Listening to @CanonJJohn on Work-Life Balance
From an interview in Woman Alive magazine.
Week 10: Live By Priorities
Linvoy Primus and Israel Oyelumade with me in Winchester Cathedral at the end of the series. The Main Thing J John started right in with the worm/talking parrot joke, to remind us to "Remember that the main thing is to ensure that the main thing is the main thing!" 9…
Week 9: Know God
Do Christians Think? "I can't believe in anything I can't understand" says one student to J John. On discovering that he studied agriculture, J John asked: "So, explain to me, how a black cow eats green grass and produces white milk"... Many people think that Christians don't think because we…
Week 8: Take God Seriously
What does your name mean? It's your identity! What do people think of when they say your name? Names are often trademarked, and there are laws regarding defamation, where it's illegal to attack someone's reputation. How would you like to be remembered? Will Lunn-Rockliffe David Williams had a great interview…
Week 7: "Catch Your Breath"
Catch Your Breath/Take Time out to Smell the Roses The modern day equivalent of "You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy" can be "take time out to smell the roses"! The Entertainer This week, Gary Grant, who owns "The Entertainer" toy stores across the UK was interviewed about…
Week 6; Keep the Peace With Your Parents
Opening JokeSomething along the lines of (same, same, but different!):Dear Mum I thought I had better write to you about a couple of problems I'm having at school this term. Last week half of the boarding house burned down. But don't worry too much because I'm now living in a…
Raaaaaaaaaaaarghhh: “Managing Our Anger” (J John: Week 5)
Are you angry?Are you "temperamental": 50% temper; 50% mental? The opening video demonstrated how violence starts in the heart/mind... with one vegan declaring "I can't even kill an animal, why would I kill someone!" I did wonder if anyone would admit to wanting to murder on camera, although one got…
J John: Week 4: "Affair Proof Your Marriage" Just10
The Videos After reminding us that the 10 Commandments offer a "map not a track", we watched those in London, when questioned "Will an affair revitalise a marriage?" A mix of responses, but the youngest pulled a face of disgust and said "just think of all the diseases you could…