Some weeks seem to bring a lot of bad news. This week, I found myself hearing about the tragedy at the Big Church Festival, alongside some other awful things happening in Sheffield, right on our doorstep. It’s easy, when faced with difficult things, to find ourselves asking: What is God Read more
I am a creature of habit, a man of simple tastes, with very little interest in the “finer” things in life. Hence, when my wife asked if I wanted to go with her to the theatre to see By Royal Appointment (a play exploring the relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and her Read more
There are lots of different vehicles, some include: a bicycle, a car, a people carrier, a tractor, an ambulance, a mobility scooter and so on. Which of these is the best vehicle? You might say: “It depends.” Exactly. A tractor is brilliant for ploughing a field but terribly slow on Read more
From Creed to Core Since the earliest days of the church – nearly 2000 years ago – Christians have been wrestling with a big question: what truths do we all need to agree on? To answer that, the church began writing creeds; short, clear statements of belief. These creeds mostly arose Read more
I have a 1 year old and ever since the day she was born, I have kissed her. Many times a day. Every day. She had no say in this at first – although she does now occasionally bat me away – and it’s only recently that she has started Read more
I don’t know about you, but I love Christmas carols, well most of them anyway… you can probably keep the line in Once in Royal David’s City about standing around dressed in white (verse 4), but when they’re good, they’re very, very, good. Take the lyrics to It Came Upon Read more
The Evolution of Hell in the Bible Spoiler alert: the modern concept of hell—as a place of eternal torture at the hands of a red devil with horns, in which we are sent by God when we die, unless we say the salvation prayer—is NOT in the Bible. In fact, Read more