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Category: thinking

  • x = 10 10 10

    Rene Descartes is thought to have nailed it when he said, “Je pense, donc je suis.” Or, in Latin: “Cogito ergo sum.” In English we translate it as: “I think, therefore I am.” It’s really clever. I can prove I exist because I have consciousness and because I have consciousness I am able to prove…

  • the danger of ducks

    Have you heard the phrase ‘getting all your ducks in a row’? (That’s row as in line, not row as in moving a boat with oars, or row as in having an argument). I am not entirely sure what the origin is of the phrase… perhaps it refers to the way in which ducklings seem…

  • 10 second sermons? you’re having a laugh!

    Regular bloggists among you will know that I like a good joke. Actually, regular bloggists among you will be questioning what I consider to be a ‘good’ joke, but be like Paddington and the Brown family and bear with me here (what do you mean that’s not a good joke?). I recently bought a copy of…

  • beware the thoughts that sneak up on you…

    Tonight at our church we are holding our monthly prayer meeting. If you are a regular bloggite here you will know that we have been exploring different aspects of prayer in our morning services at the moment. I have been trying to encourage people to pray together (see last Sunday morning’s sermon – or rather…

  • Deep Thought

    On Tuesday night we held the first of a new gathering at our church under the general title of ‘Deep Thought’. The name comes from the computer in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Deep Thought) that was built to come up with the answer to “life, the universe and everything.” Our new gathering is a…

  • ridiculously short bloggage

    In between many different activities today there is time for a momentary bloggage: Delusions of grandeur – how big do they have to be to qualify? Bless you!

  • Swiss Army Ministers

    I am still processing a lot of the ideas, information and inspiration that I received from the conference this week. (Did you notice the alliteration? I am a Baptist minister who trained at Spurgeon’s College!). [brings thought process back to the matter in hand] Ahem. When I trained at Spurgeon’s College (note joined up link) I was…

  • thinking outside the blue sky

    Yesterday I attended a roadshow that was telling us about the forthcoming changes to Baptist Ministers’ pensions. It was well-presented and clearly explained, and I was impressed with the depth of knowledge of those who were sharing this with us. I think the changes are needed, prudent and wise. I won’t attempt to try to…