For the Christian there is comfort in every component of the Easter narrative, hope that springs from every aspect of … More
Category: Hope
A Case for Christian Optimism
Once the preserve of the middle-aged and elderly, ‘declinism’ has reached the mainstream in the Western world. The nagging feeling … More
Regather. Rejoice. Lament. Rebuild.
Church families are returning to their buildings once again in the UK and Ireland, after a break of almost four … More
Even this, Lord Jesus?
Ours is a hyperbolic age, a time when words have become a devalued currency, where sentiment often masks a lack … More
Will the plague come near to our door?
The first Lord’s Day since the Covid-19 Coronavirus began to reach our shores has passed. In most fellowships in the … More
No pang shall be mine?
John Wesley famously summarised the final outworking of the gospel in the hearts of those within early Methodism with the … More
Hope and holidays
If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work; But when they seldom … More
For whom did Christ rise?
As the approach to Good Friday reaches its final sections, and Christians around the world prepare to amplify the resurrection … More
Hope by any other name
The etymology of words seldom brings us hope. If sentences and paragraphs, properly constructed and carefully concocted, are slender means … More