Every day delivers fresh headlines, and further fuel for fear, about the global rise and spread of coronavirus. News broadcasts…
Why we still need nuance
One of the unfortunate things about words is how readily weaponised they are. Language, by its very essence, is in…
A Timeshare in Babylon
One of the greatest acts of Christian mislabelling is our ongoing use of the term ‘personal sin’. Ours is a…
Pastoral Repentance and Resolution
There is much that is notional and fleeting in the approach of a New Year, and there is a great…
Clive James’ ‘Sentenced to Life’, an appreciation
An oft cited truism is that the Victorians viewed sex as taboo and death as commonplace, while the modern age has…
A Pastor in Therapy
In February of this year I burned out. It was a surprising, disconcerting, and ultimately enlightening experience. The full account…
Handling encouragement in pastoral ministry
The swing of a pendulum can be a dangerous thing, correctives can oversteer away from one error and into another,…
