Category: Church Matters

Today, 24 May, is what Methodists call ‘Aldersgate Day’. It marks the day in 1738 when John Wesley experienced the

“All the believers were gathered together in one place” (2.1 GNB). Luke in Acts 1.15 speaks of there being “120”

Books of the month The Revised New Jerusalem Bible: New Testament and Psalms with study notes (Darton, Longman & Todd,

For many the Ascension belongs to the world of myth. “No doubt those who lived before Copernicus could believe that

One of my favourite hymns is Christopher Idle’s paraphrase of Psalm 18: “I love you, O Lord, you alone, my

I am at the stage in life when I read the death announcements in the daily paper – in my

Easter Sunday is the most exciting day of the year. This is the day when Christians proclaim, ‘The Lord is

Although most Gospel parables came in story form, occasionally Jesus acted out a parable. For instance, when he rode into

We all have a story to tell – alas not everybody tells their story. My ‘Grandad’ fought at Gallipoli and

The Book of the Month: Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved (First British edition SPCK, London