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Last week, I went shopping for orange juice. In Tesco’s they had a special offer, which I assumed had something to do with the fact that the four cartons of juice in front of me all had ‘Happy Christmas!’ written on them. The use-by date was the end of January. That was fine; we’d get it drunk by then. As I picked up the juice I noticed that behind it were all the newer, non-festive cartons. They were still on offer, but these ones had a use-by date for the end of February. Read more

(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

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

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

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

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?”

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:

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

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

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

The Listening Books

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James’s Blog: A Small Act of Rebellion.

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James’s Blog: Being Taken Advantage Of.

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James’s Blog: Impossible?

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James’s Blog: Well, That Didn’t Last…

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James’s Blog: ‘Losing My Way’ or ‘Being Set Free’?

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James’s Blog: Three Stages of My Journey

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James’s Blog: A Letter to My Struggling Sister or Brother.

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James’s Blog: Sometimes, the Niceness is the Point…

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James’s Blog: Do I Want to Preach?

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