Monthly Archives: November 2009
Yay! I’m a fanatic!
That’s right. I’m a swivel-eyed extremist. I’m a close-minded fool. A totally un-modern man whose quest in life is to encourage hatred among people. At least that seems to be the claim of a mailing I received this week for … Continue reading
Filed under Thoughts and theories
Is that the sound of deckchairs moving?
I’m no economist. The last time I checked, the church has not been given a commission to provide economic advice to the state. I am, however, a minister in the URC. The last time I checked the URC was a … Continue reading
Filed under The Necessity of Reforming the URC
Internet round-up
Once again Kevin DeYoung has written something which I agree with entirely. It’s like he’s my harder-working, American twin. The URC is in thrall to the New Gospel Kevin talks about. The denomination is following the lead of the United … Continue reading
Filed under Internet round-up
It’s always about Jesus
Recently, Hall Gate United Reformed Church met with the Islamic Society of Doncaster for a lunch. we took the time to find out more about each other’s faith. I was sat with a very intelligent man named Azam who seemed … Continue reading
Filed under The Weekly Word
Not too fast, not too slow and watch out for the …
You’ll be glad to know that I passed my driving test. Thank you for all the kind words of support before the test and the congratulations after it. I’ve now been whizzing around Doncaster and beyond using my new-found skills … Continue reading
Filed under Letters to the church
The strange case of the strangled granny
When the new United Reformed Church website launched I detailed my initial concerns. One of the questions I asked was: Why is this bloke strangling a granny? Thankfully, the granny has been released from her tormenter. The URC website now … Continue reading
Filed under Internet round-up
