Are you caught up in the hunt for a bunch of roses and a 2kg bar of chocolate for your significant other half? Or are you standing your ground in defiance, voicing a silent protest against the marketing and commercialisation of a day of romance? Or maybe, you are in a different place all together, […]
Why, when I’m on an aeroplane do I feel uncomfortable reclining my seat? Recently returning from Germany with a well-known airline and after listening to the on-board safety announcements, I paused before reclining my seat. This pause was not because I wasn’t going to recline my seat, I’m a big guy and need the space, […]
I was asked recently, “Do you believe in heaven?” As you walk through the airport terminal signs, images, smells and crowds of people carrying their luggage bombard the senses. It can take time to find your way to a seat by the departure gate, after all this is your main goal prior to actually boarding […]
2019, a new year ahead, a year of hope, a year of new beginnings, a year with so much potential. People often look ahead to another year and say, ‘a new year will be a new me’. Many of us will have or will be doing tax returns before the end of January, this was […]
This is aimed mainly at the age group 50 plus. (It’s okay if your younger you can still join in). Before you go any further however you might want to grab a pencil and paper. Think back to when you were a youngster (harder for some I know). What was the number or name of […]
Recently a mate of mine sent me a text as we were ending a conversation about God and some stuff and he mentioned this; ‘it’s like Jesus you get for free, but Christ costs you everything.’ Let me start with some points of clarity. I am not suggesting here anything outside of grace, forgiveness from […]
Over the past few days there has been a lot of activity on social media regarding the new Gillette advert. If you have not seen it, I would recommend watching it on YouTube as it has some really direct messaging to men. Essentially, Gillette are aiming their message at what has become known as ‘toxic […]
How many words have been spoken since this new word Brexit came into being? Has any new word been used so many times in so short a lifetime? How many times has a new word been used to mean so many things? Can there be so many variations given to one word that have such […]
A few years ago I heard the Mosaic LA church leader, Erwin McManus, say “…we teach what we know, we reproduce what we are!”. Throughout my life I have seen, over and over again, just how true this statement is. When any of us live life full-on for God and let His Word shape our […]
Happy New Year and welcome to 2019 from all of the team. 2019 is a special time for us here at CVM and during the year you will be hearing lots from us, why? Well, it’s an important birthday! CVM has existed for 30 years and we are pleased to say that all year we […]
