A lay in is a rare and unique thing. I have 3 children and they don’t mess about when it comes to starting their day at full speed. Our normal routine in the home is that I do the mornings and get things moving before I leave to get to the HUB at CVM. On […]
Tag: life
I came across this prayer the other day. It was based on some meditations from the Northumbrian Community and suits very well the changes in life as we men get older. Lord, help me now to un-clutter my life: to organise myself in the direction of simplicity. Lord, teach me to listen to my heart: […]
I absolutely love stock car racing, it’s my favourite motorsport and every opportunity I get I head off to the Racewall in Cowdenbeath. However, my ultimate goal is to visit Daytona for the NASCAR Daytona 500 race. NASCAR racing is where a bunch of men and one woman drive really fast in circles around an […]
“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the […]
Continuing on from last week, here is part 2 of a presentation by David Shipley: Preparing for later life In order to cope with these changes, as men get older, they need to engage with other interests and other social networks, to re-introduce themselves to their partners and families and to seek new roles – […]
We recently had a forum where we discussed how we can do better at reaching older men with Jesus. Here is part 1 of a presentation by David Shipley: It is right to discourage any disconnect between and across age ranges within the CVM network. However, too much conformity denies the uniqueness and diversity of […]
On Wednesday 7th August 2013, Marshall Meek went home to be with Jesus. He was 88 years old and had been ill for some months but had still found the strength to speak at our monthly Men’s Breakfast last May and, indeed, had attended what turned out to be his last Breakfast meeting just a […]
The following was sent to me some time ago, it seemed worth repeating! “The older I get the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours […]
What do you say when someone asks you what you do? We might say that we are retired, in paid employment of some kind or looking for work, unable to work because of health or disability, volunteering, a full-time carer or some combination of the above. We might not have a ready answer but, whatever […]
What does society say and what does God say? I believe this image encapsulates society’s picture of an older person, a rather troubled and passive older man. In my work as Director of Outlook Trust, I meet many older people both in Churches and in the Community who feel on a very deep level that society has a very […]
