I have just returned from a funeral of a good man who had filled his long life with many worthwhile
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Without passion and planning life is lacking
The other Sunday I heard a head teacher speak about a new diary which had been given to her –
Continue readingVainglory has no place in ministry
Godly leadership should have nothing to do with the pursuit of power – instead it should have everything to do
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Not infrequently in the papers we read of somebody brought before a court who is ‘of no fixed address’ For
Continue readingMaking the most of a housewarming
The term ‘housewarming’ literally means to ‘warm a house’. Centuries ago, friends and family would come over and start fires
Continue readingBooks for Today: January 2019
Book of the month Following Jesus in Turbulent Times: Disciple-Marking in the Arab World (Langham Partnership, Cumbria. 130pp: £8.36 from
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This term I am kicking off a new series on ‘major truths from the twelve minor prophets’ with a Bible
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Have you heard the story of a group who called themselves ‘fishermen’? There were many fish in the waters all
Continue readingChristian leadership needs to be marked by humility
Nowhere more clearly do we see the humility of Jesus than when he washed his disciples’ feet in the upper
Continue readingThe Christmas virtue of humility
Humility is a uniquely Christian virtue. In the ancient world, humility was not considered to be a virtue, but a
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