Category Archives: General

Why does God make me ill? – part 2

Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 by rupert

As an a postscript to the post the other day, when my inquisitive 4 year old asked about illness, he announced as we were driving to our church gathering on Sunday: “Mum and Dad, you know what God is doing?” … Continue reading →

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I am an "Emergent Village Idiot"

Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008 by rupert

Apparently, I am an “Emergent Village Idiot“. I only came across the post on a blog today, when someone clicked through and the incoming link came up on my statcounter.  The actual post is a year old, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Daybreak with Jim McNeish

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008 by rupert

Following the previous post about my visit to the house of Cantle, the website for Daybreak has now gone live.  All the detail, timetable, and instructions for booking can be found there. I really recommend the weekend course (14th – … Continue reading →

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House of Cantle

Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 by rupert

I have just had a lovely few hours at the House of Cantle, with Jim McNeish today.  It was a beautiful drive out of the city, up to Killin, when Pippa and I got engaged nearly 11 years ago now!  … Continue reading →

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Wiff Waff is coming home

Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 by rupert

If have you haven’t seen the speech given by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, at the hand-over party for London 2012, the it is really worth a quick look at this … all of it hugely entertaining, but if you … Continue reading →

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Why does God make me ill?

Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2008 by rupert

That was the question that Toby, my 4½ year old son, asked a few nights ago, as he was feeling a little off colour.  Ah, I know the answer to that one, I thought. "God doesn’t make you ill.  In … Continue reading →

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Lakeland Revival

Posted on Friday, August 1, 2008 by rupert

Whatever you think of the current "revival" in Lakeland (Florida), this is a very humorous post by "Mister David" from our church.  It made me laugh! Technorati Tags: Lakeland,Revival,Todd Bentley

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Thought for the Day

Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by

“One of my mentors once told me that the measure of a religion in a pluralistic society is the breadth and depth of benefits it brings to its non-adherents.” Brian McLaren in recent Blog Post

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NT Wright is NOT going to heaven

Posted on Friday, February 22, 2008 by rupert

Well that was the title of an email I got this week. My favourite Bishop in the Anglican church NOT going to heaven. I assumed it was some nutter who thought that God would only let the doctrinally pure into … Continue reading →

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Lack of Blogging

Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 by rupert

Apologies folks for the complete silence on this blog the last couple of weeks. I read somewhere that it is impossible to blog, read other blogs, and have a job and a life as well. Well the last couple of … Continue reading →

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