Preaching under the smile and the smiting rod

As I write these words, our home has descended into the silence of sleep on a Saturday night, and I … More

Some implications of an empty pulpit

Whether your cup is half empty or half full in the current global crisis, whether you credit or descry online … More

In approaching the narrative sections of Scripture, there is always the danger of foreclosure, of assuming the conclusion, and missing … More

At the moment it seems like everything is interim. The decisions that we were agonising over a fortnight ago about … More

There is much that is notional and fleeting in the approach of a New Year, and there is a great … More

In February of this year I burned out. It was a surprising, disconcerting, and ultimately enlightening experience. The full account … More

The swing of a pendulum can be a dangerous thing, correctives can oversteer away from one error and into another, … More