I began to read In My Time of Dying: How I came face-to-face with the idea of an afterlife (Simon
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Celebrating 58 years of marriage
On Tuesday Caroline and I celebrated 58 years of marriage. As I have discovered, about 7% of marriages reach 50
Continue readingWorshipping God in singing psalms, hymns and songs
Christian worship declared Karl Barth, “is the most momentous, the most urgent, the most glorious action that can take place
Continue readingLet’s remember Jesus
“Remember Jesus Christ” wrote Paul to Timothy (2 Timothy 2.8). The place we supremely remember Jesus is at the Lord’s
Continue readingWhere your treasure is, there your heart will be
In August Caroline and I were worshipping at Chelmsford Cathedral. The preacher that morning was Canon Philip Neel, a former
Continue readingWhat do we call those who lead God’s church?
In the New Testament the two main terms for leaders in God’s church were called either ‘elder’ (this is the
Continue readingLet’s proclaim Jesus
Preaching has been at the heart of my ministry. My call to ministry was very much a call to preach.
Continue readingConfessing our faith in Jesus
The earliest New Testament confession of faith is “Jesus is Lord” (Romans 10.10). With these words on their lips the
Continue readingLet’s read the Scripture
Over the years I have discovered that the more ‘Bible-believing’ a non-liturgical church is, the less Scripture is likely to
Continue readingLet’s nail our colours to the mast
The term ‘nailing your colours to the mast’ has its roots in the Battle of Camperdown, fought on 11 October
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