Advent – (Dis)Grace
Here’s Advent thought number 2. It’s that time of year when we head back to the first few chapters of the gospels to remind ourselves of the Christmas story. Enter Zechariah and Elizabeth, they really kick the ball rolling with Christmas, although sadly often missing from your average Nativity play. It’s a shame really. They’re ...
Miliband and Jesus
We’re looking through Luke’s gospel at Costa Tuesdays, and I had the opportunity to speak from Luke 6, the Sermon on the Mount. It’s interesting to see some parallels between Ed Miliband and Jesus… bear with me! I was watching Ed Miliband’s first speech as Labour party leader the other week, one of the key ...
Costa Tuesdays
“Like Ronseal, Costa Tuesdays does exactly what it says on the tin” We’ve started up a new meeting… meeting at Costa Coffee in George Street, right in the heart of Hove… each Tuesday evening, from 7.30pm, we’re taking over Costa Coffee. So if you’re down in Hove, come along, grab a coffee, meet some new ...
Matt Chandler FAQ
I’m a bit of a Matt Chandler ‘fan’… his teaching via podcast has often been a great encouragement to me. The good news is that he’s still preaching through Luke (part 39), although he’s been doing some thematic stuff on the Church and repentance… on the subject of thematic preaching Matt has a classic quote: ...