Jesus often spoke about the need for us to show mercy to the undeserving. “Blessed, he said, are the merciful,
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Books for Today – July 2024
Vital Signs: 20 ways to put whole-life discipleship at the heart of your church (IVP, London 2024. 159pp, £12.99) by
Continue readingConflict can be positive
When we think of all the destruction that has taken place in Gaza and Ukraine, to speak of the possibility
Continue readingMy favourite psalms
As with my lists of the top ten hymns and the top ten prayers, it is almost impossible to narrow
Continue readingMy favourite prayers
When I retired I began to worship at Chelmsford Cathedral and as a result in the nine or so years
Continue readingMy favourite hymns
I am tempted to list my fifty or even one hundred hymns. There are so many hymns which I enjoy
Continue readingTo what extent are our services of worship inviting
Earlier this month Caroline and I attended an amazing service in St Paul’s Cathedral. It was a service of dedication
Continue readingFailure is never final
“Not all failure is terminal”, wrote Emma Ineson in her book Failure: What Jesus said about sin, mistakes and messing
Continue readingWe are all thirsty
Just before Easter I received an email from a busy minister saying that my reflections on Maundy Thursday had been
Continue readingWorship leaders need to be more creative
As I have repeatedly written in some of my more recent books, ministers need to rediscover their role to be
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