When they were in their twenties, my friends, Sonia and Ross, travelled to Brazil, as part of a short term mission team. Amongst other things, they spent time…
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s always encouraging to hear stories of how God is bringing lightthroughthecracks into people’s lives. This one comes from a Northern…
I recently stumbled upon a reflection, written by a stranger, from a secular perspective, which I found really helpful: “We are all in the same storm,” the…
It’s a few days before Christmas, when an emergency helicopter airlifts a very young boy from home, and flies him to the Intensive Care Unit of a large…
Some of you will remember this powerful and dramatic light through the cracks testimony, about a British musician who found faith in Jesus and went on to become a Pentecostal…
It’s been about fifteen months since I last saw my Nigerian colleague in person and, in the intervening months, I’m aware he’s been seriously sick. Today, he greets…
About a year ago, I stumbled upon a British pastor’s powerful and dramatic light through the cracks testimony, which I shared here on my blog. So I couldn’t…
Every year, during the Advent and Christmas season – ever since this happened – I find myself remembering and reflecting, pausing and praying … (Please can I encourage…
Working in international development inevitably involves a lot of travel, usually to some of the poorest parts of the world, with which there come some inherent risks: Are…
I am taking a taxi to the train station, homeward bound after a meeting. As we head steadily closer to the centre of this large cosmopolitan city, we…