Posted on January 31, 2007 by soapbox
So elections are coming on us again in 6 weeks, but with Northern Ireland having the lowest turnout of 18-35s at around 33% it seems our generation have given up on politics. To be honest its not hard to see why: politicians more interested in point scoring than doing anything, arguing over minutiae while Peter [...]
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Posted on January 30, 2007 by soapbox
Chelsea winning three titles in a row with players that weren’t £30m flops, lifting that trophy to the adulation of thousands…
glory. One of those words that’s used in lots of different ways. Growing up in a christian environment its one i heard a lot of but never really understood what it was.
Christians talk a [...]
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Posted on January 25, 2007 by soapbox
Heard this on The radio last night. You can listen to the complete version here
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Posted on January 15, 2007 by soapbox
“Every generation tries to put its doctrine on a high shelf where the children cannot reach“
the lonely prophet speaks again… listen well
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Posted on January 9, 2007 by soapbox
Walter Rauschenbusch (once referred to as a lonely prophet) is certainly not a name that trips off the tongue but this theologian was an important voice in the beginning of the 20th century. Several years pastoring a church beside the infamous ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ area of New York (Gangs of New York territory) left an indelible [...]
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Posted on January 8, 2007 by soapbox
It frightening to think that in the 10 years since I have left school I have travelled more than my grandparents did in their entire lifetime. Nicked a cool site off Neil’s blog where you can paint the parts of the world red that you’ve been to (great for all those members of the socialist [...]
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