It’s a beautiful sunny day in early Spring, when I manage to persuade my elderly mum out of the warmth of her house, and we decide to drive…
“Do you remember me?” The man posing the question is gazing at me with a wry smile, his head tilting slightly sideways. He seems vaguely familiar, but I’m…
I am heading towards the end of a writing retreat, in a beautiful part of North Wales, where the mountains meet the sea – and on this particular…
It is a beautiful spring day, and I need a new key, so I have headed to my local locksmiths to get one cut. What I am not…
One of the things I love about my ministry is being invited to speak in new places – be it festivals, conferences, church services or other events –…
I am standing outside my front door, clasping hold of a steaming mug of tea, having just handed over a similarly filled mug to Andy*, the handyman. He…
As I drive to the pharmacy, a deluge of rain starts lashing the car windscreen, the wipers sloshing their way through a full speed workout. I debate whether…
I love it when friends send me “light through the cracks” stories that they have stumbled upon, simply because they know how much I enjoy discovering them. This…
I have been invited to pray for a woman who I have never met before. Let’s call her Ella*. Ella is a beautiful, slim, dark-haired woman, in her…
A few days ago, I was walking along a busy city centre street, when I noticed a man in a high viz, fluorescent orange jacket, meandering slowly towards…