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Oh God! It’s the Vicar
A project I’m working on, offering short and simple answers to questions about God, church and faith. These questions all come from people in Upper Weardale.
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Church in the Wild
Looking for creative ways to share the gospel in Upper Weardale, using the wilderness as a place of worship and inviting people to come to a different sort of church service.
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Microgrant for mission
Turning failure into opportunity. The Diocese of Durham offers micro grants for missional activities, managed by Linda Ransom the Growing Churches Enabler. I reached out for a grant for a wireless microphone and was encouraged to apply for a larger grant to cover the whole vlogging exercise.
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Harehope Gill Lead Mine
There is a short walk from Frosterley along the Weardale Way which allows us to wander the ruins of Harehope Gill Lead Mine, and look into the remains of the larger and more modern limestone quarry. At time of writing Harehope Quarry is managed to provide opportunities for diverse wildlife to flourish: a mixture of…
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The Church’s USP?
Thinking about the non-verbal communication of the church. Is it “Come to church we need your money and we have a job for you”, or is it “God knows you, loves you, and wants to set you free from the powers that crush you.”
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Outcomes of enquirer’s course
The face-to-face enquirer’s courses felt like they had failed… it felt like no one came. What have I learned from this?
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Minolta XG-9 picnic
The first roll of film through a secondhand Minolta XG-9 and I can see some problems with the images. There are light leaks and there is a scratch of blue along the bottom of each image. Lovely photographs though.
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New Walk Leicester
A difficult day, the film was both under and over exposed and I was trying to do some street photography… which I’m not fast enough to do.
Reflections on faith, cycling, and photography
