This is a very quick blog to let everyone know about our upcoming Spark North Wales Christmas event. On Saturday 16th December we will be holding a ‘Christmas Bonanza‘. A bonanza is something that is very valuable, profitable or rewarding, or it can be used as a synonym for ‘extravaganza‘ – a lavish or spectacular show […]
This week, wherever I travel, as the sun goes down and the nights draw in; I’m seeing more and more Christmas lights appearing in the windows of houses and shops. All of the lights have been switched on in Llandudno, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay, indeed throughout the whole of North Wales and beyond, the whole of […]
This Sunday, the 3rd of December marks the start of the season of Advent. It is indeed the first Sunday of Advent. The time when we start preparing our hearts for celebrating the coming of Jesus. It is a time of joyful anticipation, however it can become a time of stress and dread for many […]
I do love blog posts with a song lyric title don’t I?..This one is taken from John Paul Young’s song ‘Love is in the air‘ as used in the film ‘Strictly Ballroom‘. I am titling this ‘love is in the air‘ because this week, two of our amazing volunteers at Llandudno Youth for Christ are […]
Last Monday night we had a great training evening with our ‘Monthly Meet‘ training event (every 3rd Monday in the month, Llandudno Youth for Christ run a totally free training evening for youth workers, teachers, parents & pastors). We looked at how to manage difficult behaviour in our youth groups. It was a highly informative […]
Way back in the 1960’s, a scientist at the stationary company 3M, Dr Spencer Silver was working on developing a super strength adhesive. However, he instead accidentally created a ‘low-tack’ reusable and pressure sensitive adhesive. This happened in 1968 and despite it being a breakthrough in glue technology, the good Dr couldn’t think of the right […]
Last Sunday night at ‘Redefine‘ we played a new game called ‘2 Rooms and a Boom‘. It’s a really fun game to play. I’ll let this video explain the basics of how to play. We played three rounds of the game; twice the blue team won and the president’s life was saved and one time […]
My wife and I are currently in the process of selling our home. We used to live in Mochdre and have moved to Llandudno Junction. Whilst thinking about this, I thought of the scripture where it says that “From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he […]
Last night at Redefine we had a fun time watching a firework display and lighting sparklers in the cold and crips air of early winter. We then went inside to warm up as we continued our series ‘Jesus is..’ This week we looked at Jesus is – human. The humanity of Jesus. “Since the children […]
“I’m lost in wonder, I’m lost in love, I’m lost in praise forevermore. Because of Jesus’ unfailing love, I am forgiven, I am restored.” So goes the chorus of Martyn Layzell’s worship song ‘Lost in Wonder‘, which is also the title of this blog post. The dictionary definition of ‘wonder‘ is either a feeling of amazement and admirations, […]
