I’m not a fan of needles. I know they exist to do a job and that job is invariably in my best interests so I have needles when required. They hurt momentarily in the big scheme of things. This week I gave blood and…
In the world of manuscripts, papyri and scrolls, material before the printing press, I have mentioned on numerous occasions that I’d like to be the one who wandering some cave or antique store in Turkey came across a pretty well preserved copy of the…
When you’re preaching you want to communicate and concentrate on the message – getting it right – while seeing faces looking in your direction and you notice reactions even as you’re moving on to the next point. I still remember the first time I…
These days, my car tells me what’s wrong and if the signal lights are red I’m supposed to take notice! Ok, the light was orange, the buzzer noisy, and I could read the words about the tyre pressure (low). I use my car a…
It is nice to keep learning; to gain a new insight; to grow in understanding. That happened to me at Pastors’ Study Week this past week on a few occasions. The pastors bring their experiences and perspectives, our book study (Jonathan Haidt’s ‘The Anxious…
