To my amazement this autumn I find myself hosting and leading a fellowship group. Although in my role as a
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Who is my neighbour?
“All true Christian preaching is expository preaching”, declared John Stott, and in my judgement rightly so. And yet there is
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The church, wrote Joel Gregory, a former pastor of First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, “is an institution divine in its
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Reading through the Letter of James, I came to the passage where James denounces “selfish ambition” (James 3.14, 16 NRSV).
Continue readingMinistry Today UK 1994-2018
Some 24 years ago Ministry Today UK (then called the Richard Baxter Institute for Ministry) saw the light of day
Continue readingCelebrating Our Golden Wedding Anniversary
50 years ago on Saturday 26 August 1967 Caroline and I were married in Wrexham, North Wales. Caroline always likes
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While waiting for some Indian friends to prepare a wonderful curry, I chatted with their eight-year old daughter. I discovered
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Our youngest grandson, David, is into ‘thumb war’ in a big way. As some will know, the game is played
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One of the trips Caroline and I took when we visited Alaska recently was to visit the old gold-rush town
Continue readingGood News for the poor
A few weeks ago I was leading a Bible study group on Jesus’ mission statement – often termed the ‘Nazareth
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