“In Flander’s fields the poppies blow…” This is the first line of one of the most famous of the WW1 poems (By John McCrae, 1915). “And you will know the truth and the truth shall set you free”, John 8.32 “I am the way, the truth and the life”, John 14.6. I wrote the poem […]
Are you making a good pace in life towards your vision? Some of us over 50`s need a pacemaker, or a heart bypass, or a stent to keep us going. As we get older there are major hurdles that we continually have to take steps to overcome. Things we are going through: ill health, moving […]
We hurtled along the runway at nearing 300 miles an hour, with a roaring and rumbling which is typical of nearly 300 tonnes of metal, passengers and baggage trying to defeat gravity in a desperate attempt to lift itself from the ground. There was a bump, and my stomach tried to leave its normal location, […]
On the 26th of October 2014, the Union Flag was lowered at Camp Bastion. The next day the last of the British troops left Helmand Province. Over the coming days and weeks many newspaper articles, television documentaries, and pub conversations assessed the overall value of the British military campaign in Afghanistan. “What did we achieve?” “Was […]
In an attempt to better understand some of the roots of the conflict in the middle east and further afield, I have been reading a book called ‘Touching the Soul of Islam’, by Bill Musk who worked for Church Mission Society, Interserve and others. The following summary table outlines his understanding of some of the […]
Recently Rick Warren posted an article on his Facebook Page called “Why I do what I do” which was summarised as a life-long call to “Reach one more for Jesus”. He explained his approach: “My definition of “Reaching one more for Jesus” is this: You build a bridge of love between your heart and theirs, […]
Then God said “Let us make human beings in our own image, to be like us…” Genesis ch 1v26. We are people and people are completely different from everything only because God is a person. This is so deep you could fall in and drown. At the heart of everything Beneath everything Behind everything […]
According to a recent article in the Guardian, being lonely is a higher risk factor for heart desease and stroke than being obese and smoking. As far as the local church is concerned, we need to encourage it to look out for lonely senior men in residential homes and in their own homes and just […]
Alan Scott is the Lead Pastor at Causeway Coast Vineyard who has written an article called “We are losing a Generation” I recommend reading the whole article (link at bottom), because Alan challenges us to not only look to the young in our churches but also to the older generation. The following is an extract […]
Apologetics is a key tool in sharing the Christian faith. That’s why we’re keen on it here at the Demolition Squad. When Christians give a defense of the hope that they have (1 Peter 3:15) they are providing reasons for belief in Jesus Christ. Many people questioning Christianity have good questions that should be met with good […]
