the voice of those frustrated by the slow progress towards a fair society where the needs of the weak are met without weakening them further
Frustrations do get personal sometimes, even very personal. Here is what I learnt from some of the frustrations I have faced recently. How some frustrations led to one plan being abandoned? Eight months ago I had a plan. I would do this activity and then that would get that project off the ground and that
One thing those who know me well soon realise is that I regularly have navigational adventures. I start with a map and a list of instructions but then make a wrong turn and start an adventure. As I write I am recovering from such an adventure. My legs, lower back and shoulders were overworked during
I have just been updating the website of a prototype called Safe Haven that my friend and I started last year. It is amazing to reflect just how far we have got in that time. One of the things the reasons for setting up prototypes is so that you can learn as you go. And we
I was in the thick of the battle against the giants that I described in part one and I came across three different talks that demonstrated different strategies in terms of fighting giants. It was one of those times when things come together in a strange way. What is your approach to fighting? The young
I had been fighting a giant and I thought that I had conquered it so therefore made some progress. Well I had but I was not counting on what the backlash was going to be. Entering the Promised Land is not easy. Well it was not designed to be easy but this backlash was something
On the first Sunday of Advent 2015, a friend and I started talking about what we would like to see in terms of mission and outreach. We kept going and then we looked around coffee time was over and the others packing up ready for off. Oops if we are going to keep this conversation
I woke up with a strange dream this morning. I was standing in front of someone I knew as was both a pastor and a trainer. We were both in a church not dissimilar to a church that we were both associated with. This man was speaking gently to me. I was told that I
I don’t know about you but I do not include planning as one of my most enjoyable experiences in life. I have a list in my head and then work out what I am going to do day by day. Last week I sat down and did an action plan that was supposed to cover
I was running drop ins for people with mental health issues but I wanted to do more. I had the idea of running some workshops. It proved to be one of those times when you learn a lot about what not to do next time you put an event on. One problem that arose was