Tag Archive - headphonaught

Exposure to the sun

One of the things I learned on holiday was how much I enjoyed sitting in the sun… reading on my Kindle or listening to music on my iPod. Previously I always considered myself an on-the-go person on holiday. Last year, when we went to Paris as a family I walked the legs off Olly and [...]

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Sleeping through demonstrations of Abba’s power

I was recently in a beach resort just north of Venice in Northern Italy called Lido Di Jesolo. It’s a beautiful place and my family and I had a wonderful time there. During the second week there was a massive thunder and lightning storm… which change the weather from comfortably late 20s / early 30s [...]

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Guided by Scripture… rather than guiding Scripture

Last Friday (3rd June) I read an article purporting to be from an “insider” to the “Britain’s Got Talent” / “X Factor” camp that made very strong allegations against Simon Cowell and his company. In essence, he was accused of “fixing” the talent contest… and manipulating the viewers for commercial gain. Unfortunately I can not [...]

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On criticism

I have been thinking about criticism over the last few days… after highlighting the fact that Salvation Army’s “ISB120″ festival had received it’s fair share of attacks from folk who didn’t get it. One voice in particular has come to my attention. This voice comes from a person on twitter who goes by the handle [...]

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Not everyone has an iPhone

Not everyone has an iPhone. I know this may seem like an obvious statement to make… but if you are surrounded with folks who all like the same kind of things that you like then sometimes you forget. I need to be reminded that some people have phones that run Android… or laptops that run [...]

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Serving rather than being served

I went with my wife and two daughters to see “Thor” yesterday. It’s a great film… imho… with a strong story underpinning a visual treat. To cut a long story short… for those of you that haven’t seen the film… Thor is banished to Earth for causing trouble and has to, in essence, get over [...]

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Some thoughts on Rob Bell’s “Love Wins”… part 3

So… the big question posed in Rob Bell’s book “love wins” is… does God get what God wants? God is great. I affirm this in my life. I am here because of Him and I give Him the glory for all the blessings He has bestowed on me. I believe He is greater and more [...]

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Some thoughts on Rob Bell’s “Love Wins” … part 2

I’ve decided to bring some of my theological musings to the podcast’s website because I think this is a suitable place to bring more focussed thinking… and I’m eager to hear from you, the Something Beautiful community. The follow post contains some thoughts I’ve had after reading Rob Bell’s latest book… “love wins”. The first [...]

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THE PODCAST

a musical interlude :: 3.47

just in time for a new year, it’s another something beautiful musical interlude! our mix this week is from thomas who puts out some pretty sweet mixes of his own from time to time over on his nanolog. from Thomas: In preparation for a new year… I give you the sixth instalment in the alight [...]

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THE PODCAST

thomas mathie :: 3.21.1 (special bonus episode)

as a follow-up to Friday’s podcast, we’re sharing some of Thomas’ thoughts that he shared with his tribe on Sunday, June 13, 2010. we hope you enjoy what Thomas has to say as he shares his heart with his local tribe, as well as the entire sbpodcast tribe. related :: hear thomas’ story on the [...]

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