With CR heading off this week to become the minister at Christ Church Salisbury, one of the places I’ll most feel his absence is in our elders meetings. One of…
Here’s a helpful way to understand the role of the mid-week prayer meeting in the life of the church. It’s there to stop food waste. In the UK, 9.5 million…
There’s talk of a “quiet revival” going on in Britain, with more young people, particularly men, coming to church. It’s not dramatic, but it’s a shift. As a Christian minister,…
One of the things I love about the Bible is its honesty. The Bible’s honesty sets it apart from every other piece of ancient literature or religious text. The Bible…
Here's how Hebrews 10:19-25 reads in the Devil's Standard Version (DSV)
The subject of seating doesn’t sound very spiritual. But Jesus tells us it is. He said the Pharisees desire the “best seats” in the synagogue (Matthew 23:6). With that comment, Jesus puts his finger…
“the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously” (2 Kings 9:20). You close the door, buckle your seatbelt, check the car is…
Some of you will know the internet slang: "TL; DR". It means “Too long; didn’t read”, and, if we’re honest, it’s how we’ve all found ourselves reacting at times. It’s…
During Covid, Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, told the nation: “Don’t kill your gran!”. He was encouraging social distancing. The line was disingenuous, because it equated not following government guidelines with proactively killing…
Are you simple? Some people identify themselves as “simple”. I have a friend who often quotes Winnie the Pooh to describe herself: “I’m a bear of very little brain”. It’s…