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Last night I got into the bath at about 1am with a nice glass of The Balvenie 12 year old single malt after a long day. The combination of hot water, strong alcohol and reading really helps me switch off. I decided to peruse my bookshelf for an interesting read for the bath. I'm pretty good at starting Christian books...

Sitting at Glasgow Queen Street station I'm buzzing.  Five days in Scotland has not been enough.  I've met probably the most diverse range of  people in one trip yet and it's given me a sturdy burning fire in my belly for the Church.  The church is not dead.  I have met men and women, students, teenagers, a nurse, a Frenchman, a...

On the way home from work, I ate a rubbish apple. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I had built up some level of anticipation about how nice the apple would be. I couldn’t wait. I love a good apple like the next man. But what I got was a flowery, tasteless, dry, disappointing excuse of a fruit. It should...

What is your mind set? Young minds should be full of hope, yet most youth workers see too much sorrow. Self-esteem, self-harm and self-image are now words in common use - but do you know what they mean and how to respond? Premier Mind & Soul have teamed up with Soul Survivor to offer you this one-day conference on emotional health...

Obituaries usually pass me by without a flicker. But I stopped when I saw that John Barry had died. He was the composer of the well-known James Bond theme tune, among lots of other film themes.  Why had his death grabbed me more than all the others? It was not because he wrote great film scores. Not because he was a...

I am not in control. I am currently on a train to York. When I arrive, which hasn't happened yet, I will be over three hours late. My train broke, I was put on a coach with no air conditioning, was travel sick and missed a connection. I am not in control. Whilst on my nightmare journey I had a text from a...

One of the aims of loveyouruni was that we’d catalyse an ‘ideas explosion’: sharing stories and seeing them filter around the country to inspire and equip students in new locations. As part of the loveyouruni project, I visited a group of students from some churches in Cambridge. They already had some ideas, but were interested in learning more about club outreach...