Over the last couple of weeks I have been reading Alex Ferguson’s latest book ‘Leading’ Looking past the abundance of anecdotal stories and incessant name dropping I found this book both inspirational and insightful. There is no denying Ferguson has been a hugely successful and leading figure, firstly within English football and more widely within…
Month: April 2016
Manchester Visit
Sitting in an airport for the 3rd time this week I am waiting to catch a flight to Dallas for the annual Pais Movement Leaders gathering #GS2016. Earlier this week Beccy and I took a couple of days off in Manchester. A few weeks ago we won tickets, a hotel stay and travel to…
Lens – life in focus
Recently I have been reading through the book of Job. Whether you subscribe to those who read it as a literal account of an event that took place early in the history of humanity or those who read it as an elaborate parable there are several principles that stand out. The one that really caught…
Gig Review – REEF
REEF emerged when I was in my early teens and ever since have been a fairly regular stereo squatter in my car or on my iPod. Nearly 20 years later a trip to Belfast to catch them at the Limelight did not disappoint. The Limelight is a fairly intimate venue and we were right up…
Book Review
The Seed And The Cloud – The Kingdom Patterns: Alternative Thoughts On Finding Direction. In my experience there is a lot of confusion surrounding figuring out God’s will and direction in life. I don’t think those agonising experiences trying to work out what to do next or what God wants are unique to me. I…
Visit Londonderry/Derry
As our boys Easter Holidays began I took the day off for my wife’s birthday. The North Coast has many brilliant coffee spots and my wife loves coffee so we all piled into the car and headed off down the road to try a new place near the beach. We never made it. Spontaneity took…