Matthew Dawkins - minipix.co.uk

On sale now - only £5!!

Rooted is a band I set up at Orchard Baptist Church a couple of years ago, mostly playing completely original songs written by members of the band.  After almost a year and a half in the making, our debut album is now finished and available for you to buy.  At [...]

Where to start… there’s just so much to say, and squeezing it all into one post is going to be a challenge and a half!  Let’s see, how about we start with an introduction…
Introduction
This year Ellie and I were both leaders on a Christian youth camp (a CYFA Ventures camp) for 14-18 year olds, at [...]

They say time flies when you’re having fun.  My recent absence from this blog is testament to the additional truth that actually time flies regardless.  True, I have had a lot of fun recently, but it has been mixed with periods of busyness too, the combination of which has meant that finding time to sit [...]

Yes, yes, I know.  I’m three days late.  Well never mind, it’s not the end of the world, and at least I got round to it eventually.
In fact, part of the reason for the lateness of this post is due to the time I’ve been spending doing other (arguably more important) things.  Our New Year’s [...]

Computer Scientists.  You either get them, or you don’t.  If they are the typical kind who spend over 24 hours a day sat at a computer (don’t ask them how) and can speak Java, C#, Klingon, and a dozen other languages you don’t understand, likelihood is you’re not gonna want them explaining anything at you, [...]

This week saw Pope Benedict announce that to celebrate 150 years since the Virgin Mary appeared to a peasant girl in Lourdes pilgrims traveling to the town could claim time off from Purgatory.  This has caused widespread confusion and opposition amongst Protestants, who both denounce the authority of the Pope and don’t generally believe in [...]

You know, it’s useful to know who you are.  Now, before you all turn up your noses and scratch your heads in confusion, allow me to explain what I mean.  Are we defined by what we do?  Or what we aspire to do or be?  Or is our personality more important than our ability?  And [...]

In my Bible study this morning my commentary was expounding on part of Hebrews that talks about Jesus as our High Priest, and how Christ suffered to be able to perfectly sympathise with our suffering, and in so doing more completely comfort us.  He was completely human, experienced the same challenges, the same temptations, the [...]

Just recently I have been studying some of the Psalms, with the help of a big hefty devotional commentary.  It goes through the whole Bible in a year, and has some really meaty insight too, which is good.  Today’s theme, and actually a recurring one over the last few days, has been trusting in the [...]

Some of you may know that I have been reading my way through the Bible, reading a few chapters each day.  This was originally inspired by my little cousin Jacob who had read the whole Bible in a year, and I thought “well if he can do it, I should be able to!”  So I [...]