On May 25th in 1977 ‘Star Wars’ was shown for the first time. This film which was the creation of a film school graduate and Californian stationary shop owner’s son; George Lucas. The film became, at the time, the highest grossing film; and the film franchise itself became a pop-culture phenomenon that has grown into […]
The title is a bit of a pun in response to last Sunday’s ‘Redefine’ Bible study we had a Llandudno Youth for Christ. We were looking at the Bible. D’uh! Of course, it’s a Bible study….. No I mean we were looking at how to study the Bible. We were giving the young people tools […]
The tagline to the L’Oreal beauty products range is ‘because you’re worth it.’ With this motto they are saying to the viewers that they can afford to buy their products because they (the viewer) are worth it. They deserve to pamper and look after themselves. It’s all part of a culture we now have of […]
Recently at Llandudno Youth for Christ at our ‘Redefine’, Sunday evening bible Study, we had an ‘Ork Night‘. As we had to keep on reminding people it was an ‘Ork‘ or ‘Orc‘ (depending upon your prefered spelling) night, not an ‘Awk‘ night. We would be dressing up as members of the mythical creatures from and inspired […]
In just over 2 months time, LLYFC will be taking a group of young people down to the Staffordshire Showgrounds in Stafford for Soul Survivor; an annual Christian Summer Camp for Young People. It’s a great time, and lots of fun. Every single one of the young people we’ve taken down to Soul Survivor have […]
Now by the title, despite the picture above, I don’t really mean ‘solar powered’ like the pictured superhero; but rather ‘sola powered’, referring to the five solas of the Protestant Reformation. ‘What are the five solas?’ – I hear you say. The 5 solas, or solae of the Protestant Reformation are a foundational set of Biblical principles held […]
I was looking up an on this day webpage and it stated that on this day (May 6th) in 1536 King Henry VIII ordered that English language Bibles be placed in every church. Wow! That was such a revolutionary move at the time. A radical move, and a departure from what the church at that […]
Five years ago I started at Llandudno Youth For Christ. These five years have not only been an absolute pleasure and grand adventure – but they also mark the longest I have worked anywhere (which I think bodes well!). Together – over the past five years – we have spoken to thousands of young people […]
This Saturday in Llandudno we are celebrating our annual Victorian extravaganza. It’s a great fun filled event that lots of people attend regularly. People dress in Victorian attire and there are vintage vehicles and a funfair. Thinking about the extravaganza spurred me to ponder about the lives and impact of Victorian Christians on the world […]
There’s a silly Meme on the internet (which ones aren’t) which says that ‘Talking to God is prayer, but if you hear Him talk back you’re crazy’. As Christians, we believe in a personal, relational God that is interested in us and our lives and wants to communicate with us, and yet a times it […]