The phrase ‘walking on the sunny side of the street’ came to mind recently whilst I was praying. This phrase conjures up a picture where one side of the street is in shadows and the other sunshine. It suggests that it is possible to walk in the right direction, but […]
One autumn weekend, whilst walking near a horse chestnut tree, I noticed the ground strewn with conkers. It reminded me of being in my early teens hunting for conkers. The only ones I could find were usually still on the tree way out of reach. It was a dangerous place […]
I still remember the ‘blast off’ moments when my teenage daughter would roll her eyes at something I said. Very quickly I would find myself going into orbit with Annie saying, “Steve, please calm down…” Clearly I could have done with hearing Steve Biddulph’s wisdom about ‘Raising Girls’! It is […]
A boy was walking along the beach on a windy day when the tide had gone out. As he paddled in the shallow water he began to see hundreds on starfish a few yards from the water’s edge. Realising that they were struggling for the water, he became concerned. The […]
In Acts when Peter is in prison Jesus sends an angel to unlock the gates and free him. Peter does nothing, God just opens the doors. Peter then immediately finds the other disciples but has to keep knocking on the door before being let in. This is a picture of […]
You may have heard me recounting the story of how my wife, Annie, got lost driving to north London to visit her sister. A simple journey went badly wrong when she turned left instead of right off the M25. By the time she realised she was on her way towards […]
If you could ask God one thing what would it be? I’m sure we’d all have at least one question to ask him, if not several! In this video, one of our elders, John Groves looks at the question ‘God, why are you anti-sex?’ Watch John’s previous video ‘God, why […]
New Way School in Armavia, Russia is a school we have supported as a church for many years. The School provides the young people with family support and education. One of the School projects involves working with children with Downs Syndrome and their families. Recently students of the School presented their […]
It wasn’t so long ago that 3-D films were just another crazy idea. Now we take them for granted! Some of us still remember the shock the first time we put on 3-D glasses watching a film in the cinema. Suddenly everything was much closer and more real. If putting […]
Last Christmas, my family and I took a holiday back home to South Africa. The holiday was a touch bittersweet however, as we were there to attend my father in law’s funeral. Tertius was a Godly man and he always made me feel welcome and part of the family. One […]