Dec 20, 2021 | Inspiring Discipleship
If you like cricket, you’ll probably have been following the England men’s team attempting to regain the Ashes from Australia ‘down under’. Even if you don’t, you’ll probably know it hasn’t been going too well. Yet there have been moments of encouragement. The third...
Dec 16, 2021 | Inspiring Discipleship
The realisation of what darkness really is has become much more real for me the last five years. It was five years ago Maggie and I moved into the countryside after 35 years living in two of our greatest cities: London and Bristol. These days, if I take something to...
Nov 23, 2021 | Inspiring Discipleship
‘Do not take a purse or bag or sandals’ Luke 10:4 My followership is what really matters. Certainly way more than my leadership. That’s where I’ve landed following a couple of months sabbatical recently. I’ve preached a few times since re-starting and whilst I’ve...
Nov 22, 2021 | Inspiring Discipleship
The annual jamboree that is COP – the UN Climate Conference – is over. World leaders and representatives of the nations have returned home. Those from global corporations and business have gone back to their day jobs making the world go round. ...
Sep 3, 2021 | Inspiring Discipleship
The climate is changing. Not the political climate. Nor the economic one. Nor the cultural or social climate of our nation. Well, truth be told, these are always on the move. But no. I mean the Earth’s climate is changing. Unless you have failed to watch the news,...
Jul 26, 2021 | Inspiring Discipleship
Calling all lay leaders, preachers or indeed anyone wanting to be a more fruitful disciple of Christ in today’s rapidly changing world. Leadership, especially church leadership, can sometimes feel like a ministry of ‘spinning plates.’ We dare not stop to reflect on...