Sunday: Participation
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: At the end of Disney’s The Jungle Book, Mowgli sees a girl from the village collecting water, and he is utterly enchanted! The panther Bagheera and the Baloo the bear are trying to deliver him safely into the village; but whilst... Continue Reading →
Saturday: Threat
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: Whilst watching The Jungle Book with my two year old daughter, the threat of Shere Khan the tiger loomed large. All week I’ve explored key themes within the Disney film as it relates to following, contentment, trust, identity and belonging. Today, Shere Khan... Continue Reading →
Friday: Belonging
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: There is nothing quite like snuggling up with your children to watch a cartoon. As my daughter snuggled in, we enjoyed Disney’s The Jungle Book, and so far this week, we’ve looked at significant themes within the songs: following, contentment, trust... Continue Reading →
Thursday: Identity
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: Using the brilliant Disney film ‘The Jungle Book’ this week, we’ve thought about following, anxiety and trust. Today we look at identity. The monkeys had kidnapped Mowgli and taken him to their leader, the orangutan King Louie, who wanted the power of... Continue Reading →
Wednesday: Trust
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon: As my daughter and I were recently watching Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book,’ she snuggled in as the snake began his manipulative charm on Mowgli, singing, “Trust in me, just in me…’ Even she could see his sinister intent! So far this week we’ve... Continue Reading →
Tuesday: Contentment
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon (at 25 minutes and 38 seconds in): Recently, I was watching The Jungle Book with my two year old daughter. Yesterday we looked at the ‘Elephant March Song’ and what it means to follow. The second song that got my theological juices... Continue Reading →
Monday: Following
Below is my script for Pause for Thought on BBC Radio Devon (at 24 minutes & 22 seconds in): In my role as a Baptist Minister, I meet incredible people. Whether in the church I serve; or with trainee youth workers in the South West, or international missionary Bible students. Their motivation to pursue the truth... Continue Reading →
Drifting?
The Christian life is not easy. It takes determined, hard graft, long-term view of life. Many people fall under the spell of easy-living, and for some unearthly reason, when some people become Christians, they expect their life to be one of ease, one sweet breeze. Where oh where did they get that from? What dark... Continue Reading →
Distraction
Distracted! Not attracted, distracted!! Ah! These modern days, we're so busy. We distract ourselves with microchip and 4G; We always think it's all about me. I'm multi-tasking; I'm so modern. That flicker of light, our mobile we delight! We pick up up everything, Before us, and in us. We reach, we pick up, we....distract... Continue Reading →
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