How to make a good church website (part 1)

I’m an Anglican minister, which means that technology and I have already gotten off on the wrong foot. Most of the churches I’ve been involved with have struggled to maintain any sort of functional website – you know, like one that tells you church service times which were accurate at any point in the last … Read more…

Deuteronomy (sermon series)

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Even I can be a strong man

I’ve got a problem with most books on masculinity. Actually, I can think of three: When I was growing up my chosen sport was playing piano. The last time I tried to chop my own firewood we very nearly froze. I have never been invited to go riding bareback with Mark Driscoll. And when I … Read more…

Hot crossed buns

The artist and easter

It’s just after lunch on the day of a new art exhibition. Tonight a great artist will unveil her beautiful masterwork, her life’s work. You’ve come to take a sneak peek at the show. But something is terribly wrong. Walking through the front door you stop dead in your tracks. Your brain scrambles to process … Read more…

Come, follow me (Loving others in the digital age)

Some days I lament that I spend more time cultivating a digital presence than personal Godliness. I have thus, with a disconcerting mix of eagerness and uncertainty, come to accept the continued digitalization of the world in which I live. One thing I am certain of is the need to think seriously about how to live as a follower of Jesus in the digital age.
The following is based on a seminar Andrea delivered at the Barneys Broadway weekend away this year.

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