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Choosing what not to pray
“Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for
Men’s Weekend Away 2023
This weekend I found myself at my first men’s weekend away at Pinkery outdoor centre deep into Exmoor. The
What’s the trouble?
‘Troubled’ is a word that’s been occupying my mind, and sometimes my emotions, over recent weeks. I reassure myself
An Upper Room
It seems a curious symmetry. Almost. Did Jesus have both his first and his last meal in an ‘upper
Now and Then
Now and Then “Don’t put off until tomorrow what is meant for today.” Martha’s grieving response to Jesus’ reassurance,
The Church I Grew Up In
Tasha Cobbs Leonard recently released a song called ‘the church I grew up in’ and it has completely captivated me. There’s a couple of lines that say: We didn't have much But Jesus loved
Multitasking: learning to live in two worlds
I can remember the days when Personal Computers were still a novelty and there was intense rivalry amongst businesses to establish their own operating system as the industry standard. One of the areas that
Getting out of Jail – free?
Jesus declared that he had been sent “…to proclaim freedom for the prisoners...”. There are three accounts in the book of Acts of his disciples being freed from jail, and each is slightly different.
Going to Galilee
What’s with resurrection and Galilee? The executed Jesus has been raised from death, and his first instruction is to ‘go to Galilee’. The angels’ instruction was clear & Jesus himself was insistent; his friends
Atonement: a narrative
The boy and his father walked happily together, hand in hand, the father gently guiding his son, pointing out all the fascinating items along their route. All the good things to see, to touch,
Judgement; who, how and the least of these (Mt 25:31-46)
Most of us don’t like to speak of judgement. So the words of Jesus here make uncomfortable reading for many of us. Separating ‘sheep’ from ‘goats’, and pronouncing the destiny of each, seems very…