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…
One of the things I love most about my monthly newsletter* is getting to know the lovely people who have chosen to subscribe to it because they enjoy…
Just recently, I found myself reading a familiar story in the Bible, when a phrase leapt off the page at me. This doesn’t happen often but, when it…
I love it when I stumble across a ‘light through the cracks’ story in the lives of my friends – and this one is no exception.It comes from…
The War in Ukraine needs no introduction. It is dominating global news headlines, with every event being reported as it emerges.Our mainstream media channels, and social media feeds,…
I have been invited to speak to an inter-church group, who have gathered together in their local village hall.Feeling nervous and unsure about what to expect, a few…
One of the hardest parts of being in an ongoing national lockdown, here in the UK, is the lack of in-person interactions with those outside our households. The…
Earlier this year, some friends of mine were putting final preparations in place to move their family from the UK to Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Sometimes you stumble upon a ‘light through the cracks‘ story that you just couldn’t make up, even if you tried. Last week, in the Netherlands, an empty metro…
I have written previously about the recent devastating explosion at the port in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, and the story of one Greek Orthodox Priest’s experience…