Author Archives: Mark

if you call your Dad he could stop it allNew week, new beginning. I am not going to beat myself up about last week – guilt isn’t the point of this, though I do feel bad about it. If there is one sense I am realising it is the sense of limited opportunities that IContinue reading “if you call your Dad he could stop it all New week…”

Lots of people at church seem to be struggling already. The major issues seem not to be the general expenditure, but the regular luxuries. We seem to spend to get us through the tough days, we throw money at problems. Not being able to be indulgent towards ourselves and others is hard. I don’t thinkContinue reading “Lots of people at church seem to be struggling alr…”

Sophia’s birthday at the Roxy was great fun, even if some questions need to be asked about the music. However I have now blown my entire weeks money, and it is only Saturday. I did try to work it – walked down, got there before 8.30 to get in free, but beer at over £3Continue reading “Sophia’s birthday at the Roxy was great fun, even …”

“nicotine & multimedia makes up for the shortcomings of being poor” Poverty Challenge Day 2. I was applying ashes at the Ash wednesday service. I think I got a bit over enthusiastic and couldn’t help laughing as I walked back down the isle to see all thes people with huge black marks on their foreheads.Continue reading “nicotine & multimedia…”

Day 1. Ash Wednesday. I withdrew my £50 this morning, a bit nervous about making it last for the week. I am aiming at £5 a day general expenditure, to give me some slack for other stuff. So I went straight into Starbucks for a meeting – good start! Starbucks normallys account for a lotContinue reading “Day 1. Ash Wednesday. I withdrew my £50 this mo…”

At Church last sunday evening we talked about taking up the Church Action on Poverty minimum wage Lent challenge. Lent has traditionally been a time of living simply and sacrificing Luxury, which we tend to have reduced to giving up chocolate. The CAP idea seems to be a good one, painful perhaps, but very worthwhile.Continue reading “Living on minimum wage”