‘What are you here for?’ or ‘How do you imagine God?’ are the possible open- ended questions that my ‘spiritual director’ asks me. I have been going to see him about three times a year for about five years. I always leave him challenged and encouraged. Sometimes the challenges are very practical such as ‘How […]
We are living in exciting times, a period of volatile, rapid and even discontinuous change. I think that I can safely say that we 50 plus guys have seen more changes in our lifetimes than our dads and their dads did. Our churches can change either because they have to in order to survive or […]
Date: Saturday 12th October 2013 Venue: St Thomas Church, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3AW Cost: £5 Includes lunch and refreshments Contact: Steve Martin steve.martin@cvm.org.uk We are very aware of the unique challenges, opportunities and skills that exist with older men across the CVM Network. We are looking to expand, focus and build this work, to better […]
Forgiveness and grace are linked very closely. When I led a junior school assembly last month I explained ‘grace’ by saying ‘no matter how good or bad we are, God loves us just the same.’ In a conflict situation, how do we halt the cycle of blame and pain? In Greek, forgiveness means to release […]
I had a knee replacement 8 weeks ago, so in between lots of exercise I have had time to catch up with some reading! Right Here, Right Now by Alan Hirsch and Lance Ford is a ‘must read’. This book got me very excited, so I make no apology in doing a review for this blog. […]
My experience as a civil engineer working on development projects for many years in 10 African countries taught me a lot. I discovered that the most effective and sustainable outcomes always come from projects that are bottom up and not top down. I am not just talking about money but ideas, leadership and information. ‘Listen […]
As well as this weekly blog, written by a team of 10, we hope to have another team to lead interactive seminars at the CVM regional day conferences on topics that are important to the over 50`s. These topics could include subjects that may not be covered in depth by the churches such as: – […]
Sitting in the stadium, on the middle Saturday night of the Olympics, soaking in the atmosphere with the sun setting and a kaleidoscope of colour decorating a fading blue sky. All of this just enhanced the atmosphere and experience for those who were there that night, for as the events unfolded something special was about […]
On 12th June more than eighty Christian leaders from throughout the UK gathered alongside Parliamentarians for an hour of listening to God in silence in Parliament. Anglicans, Baptists, Catholics, and Christian leaders from a wide cross-section of ministries were present. Following the time of silence they all had an opportunity to share what they believed […]
50 plus blog is produced by a team of 10 writers, it’s a weekly blog that is published every Thursday. Eddie James co-ordinates the blog and is looking for a few more writers – interested? We are encouraging the churches involved in level 1 and 2 events to broaden their activities to include community service […]
