Amidst the political jostling of the General Election campaign, one news item seemed to grab the attention of the world’s media this week. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Indonesia executed eight prisoners convicted of drug smuggling. Pastors who spent time with the condemned up until they faced the...

It’s fantastic that this Sunday we are celebrating two baptisms. In the midst of the testimonies, celebratory worship and after service coffee and cakes, we will witness a profoundly visual demonstration of the life-changing power of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. In his letter to the Romans, the...

I am sure that you, like me have been watching and listening to recent debates and discussions in the run up to the General Election. As politicians of all persuasions seek to win our vote, many are asking how they should vote as Christians. It is of course a question...

Between his resurrection and ascension, the Lord Jesus appeared on eleven occasions and was seen by over five hundred people. However, one of these appearances always seems to stir my heart more than any other. Having been absent when Jesus appeared to the other disciples, Thomas stated that ‘unless I...

As you may have gathered, I have been recently reflecting upon the words of some classic Easter Hymns. In 1739, the brilliant and prolific hymn writer, Charles Wesley published ‘Christ the Lord is risen today’, which was itself a reworking of a 14th Century Latin chant. So in an age...