Author: Steve

I do try to sometimes just watch the telly without thinking of metaphors for the demise of the church. Last night I watched the BBC4 Arena programme featuring Bob Dylans 3 appearances at the Newport folk festival. As a massive Dylan fan this was quite a treat. I had read many times about these concerts… Continue reading It’s all over now baby blue

Well done the BBC. Well done Radio 4. Well done the Today programme. Yesterday we heard that Northern Rock was getting an emergency loan to ensure (insure) that they don’t go belly up in the fall out from the US mortgage crisis. Everyone that knew what they were talking about said that this was prudent… Continue reading Congratulations

I am pleased to report that our new prospective minister to be is no longer such and as a result of his ordination on Saturday he now our new minister. He will be sat at his new desk now ministering to our every need. Unfortunately that is minus his new laptop because some fool (me)… Continue reading You can call me Al

I have always liked that line. It’s from one of my favourite songs of Dylans off one of my favourite albums. I remember as a youth that it was the tag line to one of those athena posters that used to be everywhere, this one had an image of a dandelion. It came to mind… Continue reading He not busy being born is busy dying

I have a problem with God. Or rather I have a problem with some of our notions of God. Take the whole parent non-intervention malarky. I am a parent and there are times when it is a good idea to let your children try something and potentially fail at it. It would be a fairly… Continue reading With God on Our Side

pretty soon the only people that will be arsed enough with all the hassles of doing voluntary childrens work will be the paedophiles. Little Johnny: Mummy can I go and play at Little Harry’s house after school? LJ’s Mummy:  of course you can Johnny. LJ’s Mummy: Ah Little Harry’s mummy, my little Johnny wants to… Continue reading lunatics and asylums

Clash officianados will recognise the title of today’s blog entry It is a slight departure from my normal subject matter but it is something that is angering me a little. Did you know that it is national identity fraud prevention week this week? You should, it has been all over the press this morning. It… Continue reading what’s my name?

You don’t need to be Gordon Brown to know that the title today is from the Arctic Monkeys CD. You may wonder why I have used it… a blatant attempt to capture a few unsuspecting monkey’s fans who stumble upon my blog when looking for articles on their heroes, perhaps? If that is you then… Continue reading Whatever people say I am that’s what I’m not

When I was a teenager there was a poster in the room at church where we met on a Sunday monring. The poster depicted some hapless soul (you and me) in front of a stern looking judge (God?). The caption read something like ‘if you were arrested for being a christian, how much evidence would… Continue reading innocent until proven guilty

We had someone from BC in LC yesterday. Interestingly his comment on his experience was that he probably wouldn’t come back because he felt that it would have been different had he not been there and that he had somehow changed it. I could have gone to virtually any traditional service yesterday and, assuming I… Continue reading Definition still emerging