Happy Christmas from CVM. 2020 has almost officially ended and it has been a journey for sure. Perhaps you are looking forward to eating your Christmas dinner whilst in a zoom meeting with family somewhere, or maybe not. It has certainly been a very strange year. I started to think about this and just how […]
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 […]
In my mid 20s I went to Thailand on my first mission trip. It was a life-changing experience! I saw rich and poor living side by side, smelt the stench of poor sanitation, tasted some amazing food, heard the sounds of strange animals at night and felt sweat dripping off me almost all the time […]
Pride. (Re-read, Code Ode; Prat and Pride Part 1, Prat.) (Read Luke Ch 15, v 24-32) Recite this, out loud, walking along, to the rhythm of your footsteps. Best by far in a Ray Winstone / Bob Hoskins accent. (If you are reading this on your phone, turn it on its side). So there’s cat’rers – a […]
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: – […]
In an emotional first home match for Liverpool since the findings of the Hillsborough Independent Panel were announced, Robin van Persie’s 81st-minute penalty clinched all three points for Manchester United. Steven Gerrard opened the scoring for the home side despite having Jonjo Shelvey sent off before the break. Defender Rafael da Silva equalised five minutes […]
After a wholesome fortnight of Olympic sport, the juggernaut that is Premier League football rolled back into town as if it had never been away with the start of the 2012/13 season. Yesterday champions Manchester City came through a sticky second-half against Southampton, winning 3-2 after goals from Ricky Lambert and Steven Davis had put […]
Have you ever heard a friend say, “I’d like to believe in Jesus but …”? Perhaps you’re at the pub with your mates or having lunch with a colleague. The conversation turns to you and your faith and suddenly it feels like something a little deeper. You share a little bit, unsure of how far […]
Knee deep in mud, gale force winds and hauling millions of chairs across a field in Swindon, was not how we were expecting our internship to begin. OK so maybe we were only ankle deep, and it was probably more of a strong gust than a gale… and there were probably only 1000 chairs but […]
Spain made history in last night’s Euro 2012 final, becoming the first side to win three successive major international tournaments with a 4-0 win over Italy in Kiev. Italy were outclassed from start to finish by the Spanish, who opening the scoring as early as the 14th minute through David Silva. Jordi Alba’s surging run was […]
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