It’s All About Winning

Read the full article on the Demolition Squad blog. There was something very satisfactory about watching the Lions blow away the Barbarians in Hong Kong this afternoon. It was an encouraging start to the forthcoming tour of Australia and I think it has provoked a few headaches both for the Lions selectors as well as Aussie defence coaches. The victory has settled …

Our Strength and Our Shield: Psalm 28

Psalm 28 1. To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit. 2. Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.  3. Do not drag me …

The King of Glory: Psalm 24

Sojourners In Our Own Land 1. The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2. for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Have you ever felt like you just don’t fit in to a place? As children of God our true home is not in this world. But …

Before The Throne of God Above

As part of our daily devotional series at Latimer Minster we’re exploring a ‘Hymn of the Week’. This week I had the opportunity to reflect on one of my favourite hymns, The Advocate (Before The Throne of God Above) by Charitie Lees Smith. I love declarative hymns. Hymns that sing of the wonderful attributes of God, which I can enthusiastically endorse …

You simply cannot argue anyone into the Kingdom of God, can you?

This post is a Demolition Squad post for CVM. Read the whole article here. We are a confusing country to many looking on from the outside. Our football pitches are measured in yards and our rugby fields in metres. We take our beer in pints and our petrol in litres. (Yet we measure vehicle efficiency in miles per (Imperial) gallon …

Three Lessons in Leadership from the Greatest Manager of All Time

BBC News: Sir Alex Ferguson to retire as Manchester United manager Is it because he is Scottish (born in the same hospital as my little sister) that I experience this retirement with heightened emotion? Was it his passion? Was it his longevity? Was it his knack to spot and nurture talent? Was it his constant drive to produce excellence? Was …

2012: A Review

As if all of a sudden, the church bells across the little village began to ring out in the cold, dark night. They were heralding in the new year and at the same time marking the passing of the year gone by. 2012 was a year of completion and of new beginnings for me. From an initial nudge towards Oxford …

Bath University Christian Union House Party

Jonathan Sherwin at Bath University Christian Union House Party 2012

Last weekend I had the privilege of visiting Bath University Christian Union at their House Party just outside of Cardiff, Wales. We had a fantastic time, with talks from Simon Edwards and myself, engaging with apologetics and evangelism training before their Mission Week Apologetics Training Christian university students are often faced with tough questions about their faith. These questions may …

Launching Missional Community: Latimers Oxford

Latimers Oxford

In February last year, whilst visiting Oxford for the day, I paused for coffee at G&D’s with a friend. Over the light chit-chat my friend, Tom, found out that I was leaving my job to study full time. “Why not come and study in Oxford?” he asked. And so, in October I found myself in Oxford starting the one-year programme …

Facebook Isn’t The Problem, People Are

If you have used Facebook for any amount of time it is possible you may have experienced some, erm, unhelpful emotions as a result of seeing everyone’s fabulous lives played out before your eyes. Those holiday pics, the oh-so-perfect-marriage, the new job/house/car etc. All those status updates can leave you feeling just a little bit left out, a teeny bit …