Considering a Call

On this day one year ago I received a phone call from an esteemed elder in a Baptist church over … More

An inherited garden (a ministry parable)

We recently moved to a new home and, given how much outdoor spaces are now being used for entertaining, we … More

Broadly, if not universally, these are extremely tough times to be a Pastor. Compared with the searing persecution of previous … More

As the barriers erected by Covid 19 in the UK and Ireland start to lift a little, the prospect of … More

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

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