How to throw things at God

How to throw things at God

There are times when it comes to writing the weekly blog that there seem to be no words which are adequate to express all that is happening in our world. Close to Home. The horrific knife attack in Southport, in which three young girls were killed, has left families...
Looking forward yet mindful of the present

Looking forward yet mindful of the present

It is good to have something nice or exciting to look forward to. Perhaps you have not yet had your summer holiday and you are looking forward to that? Looking forward at QPBC. There are a couple of exciting things to look forward to at QPBC in the Autumn....
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Followers and Leaders

An assassin’s bullet grazes the ear of the Republican presidential nominee, the English football team coach resigns despite, (in my humble opinion) a successful 8 years at the helm. And, as I write, the King’s speech, launches a new government’s agenda upon the...
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Keep On Loving

Whether we see ourselves as athletes or not, we Christians are all running a long-distance race. Anyone who has done any running will have experienced the constant temptation to give up, with voices in the head saying, “You can’t do this.” “You might as well give up...
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Pay attention.

I could easily have missed it if I hadn’t stopped. I guess most of the people around me had just walked by or snapped a quick photo to note a waypoint on a journey to somewhere else. Again and again, I was struck on my Camino Frances pilgrimage by the fact we can be...
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Jesus and Elections

I imagine this title will draw you in. Our home nations go to vote soon and will likely produce a change in UK government. Globally 64 countries (plus the EU) will be at polls in 2024 – this represents around 49% of the global population. Reportedly the biggest...
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Simpler Times

There is a tendency, I think, that when we look back, we can often view the world as a simpler and happier place. That certainly is my recollection of the first UK general election I can remember. I was 9 years old, and the election was in May. I recall the weather...
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The least of these

This Sunday we are gathering as all ages together for our All-In service. We are going to take some time to celebrate our children and young people as we approach the end of another school year and look forward to the summer break. We will present the kids with a...
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All in this together

Friendship In 1973 Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, survived 118 days adrift, in a tiny dinghy, in the Pacific Ocean when their beloved yacht sank after colliding with a whale. They withstood sunburn, dysentery, dehydration and starvation before being rescued. The secret...
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A New and Living Way

A new and living way  What is it about we humans? Whether we are talking Polynesian tribal taboos or the gothic cathedrals of Europe our art and our activity bear witness to our irresistible pull towards the sacred.   As Shakespeare puts into the mouth of Hamlet:  ...