On Sunday morning 17 November 1957, along with eleven others, at the relatively young age of thirteen, I was baptised
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Pruned for growth
We have had a wonderful harvest this autumn. The small vine on the south side of our house produced a
Continue readingCelebrating Martin Luther
2017 is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. For it was on 31st October 1517 that Martin Luther protested against
Continue readingLearning to re-member
November is a month for remembering. November 1st is All Saints Day, when many remember past friends and loved ones.
Continue readingFellowship Group – what is in a name?
There is never a week when I do not get a response to my blog. So following my recent blog,
Continue readingLoving the odd balls – or kissing frogs
Every church has its odd-balls. I certainly have had my fair share of people who for one reason or another
Continue readingWithout fellowship groups church life is a scam
To my amazement this autumn I find myself hosting and leading a fellowship group. Although in my role as a
Continue readingWho is my neighbour?
“All true Christian preaching is expository preaching”, declared John Stott, and in my judgement rightly so. And yet there is
Continue readingAmbition can be destructive
The church, wrote Joel Gregory, a former pastor of First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, “is an institution divine in its
Continue readingAmbition can be godly
Reading through the Letter of James, I came to the passage where James denounces “selfish ambition” (James 3.14, 16 NRSV).
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