‘Under the Unpredictable Plant’ is an exuberant 197 page book written with passion and intensity by a Pastor for Pastors. Before I first read this book I wanted nothing to do with what I thought was such a dated and out of touch title. Instead, I wanted something vibrant and
Continue readingNT Wright’s ‘The Resurrection of the Son of God’ has been the thickest, the heaviest and the most provocative book I’ve read since lockdown started. It is a 738 page joyous exploration of the staggering, earth shattering and life changing truth that Jesus has been raised from the dead and
Continue readingThe first hour of every day I spend at church is spent doing two things – one is praying (or gawping out of my window!!) and the other is reading. I do this day in, day out, week in, week out, year in, year out and this has not changed
Continue readingI have never taken dance lessons which I nimbly demonstrate by my obvious lack of style; but I do practice dance steps. I don’t practice ‘old man dancing’ as that seems, sadly, to come quite naturally but at barn dances where I can ‘strip the willow’ or ‘do-se-do’ like the
Continue readingWho are you looking out of your window with? This last, and maybe the most wonderful step in this dance, is that when we look out of our window we do so knowing we are never alone. When we look out of our window we are never alone, because we
Continue readingWho are you looking at from your window, or rather, who is in the way? When Gilli and I are out walking one of us is often in the way!! This is because when the path narrows you have to walk single file which means the view is very different
Continue readingWho’s looking out of your window from over your shoulder? Do you find it annoying when someone stands behind you trying to see what you’re looking at? Of course, there are times when you quickly yell ‘Come and see this’ because you want them to see what you’re looking at,
Continue readingHow do you know which God you’re looking out of the window with? This week is a moment to pause and to ponder the question above. The question raises the issue of whether our God a little bit like Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde. Are there two distinct personalities wrestling
Continue readingWho do you look out of the window with? Last week we thought of the God who is on our right hand, the God who showers us with blessings and joy. This week we think of the God who is on our left, the God who permits, or even dare
Continue readingWho do you look out of the window with? When I spoke of the 7 dimensions of prayer how many of you were counting? Let me remind you what I said. I spoke of the God who is above us; the God who is below us, the God who is
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