The Draft Film Project – fully backed!

We’re now less than a week away from converging on the Cultybraggan ex-POW camp in Perthshire, Scotland to film “The Draft – A Conscription of Conscience” – a new short film series exploring the future of the Church. A group of 20 sojourners and technical crew will be filming next Saturday, 11th January, 2020. Explore The Draft film series,Continue reading “The Draft Film Project – fully backed!”

Joker: The Film

I nearly didn’t go because I’d heard that it was pretty “gritty” and that – like The Blair Witch Project in 1999 – some guys in America had left the cinema because they couldn’t handle the intensity of what they were watching. Still, wooed by curiosity and the acting excellence of Joaquin Phoenix, I decidedContinue reading “Joker: The Film”

#SYNOD

With the inner sanctums of the Church of England meeting this week, for God-only-knows-what, invitations are now welcome for appropriate ICHABOD-related acronyms of SYNOD. I’ve decided to keep it squeaky-clean and go with: Stop Your Nonsense Of Doctrine I’m pleased to announce that in a few months time I will be able to publish aContinue reading “#SYNOD”

15 Lessons From My Social Media Sabbatical

Facebook/Twitter/Instagram are not worthy of more than a little of my time. Always bless those who persecute & don’t curse (lash back at) them in response. (Romans 12:14). Sharing compulsively via social media is a huge enemy of prayer. Speaking/writing remains absolutely essential. (Jeremiah 20:9). Expect misunderstanding and judgment especially from nominal, lukewarm, denominationally-blinkered Christians.Continue reading “15 Lessons From My Social Media Sabbatical”

Maugrim & The Secret Scottish Police

I had just got out of a taxi outside Newcastle train station and I was burning with the Holy Spirit of God.

Bishop Michael Curry: Miracle Donkey or Whore Mule?

The dislocated union of promiscuous wife and distraught husband is the most powerful picture in the entire Bible. No other poetic device or theme comes as close to conveying the smitten and lovingly steadfast heart of God. In short, the juxtaposition of adultery and fidelity – God-amnesia and Jesus-fascination – is the premier theme of allContinue reading “Bishop Michael Curry: Miracle Donkey or Whore Mule?”