For the past fortnight, Christian media channels, both mainstream and social, have been brimming with news of a revival at Asbury University, a Christian education establishment, based in…
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…
I love the idea of a fresh start, a clean slate, a blank page. I love looking back at my journals to spot the themes that are lying…
This Advent season, I have been re-reading the accounts of the very first Christmas, recorded in the Gospels. Many aspects of the story are familiar. But one thing…
Autumn is here – and it’s one of my most favourite seasons. When the sun shines out of blue skies, and the trees and hedgerows are at their…
I have been invited to sign and sell my book at a Christmas craft fair, which is being hosted by the parish church for a relatively deprived urban…
I am sitting in the waiting room at the local dentist’s surgery, trying to fill in a long and complicated electronic form, which has been handed to me…
One morning a couple of weeks ago, somewhat bleary-eyed, I headed into the bathroom, and turned on the tap at the basin – but nothing came out. So…
One of the joys of having a monthly newsletter* is that I have a bunch of beautiful people who have chosen to subscribe to it because they enjoy…