#BCaD Week 4: Genesis 22—28

Nov 292015
 
#BCaD Week 4: Genesis 22—28

It’s now almost the end of the first month of my #BCaD challenge, and I’m still loving it. Here are my reflections on these remarkable chapters of the book of Genesis. Genesis 22 Gen 22. The star of this story is God. He would do what Abraham only needed to be willing to do. He […]

#BCaD Week 3: Genesis 15—21

Nov 222015
 
#BCaD Week 3: Genesis 15—21

Welcome to week 3 of the #BCaD project. Still going strong, and there’s now a wonderful bunch who are chatting through their thoughts each day on both Twitter and Facebook. It’s a lot of fun, God is moving, and it’s not too late to join in! If you’re wondering what this is all about, head […]

#BCaD Week 2: Genesis 8—14

Nov 152015
 
#BCaD Week 2: Genesis 8—14

Welcome to my second weekly round-up in my ‘Bible Chapter a Day’ read-through of the whole Bible. If you want to know what this is all about, or to join in, this is where I introduced the whole thing. It’s been great to see lots of people joining in with their own reading, tweeting, Facebooking […]

#BCaD Week 1: Genesis 1—7

Nov 082015
 
#BCaD Week 1: Genesis 1—7

Week one of my #BCaD project has now happened, and it’s been so cool to see so many people joining in, reading the Bible and sharing their thoughts and reflections. This is a collection of my posts, and some short reflections I’ve written. I’m loving it! Also, check out these two blogs (here and here) […]

My next big project… introducing #BCaD

Oct 272015
 
My next big project… introducing #BCaD

Ok, I’m doing something I’ve been thinking about for a while. A personal project on social media and on this blog which I’ve been planning, and which I’m really excited about. It’s definitely the biggest goal I’ve aimed for and the most ambitious undertaking I’ve set out to achieve on here. Oh, the suspense… It’s […]

Journey

Oct 232015
 
Journey

It’s perhaps become rather cliché, but one of the best ways of describing this life we live is a journey. As a Christian, I am walking a journey and creating a story. I believe that’s important. We are not just soldiers in an army or children in a family—though we are both of these. We […]

Verging on Heresy – “It’s a justice issue”

Oct 092015
 
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