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Batman the dark knight rises
I've been a fan of the previous two outings in this trilogy of Batman films and I've been looking forward to seeing what Christopher Nolan would do to bring it to a satisfying conclusion. I wasn't dis…
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Gunning for God
I've just finished one of the best books on apologetics I've read in a little while. "Gunning for God" is John Lennox's response to some of the arguments put forward by the "new atheists" such as Ri…
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Simply Praying Simply
For years I have found the acrostic ACTS helpful in praying: A - Adoration C - Confession T - Thanksgiving S - Supplication I was taught it when I was young and it's stuck with me as a sensi…
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A Monster in Paris
What do you do on cold afternoon in Bury St Edmunds when you've exhausted the English Heritage sites and the children are fed up with walking? We decided that the cinema would be a useful distraction …
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Spurgeon's Encouraging Ministry
I've often thought, as I've read through Spurgeon's "Morning and Evening" book that he takes great care to bring as much encouragement to Christians as possible. It may be that the compiler or M&E…
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The Golden Compass
I know I'm a little bit late to this party but I've just watched The Golden Compass with Talitha and thought I might jot down some first impressions. The film is essentially about a little girl who c…
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The AA
Yesterday turned into a bit of an adventure as our car broke down on the way to an afternoon out in Brighton. Driving along the A27, thinking how nicely our rather faded but faithful old Zafira was ru…
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Slow Progress
While there has rightly been much emphasis in recent years on the community of God's people being the focus of the Bible rather simply the individual there is always a danger that we make our spiritua…
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Pride and Despair
Augustine the great Christian thinker from the 4th Century said "Pride is the beginning of sin", John Ruskin a writer from the 18th Century said “In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistak…
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The Happening
Generally I like Mr Shyamalan's films. I am aware that some (Kermode) think he has gone off the boil but there is something about his "What if?" method of asking questions and making films that appea…
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