Although I would love to speak about the exciting things that are happening at home (our involvement at The Bunkfest and Alpha, to name but two), I feel it is vital that we should not cease to focus on  the harrowing situations that are happening elsewhere in the world. Undoubtedly...

I was greatly impacted this morning by a verse in Psalm 63. The title attributes the Psalm to David, ‘while he was in the wilderness of Judah’. Although David had once fled from King Saul who was intent on his murder, we discover that David now refers to himself (not...

I have fifteen minutes before a meeting and therefore fifteen minutes in which to write this article. There are of course other things I could do with the time. I have a couple of phone calls to make. I need to send an email and would love to check the...

Over the years I have learned a variety of lessons concerning leadership, from many different people, operating in a variety of different spheres. In business, I witnessed those who led through dynamism. I have gleaned snippets of wisdom from politicians of various persuasions. I have heard athletes, managers and even...

A number of people have asked me for my notes from last Sunday’s message in which we covered an outline of the Gospel from the book of Roman’s. As my notes are not fit to publish and I didn’t have the foresight to print the points on a bookmark, here...

Let me ask you a question. Does watching the World Cup give us a unique insight upon the world’s prayer life? Over the last few years players have become increasingly vocal about their faith. Once a player may have ‘crossed themselves’ when entering the field of play; now we see...

Please don’t stop reading this if you are already weary of or indeed simply perpetually loathe the game of football! Why? Because what I want to say has little to do with football. I am sure none of us have escaped the fact that the World Cup has kicked off...

If someone was kind enough to deposit £1 million into my bank account I would be left with two options. Firstly, I could refuse to draw on the funds or secondly, I could start to use the money for the purpose for which it had been given. I have been...

I have just arrived back from the dentist with a mouthful of anesthetic and am therefore trying not to dribble on my keyboard! Although a morning at the dentist is not my favourite pastime, I have moved on from seeing them as sadistic monsters seeking to exact unspeakable pain on...

I am sure that many of us have been praying this week for Meriam Yeha Ibrahim, who although eight months pregnant, has been sentenced by a court in South Sudan to one hundred lashes and execution by hanging. According to the South Sudanese authorities Meriam’s capital crime is her refusal...