Apr 30, 2020 | Inspiring Discipleship
On 18 June 2018 my wife Anne died of cancer. This blog is not about her life and her courage. I know I could never begin to do justice to her extraordinary faith and witness, especially in those final days. This is not even about how I felt at the time. Rather, it...
Apr 23, 2020 | Inspiring Discipleship
The phrase ‘count your blessings’ has become something of a cliché. Worse still, it can sometimes be said unfeelingly when people are in distress. It is vital to deal pastorally and carefully with one another and walk sensitively alongside those who are hurting. This...
Apr 16, 2020 | Inspiring Discipleship
For this post you really need Isaiah 6 in front of you. In fact, if you’re short on time skip this blog and just read the chapter. All of it. Not just the encouraging bits but the verses that don’t seem to make any sense. Isaiah 6 is God’s word to us in these...
Apr 9, 2020 | Inspiring Discipleship
This is a time like no other. That’s certainly how it seems to many. The country is in lockdown. The Prime Minister is intensive care. Nearly all of us have a friend, relative or colleague who has become unwell with corona virus / Covid 19. Most of us know a person...
Dec 10, 2019 | Inspiring Discipleship
As the general election approaches Boris Johnson has a problem: people don’t trust him. This is not a party-political point. All the leaders of the main parties are distrusted to some degree or other. As BBC deputy political editor John Pienaar has said, this is an...
