I have been wondering about my writing recently.
Today I was walking around the local library, and I caught myself thinking, “Does the world really need another book?”
James’s Blog: ‘Losing My Way’ or ‘Being Set Free’?
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James’s Blog: Three Stages of My Journey
Following last week’s post, I’ve been reflecting a little more on my spiritual journey over the years. I think I have passed through three distinct stages since I became a Christian, which I have decided to categorise as follows:
James’s Blog: A Letter to My Struggling Sister or Brother.
Dear Sister/Brother,
There is something that I want to say to you.
When I decided to follow Jesus as an awkward teenager (really, is there any other kind of teenager?) I had only one redeeming quality. It wasn’t that I was quite clever, or reasonably likeable, or that I had a glistening ball of potential creativity resting in me. Read more
James’s Blog: The Little Things.
Clickity clickity clickity click. Michael’s hands rolled across the keyboard like an express train. On the screen in front of him the numbers spontaneously appeared in the grid. Cause and effect. Read more
James’s Blog: Without Words.
For someone who likes words, I seem to spend a lot of my time not able to find the right ones.
Many of my days are spent searching for perfect words, and then trying to arrange them in the perfect order. There are plenty of moments where I can’t even seem to find adequate words, let alone perfect ones. Read more
James’s Blog: Now That’s What James Calls Worship #4.
I hope you’re in the mood for some electropop. This one is by Joy Electric and is called ‘I’m Your Boy’.
James’s Blog: Sometimes, the Niceness is the Point…
Today I am repenting of my bad memory. I had allowed myself to forget something important.
I had not forgotten that God is kind, or that He is generous, or that He loves me. No, it was something else. Read more
James’s Blog: Do I Want to Preach?
Now that’s a tricky question.
The thing is, I’m not sure that I do. Sometimes, over the years, people have asked me if I enjoy preaching. ‘Enjoy’ is not the word I would use. Read more
James’s Blog: Now That’s What James Calls Worship #3.
The album version of this track isn’t available on YouTube (not in the UK, at least) so I’m having to post a live version taken from a festival, which is somewhat at odds with what the song means for me, as I’ll go on to explain.
Anyway, the band is Selfmindead and the song is called ‘Always’. Read more
James’s Blog: Partying out in the Open.
There’s a line in Nehemiah 12, when the people of Judah are celebrating the dedication of Jerusalem’s wall, that reads like this: “The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.” Read more
