Despite claiming that the Sheffield SPCK would re-open 2 weeks ago and nothing happening it seems SSG (new trust running spck) are making yet another promise…they claim this time that SPCK will re-open from tomorrow (1st March) with new opening hours…I wonder how it’ll work with no staff… And secondly having listened to a little   Read More …

Since blogging this morning on fairtrade cola I have since discovered that by going onto the ubuntu cola website – click here for link. You can print off a letter which you can fill in and give to your local supermarket…can I encourage everyone who reads this blog to go to the site, print off   Read More …

If you don’t know we are into the first week of fairtrade fortnight…Sainsbury’s are currently offering triple points on fairtrade products and in the last year we’ve seen more and more fairtrade products hit our shelves…however not enough! I’d like to encourage you to all try and buy fairtrade where possible, most supermarkets now have   Read More …

                                                        Joel being the genius he is has observed that not only is our Olympic logo the worst in the word but if you imagine that the right hand 2 shapes is Lisa Simpson then you’ll notice she appears to   Read More …

So today at uni we’re doing presentations in front of each other, these are either in the form of an assembly, an all age sermon or a youth group talk…now yes it’s good for us to practice and learn how to do things like this but here’s where the good point ends… Writing the sermon   Read More …

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the McDondaldisation of church. At Park Road we’re currently doing the 40 days of community which is the follow-up to Rick Warren’s 40 Days Of Community which we did at Park Road 2 years ago. For those who don’t know the 40 days series are written by Rick   Read More …

Today my A to Z has entered me onto the letter D (roughly a letter per week of my itunes adventure so far), and I have been listening to ‘The Darkness’ and surprisingly their second album wasn’t as awful as I remember it being, Justin Hawkins is still too squeaky on it and the first   Read More …

Despite very minor SPCK updates (Chester SPCK remains open btw) a week off has led to a lack of blogging, I have 2 sermons to write one for church, one for uni all ideally by wednesday (uni one definately by wednesday) I also have lots of things I want to blog on…not happening yet though…I   Read More …

The SPCK in Sheffield remained closed this morning despite the sign on the door stating that it would re-open today…also SPCK norwich was on the news: link (link stole from cartoonchurch)

Although I appreciate none of you are interested I am and seem to have put a reporters hat today, between my last update blog and this blog I have wandered into Sheffield and had a look at the SPCK, and lo and behold…it’s closed (CLC wasn’t and they had a sale though!), however a sign   Read More …

I have added the Last FM plugins to the right hand side instead of the text version of what I’ve been listening too…adds some colour and fun to the blog. I have also updated the blog roll.. I plan on blogging today so I shall return later…

Prior to my previous blog I have had a couple of comments, one from the Rev Tim Ball who is the vicar of the church in Essex offering free weddings (Holy Trinity Springfield), he corrected part of my blog so I thought I’d post the comment; free Weddings for more than just worshippers!! Not true,   Read More …