Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Body image
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
ASBO Jesus
Here are a couple of pictures that might come in handy for a talk....from ASBO Jesus...
- All that stands between you and perfection is a man with an airbrush...
- How I look on the outside...how I feel on the inside
Labels: Illustrations
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Body Image
Checkout this post on how photo's are tweaked to make women look more attractive....this would make a good discussion starter on body image etc. Check out the online retoucher here.
Labels: Illustrations
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Marine hurls himself onto Taliban grenade
This was a headline from The Times on the 30th March page 5. "A royal marine in southern Afghanistan threw himself onto an exploding grenade to save the lives of him patrol. Miraculously, Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, a marine reservist from Birmingham, survived the blast with little injury when his rutsack and body armour tool the force of the blast. He is expected to receive one of the highest awards for gallantry.". The article later says "You would expect nine out of 10 people to die in that situation". It seems to me that this would be a good discussion starter....life / death / sacrifice etc.
Labels: Illustrations
Sunday, November 11, 2007
youthwork.co.uk conference
Just got back from the youthwork conference at Southport. Here are some websites I came across while I was there:
- http://www.stoptheguns.org/download/badman.mp4 - maybe could be used for some kind of discussion starter for gun crime / violence. See http://www.stoptheguns.org/advertising/index.php for more info.
- They "launched" http://www.schoolswork.co.uk/ while we were there - something to key an eye on. I think the idea is to provide / share resources and ideas for those working in schools.
- http://www.sophianetwork.org.uk/ - a support network for "women in youthwork"
Labels: Activities, Illustrations, Training, Video clip ideas
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Chav Gospel
Saturday, April 21, 2007
One in 30 aborted babies lives
Here's a good discussion point:
- "One in 30 foetuses aborted for medical reasons is born alive, a 10-year study at 20 UK hospitals has found.
Most of these babies with disabilities were born between 20 and 24 weeks of pregnancy and all lived for no more than a few hours."
For more details check out this article on the BBC
Labels: Illustrations, Statistics
Friday, April 20, 2007
The modern man...
See this story about a survey done for FHM...it includes, amongst other things, the top 10 guys other men would like to swap lives with:
1. David Beckham.
2. Richard Branson.
3. Brad Pitt.
4. Hugh Hefner.
5. Bill Gates.
6. Steven Gerrard.
7. George Clooney.
8. Sultan of Brunei.
9. Roman Abramovich.
10. Jose Mourinho.
1. David Beckham.
2. Richard Branson.
3. Brad Pitt.
4. Hugh Hefner.
5. Bill Gates.
6. Steven Gerrard.
7. George Clooney.
8. Sultan of Brunei.
9. Roman Abramovich.
10. Jose Mourinho.
Labels: Illustrations, Statistics
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
1906
Here are some interesting points about the world in 1906 - a discusion starter? Maybe we should come up with a UK version....
Labels: Illustrations
Friday, October 20, 2006
EVIL and TEACH illusion
Check out this page. Scroll down to the graphic "GOOD" a little further down is the word "Teach". Maybe this would make a good discussion starter....
Labels: Illustrations
Friday, September 15, 2006
Friends 'persuaded us to smoke'
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Childrens letter's to God
I read about this in the newspaper (Daily Mail or Express, I can't remember which one) while I was at Greenbelt - very funny! See http://www.catholic-pages.com/grabbag/letters.asp:
Dear GOD,
In school they told us what You do. Who does it when You are on vacation?
-Jane
Dear GOD,
I read the Bible. What does begat mean? Nobody will tell me.
Love, Alison
Dear GOD,
Are you really invisible or is that just a trick?
-Lucy
Dear GOD,
Is it true my father won't get in Heaven if he uses his bowling words in the house?
-Anita
Dear GOD,
Did you mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident?
-Norma
Dear GOD,
Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don't You just keep the ones You have now?
-Jane
Dear GOD,
Who draws the lines around the countries?
-Nan
Dear GOD,
I went to this wedding and they kissed right in church. Is that okay?
-Neil
Dear GOD,
What does it mean You are a Jealous God? I thought You had everything.
-Jane
Dear GOD,
Did you really mean "do unto others as they do unto you"? Because if you did, then I'm going to fix my brother.
-Darla
Dear GOD,
Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy.
-Joyce
Dear GOD,
It rained for our whole vacation and is my father mad! He said some things about You that people are not supposed to say, but I hope You will not hurt him anyway.
Your friend -- (But I am not going to tell you who I am)
Dear GOD,
Why is Sunday school on Sunday?
I thought it was supposed to be our day of rest.
-Tom L.
Dear GOD,
Please send me a pony. I never asked for anything before, You can look it up.
-Bruce
Dear GOD,
If we come back as something - please don't let me be Jennifer Horton because I hate her.
