I read this morning a most striking passage in John’s Gospel. In chapter 9, Jesus’ disciples pointed out a blind man and then asked a question, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents that he was born blind?” Jesus replied, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned but this...

I have continued to reflect this week on some of the things I shared last Sunday, when I spoke about ‘the joy of the Lord’. Here then are two brief things to consider. Firstly, ‘the joy of the Lord’ is not an additional extra to your salvation, nor is it...

Some time on Tuesday afternoon. This morning I hit what I hope was my all-time low in terms of Do It Yourself stupidity. Having successfully changed the belt on the vacuum cleaner, I endeavoured to use the newly refurbished machine to clean up my mess. In doing so however, I...

Please don’t stop reading if you have little or no interest in football, because I want to speak about much, much more than the ‘beautiful game’! I would be surprised if you had failed to notice that this weekend marks the start of the new football season. Over the years,...