The Only Place

A simple song about how good and praiseworthy God is...

Obviously the recording is all very (ahem, very) rough and ready BUT please do let me know what you think, especially open for suggestions about the lyrics - I’m still not sure if the rhymes are just too blatant and cheesy.

At your feet is the only place that
I find mercy I find grace
In your love is the only place that
I find strength to run this race

There’s no other I can run to
with my troubles with my strife
There’s no other whose almighty hands
are holding my whole life

Lord you’re the only one the only one
Who’s praise-worthy
Boundless your love boundless your power
Yours is all authority

Forgive us Lord when we run to places other than your feet

Learning

A simple song about being a disciple - constructive criticism very very welcome

When everything crumbles in my surroundings
That’s when I know to you I must cling

I’m learning You are faithful
I’m learning You are true
I’m learning You are worthy of the praise we bring to You (we bring to you)

(I’m learning You will catch me when I fall)

When I can’t see forests for all the trees
You whisper reminders of Your love for me

We’re learning…

Cartograph exhibition preview night - all invited

Are event promotions allowed on here? Anyhow...

Brass Gallery, Leeds rounds off the 2010 theme of ‘Graphic’ with Carto-Graph: artistic responses to maps, charts and all things cartographic.  http://bit.ly/f98w9T

The annual themed group exhibition features previous Brass Gallery exhibitors who have responded to map-based imagery, producing work which is surprising, intriguing and unexpected.

Featuring responses from Heather Barnett, Hannah Leighton-Boyce, Samuel Fisher, James Moss, Katy Devine, Katherine Johnson, Katy Devereux, Helen Saunders, Matthew Young and Ann Marie James.

I’d love you to join me as our guest at the Preview Event on Thursday 9th December, 6pm until 8pm, for canapés and drinks.

Please RSVP to:
gallery@brassagency.com

Way Back Home

Creativity Comes in all sorts of forms...

Way Back Home is the incredible new riding clip from Danny MacAskill, it follows him on a journey from Edinburgh back to his hometown Dunvegan, in the Isle of Skye.

Creative Arts: Kids

God's eternal promise/Our promises

In my former life I lived in Norwich and taught Sunday school there. This was one of the large art projects we did- with loads of chopped up paper and quality street wrappers!

Based on the rainbow being a visible sign of God’s promises to be faithful to us, and how it symbolises God’s covenant with his people. We then attached our own ‘promises’ to the rainbow, as a response in light of what God is continually doing for us.

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.Genesis 9:13

“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; And I will be their God, and they shall be My people. ” Jeremiah 31: 31-33

Paradigms

Creativity & Education

This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award.

Together

My first song upload!

This is a song I wrote for the North 2010 camping weekend.  It’s written from the perspective of God speaking to his people (in Christianese, we’d call it a “prophetic song”).  I really felt to communicate the aspect of God as a jealous lover.  I’m captivated by this facet of his character, and I think it’s something that we can so easily miss, or just skim the top of. 

Here are the lyrics…

“TOGETHER”
Oh, you thought that you knew me
Through and through
But you’ve barely seen what I am to you
I’m the glory of kings, I’m the glory of kings
And the lover of the weak

You can’t earn my love by what you do
Cause you didn’t find me, it was me who found you
And you’ve stolen my heart, Oh you’ve stolen my heart
With one glance of your eyes

Don’t give me a lukewarm life
It’s never gonna be enough, It’s never gonna satisfy
I don’t want your duty, I want your love
I want you with a jealous fire, I’ve written you on my arms
Cause you’re the one my heart has desired

So come ride, come away, let me hear you sing
Oh my love, there is no shame in your longing
Oh I am yours, Yes I am yours
And you are mine

So come ride high with the clouds of heaven
Lift your eyes, and let them fall on me
Oh you and I will come together
You’re the song of my heart
And I’m yours and you are mine
I’m yours and you are mine

So come with unveiled eyes
Come, come, come
Cause this is the time of our love

Album Recording

A nice little insight into the writing and recording process of Tim Hughes

Found this whilst browsing the Worship Central website.
It looks like Tim Hughes is currently recording a new album due for release later in the year and in this short video he lets us in on some of his (and Martin Smith’s) thought & creative processes.

Be sure to check out the iPad appearance at 4:13! Go iPad synths!

REDEEM CITIES_

I shot this a few weeks ago as a teaser for an event in Belfast about how the church can transform culture, cities and nations.

I shot this a few weeks ago as a teaser for an event in Belfast about how the church can transform culture, cities and nations.

The concept of the film is making something new out of something that already exists.

It’s a ‘one shot’ that actually lasted just under an hour in real time, condensed to about 100 seconds in final screen time. 

The soundtrack is by Ben Mcavoy who did a great job of interpreting the brief.

Technical assistance (Math boffins) came in the form of Matt Jones and Giles Smith. 

Many thanks to Kamal who unknowingly became the main protagonist!

Look out for the appearance of a rogue power adapter that lets you know it was a ‘set up’ all along.