There is a famous anecdote about a church producing some signage for the gable wall of their building, with the…
Learning the deeper lessons
These are undoubtedly the strangest of days. We are in a state of upheaval and disruption, and we have no…
Before Philippi
In approaching the narrative sections of Scripture, there is always the danger of foreclosure, of assuming the conclusion, and missing…
The loneliness of the long distance Pastor
At the moment it seems like everything is interim. The decisions that we were agonising over a fortnight ago about…
‘I long to see you’ – the glory of contingency
A measure of our new sense of normality is that the decision whether or not to run church services has…
St. Patrick and the work of ministry
In the eyes of many Patrick is the patron saint of excess, a figurehead for beer-fuelled parades and parties. Nothing,…
Coronavirus, vulnerability, and dignity
In the present global health crisis there are some whose fears and needs could easily become a footnote to a…
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…
Train hard, fight easy
A good friend of mine spent part of his career as an elite infantryman. As with many people with nothing…
Ministry and Meltdown
One of the mirages of our modern lives is that we are stable and secure in terms of our most…
Thinking Pastorally 