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King David got married at least seven times, one more than Henry the 8th, and to be honest not all of them were because love was all around. He didn’t …

St Bob they called him. But he was no saint and he didn’t want the job. He was a punk rocker who went into rock’n’roll for the fame, money, and …

When I was preparing to speak at a service in Dawlish on Sunday I came across the recent news story about the father who, frustrated by his children’s failures, lambasted …

31 Weird Places to Read A Bible. Take this blog with you wherever you go. To the shops, the gym, the loo. At work, school, home or away. Never be …

My very good friend and all-round top musician/dad/person/entertainer Simeon Wood sometimes does seminars about music styles and the Christian faith. During this he plays a series of versions of the …

So Bond is back. We’ve been expecting him of course. Countless trailers and interviews, adverts and sneak previews have been coming at us like a hail of bullets from James’s …

BBC4 have been putting out a series of documentaries about rock groups from the past, and me being a pop music addict I can’t resist them. I recently caught  – Take Me …

I have just watched the beginning of Rob Bell’s Drops Like Stars presentation on youtube. I saw this show live in Cardiff a couple of years ago, 4 of us drove …

In the light of not having seen the new Bond movie Skyfall  I thought I’d blog about it! Well, it’s never stopped me being highly opinionated before… I have heard …

One of my favourite books is this one – Papillon by Henri Charriere. I first read it in 1988 and it had a profound impact on me. It’s the account …

The Unexpected. In the case of one young girl from Nazareth. She certainly wasn’t expecting to be expecting. Reminds me of something a married friend once said when asked how …

Just watching Iron Man again and it put me in mind of the tale of David & Goliath – with a twist. It’s a witty, jaw-dropping, action-jammed epic, with plenty …

Was listening to Ed Byrne and Lucy Porter on Steve Wright’s radio 2 programme yesterday and Ed’s factoid was all about factoids. Did you know that the word factoid has …

When Chris Evans presented the Radio 1 breakfast show back in the dying days of the last century he used to aim for six watercooler moments on each show. A …

I read something just last night in Philip Yancey’s book Rumours of Another World which set my grey cells buzzing. He happened to mention that people can’t help but worship. It’s …

Watch any documentary about the punk music explosion in the late seventies and sooner or later I guarantee someone will say, ‘Well, when I saw the Sex Pistols I thought, …

Just finished a great few days at Scargill House in Yorkshire. Been doing a music and movies conference with Simeon Wood. Each day we started our sessions with a time of focussed worship, as …