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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Serving rather than being served
Some thoughts on Rob Bell’s “Love Wins”… part 3
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 [...]
Christmas Greetings
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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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Advent thoughts and wishes
Want to be a part of our annual Advent spectacular? We’re looking for your Christmas wishes, thoughts, reflections and more. Share them with us and we’ll include them in our upcoming Advent episodes. To share your thoughts, you can: call our listener line (972-535-8980) leave us a voice message on skype (jdblundell) or simple record [...]





