The story of Dave and the story of Saul Of the Holy Man Sam and Big Bad Gol. Episode 1 This story is true, the events I relate, Four thousand years ago, approximate date. The Lord, the Creator of the universe, Chose Him a people, for better or worse. You listen up good or there’s […]
We love a good debate. I think perhaps many men can relate to this. The Athenians had their market squares and we have our pubs. Give a man a pint and a stool and he, for a while, may genuinely believe that he is an expert on any matter and it is his job as […]
Finding names for things is a real challenge. Take Gardening as an example – there seems to be an infinite variety in plants and most of them have names. I struggle to identify what is a weed and what is a proper plant, never mind their names, especially when they are in Latin. Maxime Planta […]
Age means you are still valuable Saga is that well known organisation that focuses on the over 50’s and is often the butt of a comedian’s jokes but a recent survey has calculated that middle age doesn’t start until you have reached 53. Also it has been said that life begins at 60. In this […]
I had a fantastic week of travels two weeks ago and met a number of fantastic leaders and men. First stop was in Whitehaven (Cumbria) where I spoke on reaching working class men with the gospel. I met a very dedicated group of people who had decided to move the church out of the town […]
It’s the very thing that most Christians are least confident about and yet it’s the number one way we get into sharing our faith. “Hey you’re a Christian what do you think about..?” “How can you believe when..?” I’m sure you’ve been there! So how do we respond in those situations? Well I only have […]
‘Give thanks to the Lord, his love endures for ever’ We all enjoy a good melody that lifts our spirits into worship whether Sankey Wesley or Kendrick depending upon our taste it does not matter as long as our heart and attitude are right and we are honouring God At a recent meeting with good praise […]
Autocorrect. A modern invention that operates in the background of most devices we type on. Correcting our mistakes and faux pas. We hardly even notice it’s there, until it goes wrong. Then we notice. Then we set up whole websites devoted to sharing the amusement of an autocorrect fail. It’s a bit unfair really isn’t […]
This is a direct continuation from Part I (astonishingly) so read that first. Here we are, then, having a bit of a play around with some of the sound bites that get erected as defensive shield walls by people. “Every thinking man is an atheist.” Ernest Hemingway Ok, Ernie…but what if I think hard about […]
On Wednesday 7th August 2013, Marshall Meek went home to be with Jesus. He was 88 years old and had been ill for some months but had still found the strength to speak at our monthly Men’s Breakfast last May and, indeed, had attended what turned out to be his last Breakfast meeting just a […]
