SPIN LIKE THE WIND-the blog of Nigel James.

MY PUBLICATIONS.

I've just updated the links to my publications, lower down on the left-hand side of this website, to re-direct them to the Ignite website which will give you the most recent discount prices on some of the books.

NEW AUDIO SERMONS.

There are 6 new talks now available to download from the 'Some of My Sermons' list. They have all been preached at City Temple during 2010.

•  INCARNATION-a short message Christmas themed message.
• BUILDING A HEALTHY FUTURE- a message aimed at young adults,encouraging them to plant strong foundational habits now that lead to a robust faith.
• WHAT'S THE POINT OF COMMUNION?- A Cross centred message about the importance and significance of the Lord's supper.

Then three from our series on the book of Acts:

• The PERSECUTED CHURCH-from Stephen to the present day.
• UNNAMED PEOPLE ARE IMPORTANT TOO-Cornelius and his servants. (FEATURING PAUL CARPENTER)
• LED BY THE SPIRIT-Paul and Barnabas on Cyprus. (FEATURING BENNY PRASAD)

TEN REASONS WHY I'M ENJOYING OUR HOLIDAY IN ELLMAU.

Ellmau is in the Austrian Tirol, midway between Salzburg and Innsbruck.

The Scenery.  The Tirolean mountains are really spectacular, and the Wilder Kaiser range is no exception. Here is the view from our bedroom window

 

The Hotel. Sporthotel Ellmau is the best hotel we’ve ever stayed in. They do the basics very well, and add in some nice extras like free coffee and cake, free packed lunches, live music, and their food and recreation are superb. I've been enjoying a sauna and steam-room everyday.

 

The Food.  Extravagant breakfast buffets, and 5 course evening meals. So far I’ve experienced wild boar, venison, rabbit, ostrich,  and Gill has had a selection of fish including baramundi.

The Golf. We’ve played 9 holes at the posh Wilder Kaiser course, and nine holes at the smaller but equally well placed Kaiser Golf par 3 course. There’s something special about playing golf with mountains in the background.

 

The TV. Not that I’m an addict but the satellite TV has BBC Entertainment and BBC World News, so I’m up to date with the world situation and have watched some ‘quality BBC programmes’ I wouldn’t have seen at home.

The Music.  Been listening to Mark Butcher’s new album. This is a startlingly good debut from the ex-Surrey and England batsman. A great mix of blues, soul and rock from an accomplished singer/guitarist. He was a classy cricketer as well.

The Bible teaching. Keith Warrington’s Hope Bible Studies were delivered at the Elim conference back in June but I didn’t get to listen to them live so I bought them on CD and put them on my i-Pod. Outstanding talks from an exceptional Bible teacher.

 

The Walks. We’ve bought a three-day pass on all mountain railway, cable cars, gondolas, etc so have ventured to the top (about 1550 metres) and walked around making good use of our hiking poles and the free packed lunches-and regular stops at scenic spots or mountain cafes for a cold drink.

 

The Day Out. Early in the week we visited Lake Achensee, which is a lovely spot- we liked it so much we’d gladly have a holiday there in the future. A leisurely stroll around part of the lake turned into quite a challenge with some scary mountain paths and a precarious path under a waterfall.

 

The Wife. Gill and I don’t spend as much quality time together as we should-so this is our time…. And we are loving it!

 

PALEM LEPROSY VILLAGE.

Here's some video footage of the visit Gary and I made to the Palem leprosy village outside of Rajahmundry city on our recent trip to India. I've visited the lepers on every mission to India in each of the last six years. Prasad faithfully feeds and clothes them regularly, and our Christmas giving at City Temple last year went towards constructing toilets for each of the homes in the village. Ignite paid for a village church a couple of years ago.