Tag Archives: Greenbelt

Are Christian festivals the new denominations?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

I got an email the other day from a good friend who I have not seen for a while asking me about my summer.  He is not a Christian but he knows a lot of people who are, and he asked me … Continue reading →

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The joys of a dirty weekend away: Greenbelt 2012

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

If you were in the Cheltenham area on Saturday then you would have witnessed a downpour of rain which was almost Old Testament in its proportions. The racecourse with its 20,000 campers was almost submerged; Greenbelt became Mud-belt and the … Continue reading →

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The best speaker at Greenbelt 2011

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

The Greenbelt festival got off to a bad start for me as I rather unwisely told my two boys (Danny, 8 and Tom, 6) to ‘go and explore the site’ while we put up the tent.  Three hours later I began … Continue reading →

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10 second poll: Do you give money to people who are begging?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

I am at the Greenbelt festival this weekend and I am speaking in a debate on the following motion: ‘This house believes that giving money to people begging does more harm than good’. I’ll let you guess whether I am speaking … Continue reading →

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