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A poem for Adoption Sunday

Not flesh of my flesh Not bone of my bone But still miraculous, My own Never forget For a single minute That you not being from my loins Has made me into a different kind of man And a changed … Continue reading

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Ground control to planet teenager

So, well I occasionally get to visit planet teenager. I am on planet adult or as inhabitants of planet teenager might call it planet different. It is sometimes known as planet retro for those fleeting moments that it becomes cool. … Continue reading

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The Planet Teenager

I am a parent of a teenager. I am currently on a course for parents of teenagers. Let me be clear my teenager and I love each other in a dad/lad sort of way. You might be forgiven for thinking … Continue reading

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Tobacco Experience

I found myself having to buy tobacco recently. It was an interesting experience. I had never actually stood at a newsagents counter and asked for tobacco before. I am convinced I perspired profusely as I did so, conscious of everyone … Continue reading

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Cwrs Iesu?

Cwrs Wlpan and its follow on course are an effective way of teaching Welsh. I have just begun Cwrs Pellach. Pob Dydd Wener, dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg y Prifysgol Bangor. Cwrs Wlpan is built upon the same principles that ensured … Continue reading

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I am an evangelical, I am

I am an evangelical, I am An evangelical is meant to be be a person of good news, who knows what it means to be embraced by God and longs to do the same to all, without hesitation. An evangelical … Continue reading

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Church Traditions: have they disappeared?

I mean by Church traditions what I might have meant by churchmanship many years ago. I am extraordinarily inclusive when it comes to church traditions, except I have never been a liberal or understood liberalism. It does not seem to … Continue reading

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Door to Door: easy evangelism

‘It is the bread and butter of evangelistic work’ was a phrase often found on the lips of a London City Missioner referring to door to door evangelism. It is the simple practice of just knocking unannounced on someone’s door … Continue reading

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The first Open Air preach

TOWER HILL, October 1986. I gathered with experienced missioners and young Evangelists to take part in my first ever Open Air evangelistic event, in the surrounds of the Tower of London, the place which had seen the execution of many … Continue reading

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My preaching was suspect too

It was in 1986, so forgive me if I have forgotten exactly what I said. It was in Bermondsey, in the London City Mission Hall. The missioner, Terry Bedlow, would have been there and my two evangelist colleagues, David Mouncer … Continue reading

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