It’s 41 years now since the Bradford City fire disaster. For many Bradfordians today is one full of painful memories. It struck me this year though that for many, it’s the days that followed that carry the hardest memories. This was a time before social media. We saw the reports on the news but it… Continue reading Remember May 11th and the Bradford City Fire Disaster
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All the way my saviour leads me
Today marks 46 years since I put my trust in Jesus. I’m sure I’ve told the story many times. It was a Sunday evening and we were with our parents at Sunbridge Road Mission. The Gospel was preached week by week there but they also had a tradition of marking out one Sunday as “Decision… Continue reading All the way my saviour leads me
Faithroots Survey
Thank you so much to all of you that have completed the survey so far. This is much appreciated. If you haven’t had the opportunity to yet, please can I encourage you to help me out by taking time to fill in the form here This will help me to get a feel for who… Continue reading Faithroots Survey
Please can you help me with some feedback?
Hi Everyone, From time to time I like to run a survey to gather together feedback about how Faithroots is doing. So please could you help me by spending a few minutes completing this survey. The survey will hopefully paint a picture for me of the kinds of people accessing resources here including information about… Continue reading Please can you help me with some feedback?
The Quiet Revival – a significant update from the Bible Society
This morning, I received this email from the Bible Society Dear Dave I need to share with you an important update from Paul Williams, Bible Society’s Chief Executive Officer. If you have any questions or concerns following this, please feel free to contact me. Dear Friends I have some important news to share – news that will surprise… Continue reading The Quiet Revival – a significant update from the Bible Society
Faithroots anniversary
Apparently it’s the 6th anniversary of Faithroots in this current iteration. I’d actually run a blog called Faithroots on wordpress about 5 or six years prior to that and indeed had experimented with a bogspot site back in the noughties. The reason behind the original site was that I wanted to start providing additional resources,… Continue reading Faithroots anniversary
Iran what next?
On Saturday evening, reports were coming in that the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameni was dead. However, we still had to await official confirmation, alert to the possibility of body doubles among his security . On Sunday, it was confirmed by the Iranian news agency that Khameni’s body had been removed from the rubble after… Continue reading Iran what next?
Thank you Sunbridge Road Mission
Yesterday I had the joy of visiting my “home church”, the place where I grew up and put my trust in Jesus. Sunbridge Road Mission is a city centre church in Bradford, planted 137 years ago. This year, the church family will be moving across the road to a new purpose built building having raised… Continue reading Thank you Sunbridge Road Mission
UKIP marching with Jesus
I’ve seen a few social media posts, mainly from the US picking up on a parade in London being banned. The posts usually express outrage contrasting this “Walk with Jesus” being banned in case it offends Muslims whilst Muslim festivals and parades are allowed It’s important to be factually clear about this. The march is… Continue reading UKIP marching with Jesus
Coming up … independent eldership
My friend Steve Kneale has a new book coming out very soon from Grace Publications. I’m looking forward to receiving a copy soon and will be reviewing it here when I do. What that means is that at this stage, I’ve not actually read the book, so of course it is possible that it could… Continue reading Coming up … independent eldership
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