I was watching Match of the Day last night (MOTD) which, for anyone reading this from outside the UK, is a staple part of most football-loving chap’s Saturday evening. In the match between my beloved Liverpool FC and West Ham United, the referee had a mare: he wrongly sent off two players, one from eachContinue reading “Soul Speak”
Category Archives: Worship, Music and Song
Man On
Have you ever been lied to? Has someone ever tried to deliberately mislead you? Or have you ever bought something and afterwards have had that horrible feeling that you’ve been ripped off? Maybe at a car garage when your car needed an MOT/service? Or when you were getting a quote for work on the house?Continue reading “Man On”
New Day
Persevere
Mairi and I, along with our friend Sam, spent a glorious few days last week in Torbay filming on location for the Jesus Come project which is coming along nicely. We also had plenty of time for much-needed relaxation including finding my old childhood fishing spot off Berry Head where I have memories of catchingContinue reading “Persevere”
Exodus: Gods and Kings
A close and legenadary Film Director friend of mine once inspired me to think about the difference between movies and films: a movie is often for popping pop-corn, action, explosions, the BIG SCREEN; whereas a film can be all of those things but still be in a league of its own as an artistic creationContinue reading “Exodus: Gods and Kings”
The Gay Cake Debate
It’s almost two years since I’ve written anything at length around the subject of marriage. Back in June 2013 I was compelled to put something together by way of a response to the (at that time) proposed redefinition of marriage. Since then, March 29th 2014 has come and gone, with relatively little upset in orContinue reading “The Gay Cake Debate”
“Hold on Loosely”
Originally posted on The Ground Floor:
Two years ago, Judah and I were considering a possible move back to Pennsylvania. I never ever wanted to live here again but God was working something on my heart. I found this old draft I had written during that time. I thought it was an appropriate blog post…
Future/Past: Anniversary Song
Find Me In The River
The final gig in God’s Great Dance Floor UK Tour kicked off last night in Edinburgh. It was beautiful, it was memorable, it was powerful, it was intimate and probably, for that reason, the best gig I’ve ever been to. Here’s a more intimate moment.
Into the Barn to Burn (sermon)
Plato’s problem is that there isn’t enough stimuli in the world around us to reinforce the knowledge-based convictions we have in our heads; we don’t experience what we know. But Heraclitus would have said 100 years before that it doesn’t matter because everything is changing constantly anyway – you can’t step into the same river…