Preparing to catch the red eye flight out of Buenos Aires to Salta we pick up the news that Michael Green has been promoted to glory. A passionate, gifted evangelist...
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Next Steps

Hi, I've been thinking a lot recently about next steps and what it takes to faithfully step out and trust what we feel God is calling us into. When I...
Autumn is here

Autumn is here and the cool temperatures remind us that the cycle of the seasons keeps turning. Now is the time for gathering of fruits and fire wood, and...
Christening Resourcing workshop

The CCL-Reach May Christening Resourcing workshop afternoon in Harrington on the west coast was attended by representatives from five separate churches; all keen to share ideas & resources, along...
Improvising Church?
In February I attended the Bloxham Festival of faith and Literature supported by the Church Times. The last ‘talk’ I chose to attend was ‘Future –Present’ by two pioneer minsters...
Vocations Roadshows

To help further the ‘Moving Mountains Mission’ a series of events has been organised for anyone interested in exploring what God might be calling them to do. Dates and...
‘Luminescence’ – book review
Luminescence (volume I): The Sermons of C.K. and Fred Barrett (ed. Ben Witherington III; Cascade Books, 2017) Many people know the distinguished theologian and teacher CK Barrett, and his highly regarded...
Moving Mountains Online
Tuesday evening. It’s been a long day….and it’s cold again. Lent Group in the diary, mmm… Ten to eight, put the kettle on. The living room is warm and cosy…outside...
‘Learning’: a different perspective

More than once I've been told that the name of our team 'Cumbria Christian Learning' is an unfortunate choice. The word 'Learning' is the problem. It brings images of sitting...
Messy Mothers Day
I’m looking forward to ‘Messy Rheged’ which will be held as part as part of the Moving Mountains Mission. I’ll be on the welcome team. As I observe Sarah Hume...