Men need adventure, challenge and risk – but these things are often discouraged in church. Although our official mission is one of adventure, the actual mission of most churches is making people feel safe and secure.
We recently held our first CVM/New Wine Men’s Day “Iron Sharpens Iron”. Here’s a quick 2 minute snapshot of what happened. The next event will be in Manchester on Sat 21 Jan 2012.
Chelsea lost further ground on league-leaders Manchester City as Liverpool inflicted their third league defeat in four games. Glen Johnson’s 87th minute winner won it for the visitors after Daniel Sturridge had cancelled out Maxi Rodriguez’s first-half opener.
It was Monday night and the queue started at 930pm. People were already gathering, excited, anticipating, literally sweating to get what they came for. And what they came for was a video game. Tuesday 8th November saw the release of one of the most anticipated video games of our life time, Call of Duty: Modern […]
Stubbington, near Portsmouth, was recently CVM’s port of call for yet another fun-filled, packed out Regional Day. The night before a Regional Day, the team usually stays in a Travel Inn close by to chill out, eat food and frequent a local pub. This evening was no exception. What followed a good meal of ribs […]
England’s Footballers were boosted in their preparations for next summer’s European Championship with a 1-0 friendly victory over defending champions and World Cup holders Spain at Wembley. Spain dominated but could not break through and stand-in captain Frank Lampard’s 49th-minute header from close range proved decisive. Wales also had a good result, beating Norway 4-1 in […]
Who are these guys? 50 plus … that is ancient! I suppose it depends on how big the plus is! We are a group who meet twice a year to chat and pray together to encourage the churches to reach every man in our age group.
In our old house there was a cupboard that could comfortably contain a full grown man. I know this because I would often slip inside the cupboard and wait, sat in darkness trying to contain the giggles that threatened to explode at my wittiness, to hear my wife moving around in the room. Upon hearing […]
Manchester City stayed five points clear of second-placed Manchester United in Football’s Premier League table thanks to a 3-2 win at Queens Park Rangers. Jay Bothroyd’s header put QPR ahead but Edin Dzeko levelled just before half-time. Heidar Helguson equalised David Silva’s goal but Yaya Toure headed the winner 16 minutes from time. United marked the […]
A few weeks ago the CVM team and I headed off for another nights stay at a hotel somewhere in the UK, ahead of a regional mens conference we were putting on. Pitching up at the hotel my wife (and PA) had booked for us, we found it difficult to find the reception but eventually […]