-Denise
Dear GOD,
If You give me a genie lamp like Aladin, I will give you anything you want, except my money or my chess set.
-Raphael
Dear GOD,
My brother is a rat. You should give him a tail. Ha ha.
-Danny
Dear GOD,
Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they had their own rooms. It works with my brother.
-Larry
Dear GOD,
I want to be just like my Daddy when I get big but not with so much hair all over.
-Sam
Dear GOD,
You don't have to worry about me. I always look both ways.
-Dean
Dear GOD,
I think the stapler is one of your greatest inventions.
-Ruth M.
Dear GOD,
I think about You sometimes even when I'm not praying.
-Elliott
Dear GOD,
I bet it is very hard for You to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only 4 people in our family and I can never do it.
-Nan
Dear GOD,
Of all the people who work for You I like Noah and David the best.
-Rob
Dear GOD,
My brother told me about being born but it doesn't sound right. They're just kidding, aren't they?
-Marsha
Dear GOD,
If You watch me in church Sunday, I'll show You my new shoes.
-Mickey D.
Dear GOD,
I would like to live 900 years like the guy in the Bible.
Love, Chris
Dear GOD,
We read Thomas Edison made light. But in school they said You did it. So I bet he stoled your idea.
-Sincerely, Donna
Dear GOD:
The bad people laughed at Noah - "You made an ark on dry land you fool." But he was smart, he stuck with You. That's what I would do.
-Eddie
Dear GOD,
I do not think anybody could be a better GOD. Well, I just want You to know but I am not just saying that because You are GOD already.
-Charles
Dear GOD,
I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset you made on Tuesday. That was cool!
-Eugene
Labels: Illustrations
Monday, August 28, 2006
50 things I believe
I am currently at Greenbelt and went to an Ikon event last night - very thought provoking. For me the bit that really stood out was when one of the guys stood up and read out a list of 50 things I believe...it was to the point, funny, shocking?? and serious...maybe I should make a list. I wonder what would happen if we were that honest with people? It could be an idea worth exploring with some of the young people...
Labels: Illustrations
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Website idea for "growing up"
I stumbled across www.goodcharacter.com and found this talk that could be used as a starting point for a discussion on growing up. It's a secular website, but you could use some of the ideas. It has some other talk outlines here
Labels: Illustrations, Talks
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Revenge talk idea...
From this weeks news http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006280282,2.html
A BITTER blonde infected with the Aids virus went on a vengeful mission to spread the disease. Sarah Jane Porter, 43, was made HIV positive by a black lover and set out to pass it to other Afro-Caribbean men. She is thought to have had unprotected sex with DOZENS. The single mum, of Kennington, South London, was yesterday jailed for infecting one ex and branded pure evil. A former lover of Porter told last night how she set out on a callous payback mission.
Labels: Illustrations
Friday, June 02, 2006
happiness formula
Just notices this article on the bbc website: is there a happiness formula? Maybe you could use it as a discussion starter....
Labels: Illustrations
Saturday, May 13, 2006
"Hoodie kills WPC"
I noticed the headline "Hoodie Kills WPC" on the front of the Sun. It's great to see the stereotype is still alive and well. Maybe a good discussion starter...
Labels: Illustrations
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
POLL: Top Ten Issues Facing Families
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Rules for your life...
I just been looking through Video's that teach 4 and there appears to be a talk using I, Robot based on the 10 commandments. I rekon we could use that as the starting point for the proposed talk Rules for Life
Labels: Illustrations, Talks
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Digital makeover
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I don't know who did these pictures originally but it seems to be that they would make a good analogy in a "self image" or "body image" talk...you know the thing, we feel pressured to look like people in magazines etc. etc...
Labels: Illustrations
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Jobs for girls - 1970's public information film
Check out this old skool video from the 1970's about girls getting a career. Could we worth showing to our girls just for a laugh!
Labels: Illustrations, Video clip ideas
Saturday, January 28, 2006
101 things to do before you die
I saw this book at the Galleria today called 101 things to do before you die. Sounds like an interesting topic to explore from a spiritual point of view...I wonder what our young people would say?
[Update: There is also a book called 2DO before I die. I've got them on order]
[Update: There is also a book called 2DO before I die. I've got them on order]
Labels: Illustrations
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Which saint are you?
You are Joan of Arc! You don't really want to hurt
anyone, but if they attack your friends or your
country and no-one else will stand up to fight
them, you head into the battle. Beware though,
conviction tends to get you killed.
Which Saint Are You?
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Labels: Illustrations
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Song meanings
Monday, September 05, 2005
BBC show sets teen sex challenge
Nigel Chapman sent me this... A BBC show has challenged 12 teenagers to stay celibate for five months
Another talk in the making!
Labels: Illustrations
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Real Christmas...
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