tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704796078316362322011-04-22T05:40:15.325+01:00STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-14669957574583230382008-11-11T13:27:00.002Z2008-11-11T14:15:41.219Z

We have to go Deeper.Deeper than the trendy songDeeper than some feel good rhetoricDeeper than a song, a sermon, you’re gone.We walk across the town square on a mission.To a coffee shop for a fashionable bevy.But miss the history, the mystery of this placeI state my case.We have to go Deeper.Deeper than another moment missed.Deeper than a useful relationshipDeeper than another backside

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-92053017186183278742008-10-13T10:11:00.004+01:002008-10-13T10:38:57.675+01:00

Psalm 2 is a good read.Especially on those days when you might feel as though the world is a little shakey. There have been so many words used in the media over the past week or two. Crisis. Crunch. Meltdown. Slump. Fear. Panic. Abyss.These are powerful, emotive words.We are born into a world system.A way of getting things done.Our lives are tangled up and interwoven and it seems as though our

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-36173744197406515562008-09-17T16:04:00.001+01:002008-09-17T16:06:10.568+01:00

It’s an interesting time to be a Christian isn’t it? The Church around the world seems at times to be sitting uncomfortably as it wrestles with it’s identity. One of the most hotly disputed topics is that of structure within the Church. I recently read an article in which the Author suggested that what we need to do is get rid of man made structures in the Church and let God “have His way”.He

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-83178590764055158682008-09-11T07:50:00.004+01:002008-09-11T08:27:42.835+01:00

This coming Sunday I'm preaching on the subject of prayer.Our Church is in a series on prayer right now and I'm going to be speaking about the importance of persistence.I was studying those verses in James Chapter 5 v 17 & 18.Here's what it says:Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-14856138094236494702008-06-09T11:48:00.003+01:002008-06-09T12:05:19.274+01:00

We just hosted singer/songwriter Nicki Rogers at our Church.www.nickirogers.comI've known Nicki for a few years now and I'm always amazed at how such a big voice comes out of such a small body! I'm also constantly impressed by her ability to connect with an audience. Saturday night she did a concert and then Sunday morning led some worship and allowed me to interview her.The interview was great,

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-40443359209473287842007-12-20T15:16:00.000Z2007-12-20T15:59:27.877Z

This morning I had a hospital appointment.I had to go to the Cardiology and Respiratory Unit to get wired up for a 24 hour ECG.More of that in a minute - but let me tell you a humorous side of the story...My appointment was for 10.30am.So I got out of bed nice and early and just did a few jobs here and there. And then before I knew itit was 10.15 ! I jumped in my car and drove as fast as I could

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-76150696180376626772007-12-18T12:34:00.000Z2007-12-18T13:09:13.167Z

They think it's all over... it is now.The final weekend of Christmas dates went quickly and well.I spent a lot of hours behind the wheel, driving from the North to the South of the country and back again. The concerts were really enjoyable. In Lytham I played to a small crowd in the SOURCE Coffee Shop. It was the first concert that the guys who run the shop had organized and it was a privilege to

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-38769308787934284782007-12-13T10:55:00.000Z2007-12-13T11:40:12.147Z

With 4 Dec shows under my belt (2 with Dan) I'm feeling confident about the 3 remaining shows we have this weekend.It's been really great fun playing different material for a change. I think people forget that when you're an artist, you sing the same songs over and over again to different audiences and have to try and sound fresh each time. That's a challenge in itself without even thinking about

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-4317038948430284002007-12-09T14:04:00.000Z2007-12-09T14:07:38.488Z

Last night I had a concert in the sleepy little town of Wadebride and Mr Wheeler finally decided to get over his recent sickness and join me on stage.It was actually really great to be back working with Dan and the concert seemed to go really well.You can usually tell if things are going ok because time goes fast.There's nothing worse than when you're playing to a tough crowd and after playing

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-54884412705556469492007-12-06T14:47:00.000Z2007-12-06T14:48:09.985Z

It's December.This means that Christmas is upon us.So about 5 months ago I was talking to Dan Wheeler (www.danwheeler.net) and we decided to do some joint concerts in December and spread some Christmas cheer!Our first bookings were this past weekend in Bollington (my home church) and Poynton which is a town just a few miles away. Nice and local start!So we made our plans and learned some songs

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-36306915205629688742007-10-13T19:31:00.000+01:002007-10-13T19:49:17.779+01:00

Today is Saturday.I love Saturday's.Particularly the Saturdays that I'm not on the road. I get up in the morning knowing that I don't have to 'deliver'. Saturdays are the day that I just lay back and relax. I watch some tv with my daughter; poodle about in the garden; go get coffee with Danae; I just enjoy the day.It's too easy in life to either live in the past or in the future. Living in the

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-31889438354883193822007-09-12T17:58:00.000+01:002007-09-12T18:07:29.025+01:00

I had a revelation today.It was a shock.The fact is that I am a computer slave.Oh the shame of it....You see today I realised that in order to do my work I have to spend almost every day looking at a computer screen. I write my sermons on a computer. Check my emails on a computer. Let people know about my music on a myriad of websites via the computer. I do my accounts on the computer. Book and

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-54236871042672199282007-09-11T22:48:00.000+01:002007-09-11T23:00:38.257+01:00

I've been working away this year at a new CD (probably an EP) which is based around the theme of Mission. The idea of the project is to do something a bit different in that we're going to give all the profits from the sale of the CD's to various Missions / Orphanages. We're still working on how that's all going to happen but will probably involve the setting up of a Registered Charity to take

STEVE PARSONSnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770479607831636232.post-45508819934581161192007-01-18T16:22:00.000Z2007-01-19T00:35:58.581Z

I’m pretty pumped because in a couple of days time we’re going to officially release my latest record. It’s called TEN - acoustic and live.Here is what it looks like:(it comes in those cool cardboard digipacks.)It was a fun project to do and I hope that people 1. Buy it and 2. Enjoy it. My old friend Dan Wheeler is a real integral part of this recording. It’s just the two of us sitting and

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