Category: Church Matters

My first book of the month is Dear England: Finding Hope, Taking Heart and Changing the World (Hodder & Stoughton,

Competency has become one of the latest buzz words. It has been defined as “the ability to do something successfully

Character demands integrity “Integrity”, wrote John Stott, “is the quality of integrated persons, in whom there is no dichotomy between

Jesus said to his disciples, “Pray in this way, ‘Our Father in heaven…’” (Matt 6.9-13); “When you pray, say: ‘Father

As I look back over my teenage years one sermon stands out in particular. The preacher was a Welshman who

Last week we looked at Psalm 31.5, where the Psalmist prayed, “Into your hand I commit my spirit” and saw

In this run-up to Holy Week I want to look at the prayer of the Psalmist which Jesus used on

Miles to go before I sleep: Letters on hope, death and learning to live (Hodder & Stoughton, London 2021. 277pp:

A College of Peers: The College of Baptist Ministers 2013-2021 has just been published! The title of this book is

“Christian hope”, said Pope Francis, “is not a ghost and it does not deceive. It is a theological virtue and