It's that time of year! Festival and Christian conference season is upon us! As it's my third New Wine, I thought I'd share how I'll be preparing. #1 Tent prep. Firstly, as the tent hasn't been used in a year, it needs airing. Secondly, it was not good last year when the day before New Wine [...]
One grey afternoon in January after a long morning at church, the following conversation happened in our house. Me: I've been thinking about our holiday next week. Nathan (cautiously): right... Me: How about we don't go to Oxford? How about we just get a nice cottage not too far away instead? Nathan: What? We agreed [...]
Ten years ago, I went to a Christian festival for the first time. I went with good family friends and when we arrived, I was astounded to see that there were so many young people there. I didn't know there were that many young Christians in the country, let alone at one festival! I experienced different types [...]
Twelve months ago I came home from a week long Christian conference feeling tired, excited, inspired, damp and muddy. Having got back from the same conference a fortnight ago, I am just as tired, excited and enthused (slightly less damp and muddy due to the mostly glorious weather we've been having) but also struck by [...]
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