100 days to go to the London Olympics!

Today its 100 days to go to the start of the London 2012 Olympics!  The consensus is that despite the credit crunch London has prepared well for the Games in terms of budget and timing. Ultimately however, success at the Games will be measured by medals. A good reminder for all of us that although [...]

Redefining marriage? I say no.

The question is very simple: Should the definition of “marriage” be changed? Currently in the UK, marriage is defined as “as a life-long exclusive commitment between a man and a woman”.   But without any form of mandate (no political party had this in their manifesto), the UK Conservative Party seems to have gotten possessed by [...]

Buy “27 Million” for 99p & make a difference…

Human slavery / trafficking I haven’t blogged much on this subject, but its a huge burden and concern to me and many I am close to… here’s a small way to get involved in being a part of the solution to this hideous crime in our generation: The single “27 Million” released this week by [...]

A great Apple-stolic attitude…

Over the past few years I have grown to love Apple products. My first was a MacBook, when I was deciding what to replace my cool HP tablet with (still in my view the best predecessor to the iPad). I bought the MacBook basically because it was beautiful in design, and because I had never [...]

Broken walls & burnt gates =

Listen to part 2 of my “Rebuilders of the City” here. A few points: Nehemiah was willing to leave his “citadel” (the safe place there he served the king) to go to the city that was in ruins. For a disciple of Christ, there is not conflict between seeking Gods “presence” and “purpose”, because Jesus [...]

Rebuilders of the City: Part 1

My message after the London riots:  This was my message to the London Hammersmith congregation last week after the riots. It deals with Nehemiah’s (and our) response to the report… You can listen to the message here Part 2 on “responding to resistance” on Sunday 21st…        

Join us to Pray for London…

This is a copy of the email I sent out to our London church database today – please join us to pray for London… A call to pray for London As you are well aware, many parts of London are in chaos as violence and looting are breaking out in many parts of our great [...]

Pray for London

I’m watching the news and can hardly believe what I’m seeing as areas of London burn with no fire engines or police in sight, and mobs of primarily young people are roaming the streets and indiscriminately breaking into shops and looting whatever they can get their hands on. Please pray earnestly for our city, especially [...]

The G.O.S.P.E.L. – check it out here:

I love this… all you creative types, get inspired and deliver some to our House in paint, prose, dance, song, drama, whatever…

My message to William & Kate…

Royal wedding fever is gripping the great city, and I’m trying to put myself in the shoes of the Archbishop of Canterbury who will be conducting the wedding ceremony with a global audience of around 2 billion people tuning in to listen/watch!   What a responsibility!  What an opportunity! What would I say if I [...]