Recent weeks have seen a worldwide surge in calls for racial justice and equality – a recognition that ‘black lives matter’ – and it’s been impossible to ignore…
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…
We are living in uncertain times, unprecedented upheaval, uncharted territory. The Coronavirus pandemic needs no introduction – nor the COVID-19 disease that the virus produces. Our media and…
It’s thanks to a friend from work that I have stumbled upon this story, because my friend knows Jessie, the young woman at the heart of it. She…
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…
Where were you on 11 September 2001, when you heard the news that two planes had flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New…
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…
A friend of mine is a mother of teenagers – but her age belies her childlike Christian faith, unmatched by anyone else I know. Her prayers are always…
I am meeting for lunch with one of the young women I mentor. Heading for a table in the corner of the tapas bar where we have met…
It’s not often that I’m invited to write one of my ‘light through the cracks‘ stories for other online forums. But when Next Leadership asked me to write their monthly reflection…