Last week I was on the train home from London. For most of my journey I shared a table with a lovely lady who like me had rushed to get the earlier train and had been to the city for the day. She had been to see a NHS specialist and was pleased with her…
This Sunday in Churches across the world we celebrated Pentecost. On the first Pentecost, Peter newly filled with the Holy Spirit as promised by Jesus, stood among the crowds in Jerusalem and quoted this prophecy. ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,…
This week Google’s robotic cars were given permission to drive on public roads and Amazon laid out its plans to use Drones to deliver packages in California. The car manufacturers were keen to declare that the cars were being driven manually when any previous accidents have occurred. There is no doubt that the automated systems…
I love walking, I always have. The beauty of walking is that you see things that you would otherwise miss when you run, cycle or drive in the car. There is the steady rhythm as you step out with each stride, there is the gentle feeling of your muscles working, and there are the sounds…
What does it mean to be mature in our faith? There are certain features we could point to that show maturity: confidence, poise, what we say or don’t say, how we react to others. We can be mature in some ways but not in others. There are many confident leaders in business or politics who…
It was about as far from perfect skiing conditions as you can imagine. The visibility was only a few feet, snow was coming down through the fog and as we slid down the ramps from the chairlifts at 6000ft it was almost all we could manage to gather together in one group – twenty 11…
Throughout history God has spoken to us. Eight days after Jesus’ birth, Simeon held the baby and saw his long held dream and prophesy come true. I wanted to continue my imaginings of what Luke’s first hand interviews might have to say to us today… He was a permanent fixture, always there, praying in…
Has Jesus’ birth made a difference in your life? It changed the lives of the shepherds forever. ‘The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.’ Luke 2:20 Yes of course I remember that night – how could I ever forget! I was only…
Expecting – Elizabeth’s story for Advent I think we had both just giving up hoping, well to be fair Zechariah had given up long before, I had only recently begun to doubt myself. All his brothers had had their sons and some of them were already grown and getting married themselves, so he thought that our…
He maketh me lie down in green pastures MAKETH ME He takes me kicking and screaming He drags me bound hand and foot He leads me shackled and gagged He blocks every other path and bars every other door Until I come to a place of rest Until I lay down my tools My instruments…
Messenger 