Divided about how you see God, yet very united in relationship….! It is wonderfully possible?

Ways to fight loneliness in leadership,……

Great writing advice from CS Lewis!

Brilliant holiday advice: re eating and sleeping ratios!

Gordon McDonald, offers a way to debrief with God and stay connected….

Eugene Peterson’s timeless wisdom living from Jeremiah!

John Piper’s epic advice to emerging leaders…

The LICC’s very helpful discipleship blog-conversation

Mark Driscoll on the uniquely family perogative of the local church…

and, lastly….  Fonts and faith….. you’re allowed an opinion (!!) but never ‘Times New Roman’….. please! tastefully I beseech you!!

Procastination is considered a sin, according to Joe Thorn

Success v Blessing, helpfully explored by Pete Wilson

Bishop Tom Wrights closing preach in Durham, calling for a renewed passion for social justice.

Marilynne Robinson speaks helpfully about the unity of science and faith.

Great leadership checks for working with young adults. A classic list…..

The brilliant free global ministry-leadership event, the nines, scheduled for late September. Register and it’s yours!

Qualities of next-level leaders: hate-the-term, but believe in the substance of this!!

Another principled reason I SO respect Steve Jobs! Apple rules….

Loving God, the world and God’s purposes….. Uncommon-wisdom!

Samson-esque reasoning as to Rooney, and England’s demise! Arn’t we glad that, that-month-is over?!!

A refreshing brilliant creative TED, 20minute talk, by Elizabeth Gilbert! , and

this great quoteable proverb from an understated genius:- “ If your face is swollen from the beatings of life, smile and pretend to be a fat man!!” Nigerian proverb

Church ‘death’ always (but rarely) produces Kingdom life! A great merger story…. Truly as Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote: “One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.”

A glorious global phenomena, only in London! Great concept!

A few more of my recent book-reviews, are posted on Amazon: very many-more too follow….

Andrew Murray’s brilliant Surrender-writing and other goodies, free on pdf….

In my tea-drinking life,… was amused at this Metro story,… how many teabags are your responsible for…?!!

Beware of keeping Christmas but losing Christ.
It’s usually just a matter of M&S!!

This time of year, can be a season of renewal instead of exhaustion! Isaiah 40:31
A Christless Christmas is like a counterfeit note.

Christmas is a reminder that, God always keeps His Word.

God’s unsearchable ways deserve our unending praise….

Seeing Gods work in our life puts a new song in our heart!

If Christ is kept on the outside, something is wrong on the inside…..

It doesn’t need to be merry or much to be meaningful at Christmas.
To put meaning into your Christmas give Christ first place.

The mission of the cross is hidden in the message of the cradle,
The Christ of Christmas is also the Christ of Calvary.

• Simple — find the core of any idea. Sticky ideas are understood, are remembered and change something.  We all spend tons of time and energy making art because we want to change minds and hearts. Simplicity is not about dumbing-down. It’s about finding the core of an idea and stripping everything else away so the core can shine through. Our role is to find the core of our idea.
• Unexpected — grab people’s attention by surprising them. A sticky idea breaks a pattern. The Sermon on the Mount,…. amidst other things… broke patterns… blessed are the meek, don’t store up treasures on earth,…..  If you want to get people’s attention, our role is to find what’s unexpected. Don’t let the profound truth fade into the background.
• Concrete — make sure an idea can be grasped and remembered later. When you talk in abstraction, you haven’t told your story yet. Our role is to find a story and find a visual.
• Credibility — give an idea believability! “A credible idea makes people believe. An emotional idea makes people care.”
• Emotion — help people see the importance of an idea. How do we get people to care about our message? Our role is to find something to make people care.  The things we’re most passionate about can cripple us. In the context of church, there is an abundance of information about the Gospel, God, etc and we get anxious to tell everyone everything… we have to learn to strip things away… and make it simple.
• Stories — empower people to use an idea through narrative. What’s the one simple idea or truth we want people to remember about God? Stories make ideas tangible. 5 out of 100 people will remember a statistic, 60 will remember a story. Be collectors of stories to unveil the truth you are trying to communicate. What do you want people to know? (Truth) what do you want people to feel? (Emotion) What then should we do? (Application)

In clouds of confusion there is a thread.

Over years of changing there is a thread:

God is faithful!