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Speaking of Men - a website for women who wnat to help men find faith

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:34:00 +0000

http://www.speakingofmen.com

2 books on the way - phew!

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:39:00 +0000

Well lads - we are there two new books coming out later on in the year one with pictures one without!

I will post up some visual book pages when i get them :)

Shabba!

Lee and Baz are collecting photos for their new visual book...

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:36:00 +0000

Donate your photos by adding them to our group and you could be in our next book!

Easy!

Fathers for life campaign...

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:17:00 +0000

This looks really interesting guys, a sort of code for fathers...

http://www.mightymenofvalour.com/30421/info.php?p=7&pno=0

I can feel a talk coming on!

Lee

Blogged with the Flock Browser

When Swearing Is Acceptable

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:11:00 +0000

Blogged with the Flock Browser

Why so few men in the church?

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:21:00 +0000

I found this very helpful article when researching for a 'where are the men' type talk - enjoy, Lee

Ron Jeremy vs X3Church Porn debate - pre game warm-up!

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:07:00 +0000

Drop in suicide rates for young men

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:31:00 +0000

Press Assoc. - Friday, February 15 08:17 am

The rate of suicide among young men in England and Wales has fallen to the lowest level for more than 30 years, according to new research.

A study by the University of Bristol's Department of Social Medicine found the percentage of men aged 15 to 24 who take their own life has almost halved since a peak 18 years ago.

In 1990, there were 16.6 suicides for every 100,000 men aged 15-24 but by 2005 the rate had fallen to 8.5 per 100,000, the lowest level since 1974.

The study, published in the British Medical Journal, said catalytic converters on cars have reduced the number of lives taken using poisonous exhaust fumes but there has also been a fall in suicides by other methods including hanging - the most common method used by young men.

Researchers said factors which create an increased risk of a person committing suicide, such as unemployment and divorce, also decreased during the same period.

In men aged 25-34, the rate fell by a third from the peak rate of 27.8 deaths per 100,000 men in 1998 to 15.7 deaths per 100 000 men, the lowest level since 1978.

The report, entitled Suicide rates in young men in England and Wales in the 21st century: time trend study, said from 1950 to 1998 rates of suicide in men aged under 45 doubled in England and Wales, while rates in women and older men declined.

During the 1990s, suicide accounted for about a fifth of all deaths in young men.

Cut To The chase Audiobook Free sample now available...just click me!

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:49:00 +0000

Paternal instinct?

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:53:00 +0000

A Turkish MP wants fathers to be legally required to be present at the birth of their children.

BBC World Service Newshour takes up the story. Interviewing Lee Jackson!!

you can listen to it here (or download it as podcast or MP3)

Cut to the Chase audiobook now available in three flavours!

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:18:00 +0000

You can now get our book 'Cut to the Chase' as an audiobook in three manly flavours...

You can get it as...

- Four audio cds in a dvd style case for £12.99

- An MP3 data disc for ipods and MP3 players (including id3 tags, artwork and lots of extras) for £7.99

and

- As a direct download for ipods and MP3 players (including id3 tags and artwork) from our audiobook server for only £6 :)

All three are available now in our shop here all major credit cards and paypal accepted

Over four hours of audio read by Lee, Baz and their friends.

Hearing the book read out loud in northern accents (!) really does bring it alive and of course its ideal for a mens book as most blokes don't read :)

Spread the word...Lee and Baz available now on your car and train journeys! Scary stuff.

Ship of Fools: Kitschness of Christmas is a big issue...

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:49:00 +0000

Ship of Fools: Kitschmas the problem with sweet sweet nativity stories

THE CATHOLIC LEAGUE of America was up in arms in 2002 about an exhibition in Napa, California, which included the "caganer", a traditional Catalan figurine who is placed squatting in the corner of the Christmas crib, trousers around his ankles.

Perhaps predictably, the Catholic League was offended by the presence of a defecating peasant in the holy stable. What it didn't appreciate, however, is that the Christmas story is supposed to be offensive, and that the caganer is a reminder of the theological revolution that scandalized sophisticated opinion of the first few centuries of the Christian era: that God became human, that the sacred was no longer to be protected from the profane....read more click the link above

Also the classic 12 days of kitschmas

Why are men gay? - Times Online

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:37:00 +0000

Meat-rich diet good for men!

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:34:00 +0000

I am not totally sure i believe it but it is worth winding up tree-hugging vegetarians about it :)

Dave is here!

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:51:00 +0000

Here’s an event CVM is putting on in Bath that you may like to encourage some men you know to come along to in the New Year.

DON’T MISS OUT! A DAY WITH DAVE - is designed to encourage and fire up guys in church as well as challenge church culture, motivate the guys and inspire thoughts.

The day will be relaxed and fun.

David Murrow has written the greatly acclaimed (and by some greatly irritated!) book “Why Men Hate Going to Church”.He lives in Alaska and CVM has persuaded him to come to Bath on 26 January 2008.

Talk Titles include:
Why men hate going to church
How to disciple every man in your church
10 ways to make your church man friendly...
Optional seminars will be on offer during the day.

Bring a group along from church and be encouraged in your Christian faith. Enjoy worship, training and take back some great ideas for encouraging your church in it’s work and witness among men.

