I love that the God who spoke creation into being wants to speak personally with me! In the Garden, Adam would walk in the cool of the day with God. This is a powerful picture of the relationship and communion God always intended for us to have with him, yet […]
“How do you move a heavy mattress?” It sounds like the first line of a terrible joke! It isn’t, but the answer, “not on your own,” brings a rueful smile to my face. Annie and I have been redecorating our bedroom and I decided we needed to move the double […]
As we’ve walked round the city centre over the last year most of us will have seen ‘The King’s City’ emblazoned on the side of buses as they weave their way round the streets of Winchester. For the bus company it is simply a nod in the direction of the […]
We all occasionally dwell on ‘the good old days,’ but often they actually were not quite as good as we remember. Perhaps they are more a testament to our selective memories! Too often my gaze is backwards, but God is always doing new things. He can’t help it – He […]
I don’t know about you but I am really looking forward to all that the autumn holds for us. We have seen God do some remarkable things in the last year which has stirred my faith for what lies ahead. Just over a year ago when we were about to […]
Whilst on holiday we hired bikes for the day to cycle along the north Devon coast. The guy in the shop suggested I have a BMX and without giving it much thought I took it. Within an hour I was struggling. The bike only had a few gears, small wheels […]
God loves to spend time with us. It’s one of the great Bible themes running from the beginning in the Garden of Eden to the end of Revelation. He loves relationship because this is who he is as Father, Son and Spirit. He is in relationship and he calls us […]
As I was at home writing this article Annie was in bed recovering from a minor operation. My main responsibility was simple, to look after her. Funnily enough it did not quite go as I’d expected. On the evening after the operation she was in bed sleeping off the effects […]
On 16th May I flew out to Nairobi, Kenya, to see firsthand the work of Compassion, a worldwide charity focused on releasing children from poverty. Kenya has a population of around 46 million, 10 million of whom are children living in poverty, on less than $1 a day. 65% of […]
‘Why?’ is the unanswered question of the human heart, the common cry through suffering; whether through cancer, relational breakdown or injustice. We all learn from an early age that ‘Life’s not fair!’ But is there any answer to the cry of ‘Why?’ The only hope is found in the Bible […]