Nice. This is 2025. Some Gen Z friends came over for dinner the other night and one of them asked me with amusement, “do you have any colour photos of you as a child?” That was when it struck me that not only am I from the last century, but I’m from the black-and-white, sepia generation. Our memories… Read More »
An encouragement for Sunday morning… If you have been with me a while you will know I love the story of Jonah. Sometimes I wonder if there is a bit of Jonah in all of us, at least one or two of his characteristics, usually at an inconvenient or inappropriate moment. Perhaps you can relate to Jonah today,… Read More »
God is at work – do not give up. I once was invited to a Saturday night gathering of a number of churches. I hadn’t heard the telephone call correctly. Listening is so over-rated… On arrival, I went into the back room of the church for a cup of coffee and to say hello to the other leaders.… Read More »
A call to pray for peace “Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up,and as a lion it lifts itself;it does not lie down until it has devoured the preyand drunk the blood of the slain.” — Numbers 23:24 ESV There’s often a bit of chatter about whether Balaam was a false prophet or true but the… Read More »
A look at what on Earth is happening. I’m one of a growing number that have decided to make Catalyst’s Emmanuel Church in Sheffield, home. It’s growing, thriving and full of life, so you might understand my contempt for the media that says the church is in decline and irrelevant. It’s as if Jesus had made a Trumpian… Read More »
Preaching isn’t just about words. It’s about presence—God’s presence. I know where I am going with this, so the answer is… prayer! Not the polite kind, with safe words wrapped up in pretty ribbons. I mean the desperate, interceding, imploring, “OH, God!” tear-streaked kind. The kind that shakes the heavens and makes the angels skid to a halt.… Read More »