Category: St Mike’s

  • Christmas thoughts

    We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing! (Source unknown)

  • Our Daily Advent

    Imagine a theatre, an Elizabethan theatre perhaps, the ones with a stage surrounded by seating and an arena for standing viewers. It’s packed, there is a new play, the program has the title The Beginning of the Gospel about Jesus Christ, the son of God.’ The crowd are in hushed anticipation, not sure of what…

  • Is it just me or…

    In church, at intercessions. Let us pray etc… We pray for our church (followed by a list of events going on that week) after each event, (from one or two in the congregation): Yes Lord, oh yes Jesus. Specific prayers for the alpha course and the topic coming up response: Yes Lord, oh yes Jesus.…

  • The spirituality of smoking

    Odd topic? Well, not really, it’s just a thought about what you do when smoking and how it relates to the rest of life Now some people might consider smoking to be a waste of time money and a danger to health, well I can certainly say that I do feel healthier after quitting, BUT,…

  • post weekend blues

    No not really But am really having to think about yesterdays two sermons, not to mention the predominant theme of blood sacrifice in the worship session On a lighter note, was driving home, asked by fellow traveller what I thought of the first sermon, replied ‘it was crap’ and lo a flock of seagulls deposited…

  • YOT

    Today I go yotting No, it’s not that I can’t spell, but that YOT is the Youth Offending Team in Cardiff. Excited!!, nervous!!, etc..

  • Knocking off the corners

    Square Peg Round Hole? Well yes in a way, but after talking to a random number of people yesterday evening that was quite a common thought, and after tomorrow night’s sung evensong, there may be others thinking the same thing, but i’ll be happy with that! So then, what am I to do. Well it…

  • First few Days

    Square Peg Round Hole that’s all there is to say so far…

  • America

    My first impression of the scenes from the southern states amidst the devastation were along the lines of well that’s ‘Fat America’ for you, screaming for food and water after two days, I also thought there was no dignity in these people as there always seemed to be when watching pictures of starving Africans. (Why…

  • Moved!

    Long time no blog Been all over actually in the past month. To Scotland for two weeks, then one week at home in North Wales, then a week of moving. Basically driving up and down the A470 with our stuff. I wish I could say this has been an enlightening experience, but actually it was…