(Look, I promise I’m not going to make a habit of this, but I found a post on my old blog that I thought was interesting enough to just cut and paste, so here it is. This one comes from April 2011.) Read more
James’s Blog: Being Taken Advantage Of.
James’s Blog: This is the Sort of Thing that God Does to Me.
Sometimes the Holy Spirit says, “James is distracted and hasn’t got his guard up – let’s plant a bomb in his head.”
I was just on my way to the school to collect the children, and my phone pinged. It was a message from someone who works with me, Read more
James’s Blog: Ten Years Ago…
Ruth reminded me that this is not just any old New Year. This is the end of the 2010s and we’re about to embark on the roaring 20s. I actually found this encouraging. Read more
James’s Blog: Impossible?
Christmas is a bit overwhelming. There’s a lot going on; a lot of demand on my head-space. Normally, it’s busy enough in there, what with the daily news headlines and the pace of life. Read more
James’s Blog: A Happy New Christmas.
It’s another Christmas. I begin to suffer from festive deja vu around now. I walk through town, past the same pop-up stalls and window displays that I saw last year. I sit in front of the TV, wrapping presents, trying to remember if I did exactly this same thing last year, Read more
James’s Blog: The Secret.
There are certain Bible verses that make good soundbites, and Philippians 4:13 is one of them: “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
James’s Blog: Bad Press.
I’ve heard it said that there’s no such thing as bad press. I’m not sure Prince Andrew would agree, but there you go.
In a way, Paul certainly thought so. I’m reading through Philippians at the moment and right at the beginning Paul claims that some are preaching Christ to make trouble for him, but he doesn’t care as long as Jesus is being preached. Read more
James’s Blog: In The Silence of Communion…
I’m sitting in someone’s living room, with a small group of people. We’re in silence, though it’s not an awkward silence. We’re waiting and thinking and praying. We’re about to take communion together. Read more
James’s Blog: Well, That Didn’t Last…
My writing sabbatical is over, having managed just over a week. Yesterday I sat down and wrote a couple of thousand words that I liked. It’s been a long time since I could say that. Read more
James’s Blog: Now That’s What James Calls Worship #5.
It’s been a while since I wrote anything about music, so here’s another one of my worship picks. The song is ‘Everlasting’ and the band is Juggernautz.
