Sundays in this time of Covid-19 have proved a challenging experience. For the most part I have been sustained through
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Bearing a Christian presence
One Saturday morning in this recent lockdown Caroline and I decided to pay a visit to a small country church.
Continue readingDiscerning the mind of Christ
I have just read How to lead when you don’t know where you are going: Leading in a liminal season
Continue readingHope confirmed – The Message of Pentecost
The gift of God’s Spirit assures us that there is a new world coming, when Paradise will be restored and
Continue readingSeven amazing claims for Jesus the Ascended Lord
The identity of the author of the Letter to Hebrews is unknown. In the past Luke and Clement have been
Continue readingBooks for Today – May 2021
My first book of the month is Dear England: Finding Hope, Taking Heart and Changing the World (Hodder & Stoughton,
Continue readingThere is no place for godly incompetents in ministry
Competency has become one of the latest buzz words. It has been defined as “the ability to do something successfully
Continue readingReflections on the need for character in ministry
Character demands integrity “Integrity”, wrote John Stott, “is the quality of integrated persons, in whom there is no dichotomy between
Continue readingThe Lord’s Prayer is an integral part of Christian worship
Jesus said to his disciples, “Pray in this way, ‘Our Father in heaven…’” (Matt 6.9-13); “When you pray, say: ‘Father
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As I look back over my teenage years one sermon stands out in particular. The preacher was a Welshman who
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