Order your tickets NOW: www.puratickets.com - instant online booking www.cvmen.org.uk - for postal booking (download a form) then send in your cheque to CVM

Why not arrive overnight Friday – Bath offers accommodation from £13/bunk at the very clean YMCA to well over £300/night if you go posh! Bring a friend the family, make a weekend of it - Bath offers great culture and shopping. For links to venue, directions or parking – click link

New podcasts inc faces of Jesus from around the world

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:16:00 +0000

Men Gloat When They Win, Says Study | From the Fringe | Deutsche Welle | 03.12.2007

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:52:00 +0000

CHRISTMAS BY NUMBERS....

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:23:00 +0000

YOU will all eat 14 brussel sprouts over Christmas, many of you will wrap up a present for your dog, and some of you (yes, you know who you are) will spend Christmas filling in your tax return online.

MATT ROPER'S festive figures will have you totally fascinated...

£30 million - the amount spent each Christmas on Brussels sprouts.

7,000,000 - the number of real fir Christmas trees sold in the UK every year.

4.2 million - the number of credit-card users still paying off their bills from last Christmas.
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7 - the number of white Christmases in Britain during the 20th century.

7/10 - the number of British dogs that get Christmas gifts from their owners.

100 million - the number of turkey sandwiches we will eat between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

1932 - the year King George V made the first Christmas broadcast.

NONE - the number of other countries in the world that eat Christmas pudding.

£28million - the amount spent on Christmas cakes each year.

85 per cent - the percentage of four-year-olds who believe in Santa

1,000 - how many of the first Christmas cards, printed by Sir Henry Cole in 1843, were sold for 1 shilling each.

15 - the number of hours each person takes to complete their Christmas shopping.

£7 BILLION - the amount Britain's shoppers are expected to spend on online gift purchases this Christmas.

£262 - the average amount Britain's parents will spend on each of their children.

4 billion - the number of sprouts bought in the week before Christmas.

£33 - the average spent per person on last-minute panic purchases.

EIGHTYTHREE square km - of wrapping paper will end up in UK rubbish bins - enough to wrap up the island of Guernsey.

3 million tonnes - of rubbish will be thrown away after the festivities.

£20BN - the amount the UK spends on Christmas, with £1.6bn going on food and drink.

1957 - the year the Queen's Christmas Day speech was first televised

1.7 billion - the number of Christmas cards sent in Britain every year.

1984 - the last white Christmas in UK.

Seventeen - the number of years Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas for in 1643.

NONE - the number of Oscars won by the ultimate Christmas movie, It's A Wonderful Life.

£1.2bn -the amount that will be wasted in the UK this Christmas on unwanted gifts.

1841 - the year Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert introduced Christmas trees to the UK.

10,000,000 - The number of turkeys eaten each Christmas.

Three thousand nine hundred & twenty one - the world record for the most people dressed as Santa, set in Liverpool last year.

59 - the number of years Norway has given London a Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square in appreciation of our help in the Second World War.

6th - the day in January that marks the official end of Christmas and the day decorations must be taken down.

1224 - the date the very first nativity scene was made, by St Francis of Assisi in a cave outside Greccia, Italy.

four hundred and forty - the date December 25 was first celebrated as the birthday of Christ.

832 - the number of homes Santa must visit every second to deliver all his presents.

£100,000,000 - the number of sales of the biggest festive single ever, Bing Crosby's White Christmas, from 1942.

25 - the percentage of Christmas shopping time spent in queues.

220 per cent - increase in church attendance in the UK at Christmas.

200,000 - the number of trees felled to make all the UK's Christmas cards.

three hundred and sixty four - the total number of presents given out in the Twelve Days Of Christmas carol.

750 - thousand the number of letters sent to Santa by UK children each year.

115,000 - the number of Britons who will be spending Christmas on the beach this year, with Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote the top three destinations.

14,000 - the number of babies that will be conceived in December.

FOURTEEN - the number of sprouts eaten by an average person over Christmas.

1843 - the date the first Christmas card was designed by J C Horsley.

1937 - the date the first Xmas postage stamp was produced in Austria.

31 PER CENT - the percentage of more diamonds that are bought at Christmas than any other time.

£35 - the value of unwanted gifts we'll all receive this year.

25M - the amount of Christmas puds scoffed every year.

FOUR - the highest-charting position for Wizzard's much-loved 1973 festive single, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day.

270 - the number of people who spent last Christmas Day filing their tax return online. A total of 6,000 used the internet to do their tax returns over the holiday. January 1 is this year's deadline for filing returns.

Heterosexual house of cards!

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:26:00 +0000

The Problem With Nice Guys

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:31:00 +0000

images of Jesus to suprise you (don't look if you are easily offended - but i guess you wouldnt have found this website if you were!)

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:32:00 +0000

the best mens TV series ever is now £50 off at HMV only £34 for the full boxset...

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:35:00 +0000

the best TV drama ever in my opinion...

Why men and women argue differently

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:09:00 +0000

New Movement Reaching for 10 Million Men by 2015 | Christianpost.com

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:43:00 +0000

New Movement Reaching for 10 Million Men by 2015 | Christianpost.com

Thousands of Christian Men Pledge to be Jesus 'Warriors' | Christianpost.com

noreply@blogger.com (Lee) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:41:00 +0000