aim of specifically having contact with men […]

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What the…!

I have never in my life done a blog. I’m 46 years old, married with 2 kids and forever thinking that blogging, twittering, face-booking (is that even a word?) was a young mugs game. Not anymore! Time for this balding, grey haired, what-the-hell-is-a-metorsexual-anyway bloke to join the ranting, speculating, conspiracy-theory-loving, opinionated, often heartfelt, sometimes clueless, […]

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