Toggie Tales

In Jack's Chair

Just another ordinary day... posing at Jack Straw's old desk in the Scottish Office on Whitehall, and then talking and praying with the Christians in Government network about how to seek first the kingdom of Heaven in their influential roles and pressured workplaces.

Shetland Salvos

"Are you sure that the plane will be able to take off in this wind?" I shouted into the gale, gasping air into my lungs. The attendent guiding Lyndall and I across the tarmac chuckled. "This? This is nothing. They take off in winds you can't stand up in." I wasn't impressed.

Daily Bread and 'New Monasticism'

"God is moving to create new monastic communities to help the church... remember the resurrection."

"Monasticism... isn't about achieving some sort of individual or communal piety. It's about helping the church to be the church."

Peace, When There Is None...

Like buses, films seem to come in threes.

Little Blogger

After posting only once in 2008, Megan has suddenly decided to revive her 'Megan's World' blog. She's posted a couple of times this week. I'm tempted to hack in and re-brand it 'Life Of A Tweenager'. Go say hello. You'll see what I mean... ;o)

Life Together

"The more genuine and deeper our community becomes, the more will everything else between us recede, the more clearly and purely will Jesus Christ and his work become the one and only thing that is vital between us." Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 'Life Together'

Becoming a 'Boiler Room'?

As part of our ‘local journey’ - the slow realisation of who we are as a community of believers together, and what God has called us towards together - we invited 24-7’s Andy Freeman and Lucie Shuker to join with us for the evening on Tuesday.

2008 Top Fives... Books

Having been inspired by my friend Jude a while ago, I now try to read a book-per-week each year (that's 52, in case you wondered). In 2008 I managed to read 47 books... although I admit there were a couple of thin Tolkeins in there. It helps to get the total up a bit early in the year... makes the target more achievable. ;o)

I AM... an ice-skater?

Emma read the story of Moses and the burning bush to our girls tonight. To engage them in the story some more, Emma asked, "What could God do to get your attention?" A look of glee spread across Angel's face as she replied, "Take me ice skating!"

Fridge Magnet Poetry

I have observed a pattern. When people come to stay with us, the fridge magnets get re-arranged and new poetry appears. I have no idea who authored these, but here are our current fridge-poems...