In Japanese culture, there is an ancient art form called Kintsukori or kintsugi. This is where a broken vessel is put back together with a colourful lacquer or a precious metal, normally gold. A successful piece of art is where the finished work shows that the piece of pottery is even more beautiful for having […]
The title is a bit like ‘Location, location, location’, but it’s all about the ‘DIY SOS’ that we need, but so much more impactful and intense. This was the theme for the Youth for Christ National Conference. ‘Renovate’ being the exact title. The word ‘Renovate’ comes from the Latin verb novare which means to make […]
So, as we bid a final farewell to 2017 and look ahead to 2018; I thought it would be good to be reminded through the lyrics of the hymn ‘Standing at the portal‘ of God’s goodness and faithfulness. To take all of the fears, trepidations and excitement we have as we bravely face another year […]
So the joke goes like this – “How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizza?” “Deep pan, crisp & even!” I can already hear the agonised groans. It’s not like everyone hasn’t had their fill of terrible jokes courtesy of Christmas crackers everywhere…. Yes today, the 26th December is St Stephen’s Day, or ‘Boxing Day‘ […]
A very merry Christmas to all of our amazing supporters! “Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Son of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings Ris’n with healing in His wings Mild He lays His glory by Born that man no more may die Born to raise the sons of earth Born […]
At Christmas time we can become too familiar with the words of the songs and carols we sing; like when we do anything many times, it becomes automatic and we don’t think about what we are doing. We drive a car or write a letter and don’t have to stop and think about every single […]
Last night at our last ‘Redefine‘ of 2017, we held our amazing leaders Nativity. It was again our take on the Christmas nativity story; titled ‘Hobbit Wars‘. We did a mash up of characters from the Lord of the Rings & Star Wars stories and had them as the characters from the nativity story. Joseph […]
Well we’ve just had a white Christmas, so we do not need to hunt for the snow, we had a lovely disruptive drop of flakes on Sunday. My kids loved it. Catching snowflakes on their tongues and having a snowball fight with mum & dad in the garden. The title of this post hearkens back […]
This is a very quick blog to let everyone know about our upcoming Spark North Wales Christmas event. On Saturday 16th December we will be holding a ‘Christmas Bonanza‘. A bonanza is something that is very valuable, profitable or rewarding, or it can be used as a synonym for ‘extravaganza‘ – a lavish or spectacular show […]
This week, wherever I travel, as the sun goes down and the nights draw in; I’m seeing more and more Christmas lights appearing in the windows of houses and shops. All of the lights have been switched on in Llandudno, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay, indeed throughout the whole of North Wales and beyond, the whole of […]