When I was young in the faith, I was led to believe that Lent is a time when we are expected to give something up. Some of my Christian friends would proudly announce they were “fasting for lent”. I remember actually bragging about the fact that I once managed to give up eating crisps for 40 […]
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Recently I have had the massive privilege of working on a project with TWR-UK to record a thirteen week radio programme for blokes. It has been a collaboration between TWR-UK and CVM and the vision behind this project has been to talk about some of the big issues facing ordinary blokes who want to stay […]
‘The Soul of Football’ is a new book from Mark Chester of Who Let the Dads Out. One man’s story of football, family and faith by Mark Chester Cloning Jamie Carragher Lionel Messi’s mistakes It’s all Wayne Rooney’s fault… … are just three of the issues BRF’s Who Let The Dads Out? founder Mark Chester reflects […]
As Bob Dylan said, the times they are a-changing. What a wise man he is, although he also sang this: Now you see this one-eyed midget Shouting the word “NOW” And you say, “For what reason?” And he says, “How?” And you say, “What does this mean?” And he screams back, “You’re a cow Give […]
I want to introduce you to a useful book. It’s written by a good friend of mine. Jon Morrison is Canadian, slightly cheeky, sharp-minded and very easy to get on with because he’s mastered the art of not taking himself very seriously. Jon and I studied together for a period and he’s since returned to […]
The further I read into this book, I see the simplicity and strength of the message that both Gavin and Anne portray. Lets be honest, we can all come into contact with these ‘Stumbling Blocks’ in our lives. The authors bring these obstacles to life using anecdotes and help you to relive their memories with […]
It’s been out for a little while now but we wanted to highlight and commend to you Tim Chester‘s latest book, ‘Captured By A Better Vision‘. The blurb … You long to be free but … Pornography has reached epidemic proportions. And in God’s eyes porn is ugly. ‘Unbearably ugly,’ says Tim Chester, ‘but for […]
Our good friend Anthony Delaney – who’s speaking at our National Conference CODELIFE this year – is writing a new book for blokes. Called ‘Diamond Geezers‘ it’s coming out early 2011. But before the big launch Anthony is blogging on different chapters to give you a taste of the material to come. Not only that […]