After spending a numbers of years working in evangelism and training around the world I returned to my home country in 2009. I returned in part because Carl Beech, leader of Christian Vision for Men (CVM), asked me to come back and work for the organisation. Having seen a little of evangelism in overseas countries I was keen to stuck …
Peter Hitchens: Is it possible to have a Moral Code without God?
Matthew Stadlen asks Peter Hitchens a few questions in the BBC’s Five Minutes programme. MS: “Do you think it’s possible to have a viable moral code without God?” PH: “No.” MS: “Explain to me why you think that.” PH: “Well, anybody can have a moral code but unless it originates from some power of source that you can’t control you’ll …
Eye Catchers – August 3rd
Bits and bobs from around the web this week: Apple Media Event All But Confirmed for September 12th, iPhone Launch Likely Here comes the next iPhone. London2012 Opening Ceremony: The power and the might The London 2012 Summer Olympic games get underway Q & A: Os Guinness on What Freedom in the Balance Looks Like My friend Os Guinness taking …
London2012 Opening Ceremony: The power and the might
There were the scoffers, the doubters, the haters, and the wish-it-were-us-ers. There was the expectation, the hope, the promise, and the collective big breath. There were roles for Boris, Beckham, Cameron, and a cumbersome cameo for a chap called Romney. And then, on Friday 27th July at 9pm, the questions were answered and the negative comments rebutted. London 2012 opened …
Eye Catchers July 27th
In the absence of anything new on the blog this week please enjoy these links that have caught my eye: The “It” Factor Every Relationship Needs What are you prepared to do to make things successful? I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why. “Grammar signifies more than just a person’s ability to remember high school English.” Interesting …
Eye Catchers – July 20th
Here are some of the things that have caught my eye this week from around the web: How The Gospel Changes Our Apologetics, Part I Tim Keller dealing brilliantly with the biblical basis for apologetics. One of the best answers to ‘Why apologetics?’ I’ve found. Communion on the Moon: The Religious Experience in Space ht Micah Ruelle An interesting look at …
Amazon Links
From time to time I like to write about books that I have read. When I write a review I try to include links to these resources online. I primarily use Amazon because I like their service and they offer commission on sales. Running a website has some costs involved, one of the ways I can mitigate these costs is …
The Key To Frustration Is Unmet Expectation
I am about to start something new in Oxford, and for it to work it is going to need a great team. Now, two things I have learnt about starting new teams are: Always build a team around people you can BBQ with Deal with expectations early These two principles have stood me well as I have worked in, and …
The Defining Decade: Why your twenties matter and how to make the most of them now
I’ll level with you. Until a couple of years ago I wouldn’t have picked up this book. Psychology? Pah. Man up. The older I get the more I narrow minded I realise I must have been and realise just how much grace I’ve been given by people around me! I don’t know how the process of softening rock-hard judgements begins …
Chariots of Fire: back on the big screen
Chariots of Fire is being re-released by 20th Century Fox this summer, in time for the Olympics taking place in London. If you haven’t seen it, 1) where have you been? and 2) it’s worth it; go see it. And of course, if you have seen it, it’s well worth watching again. It will get you in the mood for …