Category Archives: Articles

[ad_1] Hi All! This is my new website/blog I’m still working on it – so bear with me for a little while longer. I’m still adding information and links to the side bar that reflect the interesting mix of things I’m now involved in. Those who follow me on facebook may have seen the conversation […]

[ad_1] I struggled with this piece, because really, I could write it in one sentence: The only bad way to study your Bible is to NOT DO IT. See? Easy and simple. Done. But nothing in life is ever that simple, is it? And studying the Bible is a complex and often intimidating endeavor. Just […]

[ad_1] This weekend I’m going to be at the Hand in Hand conference in Eastbourne. The Additional Needs Alliance (ANA) has for the last few years done a forum before the conference, but this year we decided to run it through the main conference itself. One of the key subjects we will be looking at […]

[ad_1] Mothers day is a day many find difficult. Myself included. But I still believe mothers should both be celebrated and be given the freedom to celebrate. Yes, we need to be mindful and thoughtful – but we shouldn’t make mothers and children feel guilty as they celebrate what is good. We should celebrate birth […]

[ad_1] I read a news paper article last week. It was a thought provoking piece about children who have no aspirations, looking at the various reasons why and how we can introduce and model good aspirations – aside from that of just being ‘famous’. I wish I could give you a link to it, but […]

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Pastor Roger Barrier’s “Ask Roger” column regularly appears at Preach It, Teach It. Every week at Crosswalk, Dr. Barrier puts nearly 40 years of experience in the pastorate to work answering questions of doctrine or practice for laypeople, or giving advice on church leadership issues. Email him your questions at [email protected]. Dear Roger, […]

[ad_1] I talk a lot about ‘Intergenerational Church’. By ‘intergenerational’ church, I don’t mean a meeting or event – I mean a community showing faith in action across all generations. Forming cross generational relationships, nurturing, learning, supporting and mentoring together. Each generation setting an example and being a role model to the other…. It also […]