Category Archives: review

Reading Group

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

I have been helping to run a mens’ reading group for the last four years. Its a great way to get to know other dads at my son’s school. Its lead to all sorts of very deep conversations about life, … Continue reading →

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BASIC: FEAR GOD – FRANCIS CHAN

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

I was honored to get invited to the “World Premier” of the BASIC series of films made by Flannel – the production company behind the NOOMA series of films featuring Rob Bell. The screening was held in London’s illustrious Leicester … Continue reading →

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Best kids DVD movies 2009

Posted on July 4, 2009 by

1. Bolt its hard to fault Pixar – I don’t think they are the masters of Computer Generated Animation and i don’t think they have made a duff movie yet. This is a winning combination of a cute canine hero, … Continue reading →

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Management books for church leaders

Posted on June 23, 2009 by

The Israelites left Egypt and were given gold jewelry and out of that gold they decorated the tabernacle. The concept of gold plundered from egypt has helped many christians to understand that there is value in borrowing things from our … Continue reading →

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Nintendo DSI

Posted on April 7, 2009 by

Is it worth upgrading to a DSI? Here’s our logic. 1. Our old nintendo DS lite is coming to the end of its life and so trading one in for £75 is a good idea as it’s resale value is … Continue reading →

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Best Wii Games for kids

Posted on March 13, 2009 by

I have three primary school children (aged 10 to 6) and here are the games we love the best: 10. Wii Play A great way to buy an wii extra controller and get some fun games too. ( A wii … Continue reading →

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Living with No Line on the Horizon Special Edition

Posted on March 1, 2009 by

I have lived with this album for nearly a week now. Listened to U2 talk about it on Radio 4. Had on constantly through Spotify and now have finally bought the thing on ITUNES. I even went the whole hog … Continue reading →

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No Line on the Horizon – no tunes on the album?

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

Ok the title might be a bit harsh – but it’s been a 5 year weight since How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and the hype surrounding this new album has been through the roof – loads of ad slots … Continue reading →

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Best Christmas Presents for Pastors

Posted on December 4, 2008 by

Christmas is such a busy time for church leaders, they work hard all year  and while everyone else is having a winter break it¹s often a pastor¹s busiest time of the year. Here are some gift ideas for you (your … Continue reading →

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Best HD Camcorder

Posted on November 28, 2008 by

I have been using my digital camera to capture video clips of my kids. But it dawned on me as I finally got round to editting some of it that I was going to be looking back on these relatively … Continue reading →

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Forget Shakespeare, Davinci…

Posted on November 24, 2008 by

“Forget the works of Shakespeare or Artistotle or Beethoven or da Vinci, no cultural artefact is more central to western civilisation than the bible.” So wrote Patrick Reardon of the Chicago Tribune just before he wrote a glowing review of … Continue reading →

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Survivors

Posted on November 23, 2008 by

We had the first installment of the new BBC mini series survivors. It kicks off with a similar plot line to I AM LEGEND – with a deadly bug that wipes out 90 per cent of the population of planet … Continue reading →

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Human – the killers

Posted on November 21, 2008 by

One of my favourite bands has released a new single: It’s a cracking tune combining a New Order vibe with a kind of Bruce Springsteen stadium sound. There has been some controversy about the lyrics… Are we human or are … Continue reading →

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Indestructable Camera?

Posted on October 7, 2008 by

As a gadget loving family we have had our fair share of mishaps. When he was 4 years old my son washed our digital camera in the sink – that was the end of that camera. My wife left her … Continue reading →

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Top 10 books on the emergent church

Posted on September 29, 2008 by

1. The Church in Emerging Culture, Leonard Sweet (Ed), Emergentys, Zondervan This book is authored by a great team of writers including author and thinker Leonard Sweet (Author and thinker), Andy Crouch of Christianity Magazine, Professor and reformed theologian Michael … Continue reading →

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Gone Baby Gone

Posted on September 20, 2008 by

It’s been a while since Ben Affleck has been in a good film. Good Will Hunting – was a great way to make a debut Changing Lanes – was an interesting piece Sum of all Fears – was pretty poor … Continue reading →

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New Ipod Nano

Posted on September 9, 2008 by

Those clever guys at Apple have brought out the new Nano. It’s even thinner with a nicer screen. Cool features include: 1. Shake to Shuffle – bored of the song you are on – just shake the nano to get … Continue reading →

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Posted on August 26, 2008 by

A review by Joel Kandiah (aged 9) and Krish kandiah (aged 36). This is fictional story based on the best selling children’s book by the irish Writer John Boyne. It tells the story of a friendship developing between Bruno the  … Continue reading →

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bloggers day

Posted on August 22, 2008 by

It would be great to see you at our bloggers day in September please let people know about this opportunity to explore the implications of blogging. It will take place at the Evangelical Alliance HQ, Whitefield House, 186 kennington road. … Continue reading →

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Suprised by Hope

Posted on August 17, 2008 by

Here’s a review of NT Wright’s wonderful Surprised by Hope on Christianity magazine’s website.

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