“Praying” and “dangerous” are not two words that most people would put together in today’s world and even in many churches. To some it may even seem a contradiction. Give me a minute or two of your time and I will explain. I first came to the Lord 15 years ago when my youngest son […]
I am a sinner. This much is obvious to me, and probably to regular perusers of this blog, but now it is also obvious to my church. You see the other day I gave a notice in church. Yes that’s right folks, it’s all out in the open now! Did I mention that I did […]
Ethos – part of Youth for Christ have released a new video asking the question: “Can we prove the existence of God?” Written by Andy of the Demolition Squad the video begins to look at some of the good reasons that we have for the existence of God. Take a look and tell us what you […]
“Time is on my side,” said Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones in 1964. I wonder if at age 70 Jagger is still singing it? As young men we all think time is on our side, not just in relationships but in life itself. Life is there before us full of opportunities. “The world is […]
I am cool. There is no doubt about it. If you doubt it you are about to be proved wrong my friend. Very wrong. You see I own an umbrella. Oh yes. Eating your words now aren’t you? But not just any umbrella, you see my umbrella has a handle that is shaped like the […]
This blog contains (Jesus loves you) a hidden message. One of the major assaults on Christianity from the heated world of the internet is that, along with all the other religions, it is set up to brainwash people (usually young, vulnerable people) into the unquestioning belief that our particular institutional power system is true, morally […]
‘What are you here for?’ or ‘How do you imagine God?’ are the possible open- ended questions that my ‘spiritual director’ asks me. I have been going to see him about three times a year for about five years. I always leave him challenged and encouraged. Sometimes the challenges are very practical such as ‘How […]
Check out our Movie study resource: ‘Cinemania’ here… The movie opens with a breathtaking shot of the earth viewed from space. The scene lasts for ten minutes without a single cut. Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) is an experienced astronaut on his last space mission. He is accompanied by Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), who has had […]
6 regular attendees of The Gathering climbed Kilimanjaro along with some family. Read David’s account below. Plus look out for the free download of Graham Kendrick’s song, ‘Give me this Mountain’, at the end. This was what we silently prayed as ten of us set out on 14th October 2013 to climb Mt Kilimanjaro; the […]
Back in October of 2012 a meeting was held in The Hub to talk about how CVM could equip and resource men across the country and further afield with resources to help them share their faith. The Demolition Squad was born that day. Tasked with the objective of providing good answers to tough questions we […]
