As we move towards the winter months there is every indication that the Covid restrictions are only going to get tighter. In view of this I want to encourage us all to keep focussing on what we can do rather than what we can’t do. I know there is a weariness […]
Holidays, chocolate eggs with the occasional rabbit thrown in for good measure have by and large obscured the rich meaning of Easter. This is why for most of us Good Friday is good without us ever appreciating the reason for that. Inevitably we all come to realise life is too […]
Death, not space, is the final frontier. It takes no prisoners. There is no reprieve for good behaviour. Money can’t buy a way out. Its shadow looms over all humanity. Shrouded in mystery, the thought of it leaves most of us overwhelmed with fear. If the short-sighted solution is not […]
This sound bite summarises Jesus’ first miracle in the Gospels when he changed water to wine. It has also been my experience of the Christian life as I have followed Jesus through the ups and downs of the last three decades. Over the years God has made similar promises to […]
As Jesus walked amongst us he demonstrated a whole new way of living. He taught us to love God. He taught us to forgive, to be thankful, joyful, kind and generous… He inspired us to look outwards and to love our neighbours whoever they are. We want to follow his […]
I’ve recently been living with the story of Philip and the Ethiopian from Acts 8:26-39. Philip had been experiencing a move of God in Samaria and then suddenly, out of the blue, God sent him into the desert! At the same time an Ethiopian official was travelling through the desert […]
I’ve recently been reading A W Tozer’s book ‘The Knowledge of the Holy.’ Tozer stresses the importance of understanding the nature and character of God. The more we understand about who God is the greater our desire to worship him and the more confident we become that he will do […]
Most of us live our lives at a frenetic pace and are constantly cramming ‘stuff’ into every available minute of the day. Living like this it’s no wonder the only person to get everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe! This was never what God intended. God wants us to […]
I love reading and hearing of God doing amazing things amongst his people. It stirs my faith and expectancy for what he is yet to do and all that he has promised. Our Sunday in March with guest speaker Angela Kemm was a significant morning for us. The response at […]
Last year I had the privilege of travelling to Nairobi in Kenya with the children’s charity Compassion. For over sixty years Compassion has sought to help vulnerable children around the world through its sponsorship programmes. These programmes focus on ensuring healthy pregnancies and all that this entails as well as […]