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10CC Live

We went with a friend to see 10CC live in High Wycombe last night. In truth, it was only about 2CC as there was only one original member of the band on stage. Graham Goldman started off the show playing songs he had written for other groups including the excellent For Your Love which he […]

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Books of the Bible

I’ve heard a few song versions of the books of the Bible, but this is by far the best. Thanks to Krish for playing it during a meeting today.

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Spring Reflections

Almost 18 months ago, I wrote a post about the upcoming changes in our lives; wondering what it would be like to live away from Southampton and whether we would be able to find anything as nice as the common where we used to walk Bassam. Fortunately, our house is on the very edge of […]

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The Church: A Community in Mission

Here is the presentation of my sermon at Christ Church Abingdon yesterday. The Church A Community In Mission View more presentations from eddiearthur. If you want to just here the sermon without looking at the slides, you can get the mp3 file here. You can also listen to the evening sermon from my colleage John […]

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Drought in southern Madagascar

Maybe it’s just not news anymore because it seems to be happening almost every year and is becoming the ‘norm’, or maybe it doesn’t hit the headlines in Britain because we don’t really care what happens on the other side of the world, I don’t know …  But it is heartbreaking to read this: “My […]

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Be Careful What You Say

Most people who have spent a lot of time in rural areas in the developing world end up with a load of funny stories to tell. You can read some of mine here – just don’t tell me if you don’t think they are funny. However, there is a fine line between legitimate travellers tales […]

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Living At The Crossroads

I was sitting on my low-cost flight home from Mission Net, settling down to read Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview when the guy in the seat next to me said, ‘Oh, I went to Bible college with one of the authors of that’. This tells you nothing about the book, but […]

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Economists and the Blooming Obvious

Apparently trying to keep up with the Jonses makes us unhappy – what a surprise. From the Daily Telegraph: One study claims that workers who constantly compare their earnings with colleagues and friends feel less satisfied with their lives, because it makes them focus on what they haven’t got. Meanwhile separate research presented at the […]

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Church: World

Yet another book I need to buy…

This book from John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge who are on the editorial staff of the Economist, looks as though it will be a fascinating read. Among the books conclusions are, the fact that  religious people are healthier, wealthier and happier than the non-religious. On a less rosy note, they also cite faith as being […]

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Prosperity Gospel?

HT New Leaven