I spent much of my childhood living in a small rural community, attending a local village primary school, surrounded by rolling fields and woodland. Growing up in this…
I am sitting around a dining table with some old friends, enjoying a delicious home-cooked meal, when the conversation quickly turns to a Christian healing conference that two…
“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 swelteringly hot summer’s day, and I am standing barefoot beneath a huge apple tree, dappled light filtering through its branches, creating beautiful patterns on the…
I always appreciate friends who let me know about “light through the cracks” stories that they have discovered, as I then get the joy of sharing them on.…
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…
Early on a cold winter’s morning, late last year, I was woken to the sound of my phone ringing in a different room. Leaping out of bed in…