the waiting country

I guess for most ministers, books are constant companions. But how do you get to know about them? How do you discover what's out there, ...

love this song and it's great to see it performed live (at home) how late in the day is it with you and yours?

(the best books - no.10) Subtitled 'The work of the Holy Spirit today', I first read this little book by John Stott in about...

There's been some ongoing discussion all over the place about statements of truth and commands to obey in scripture (indicatives and imp...

Here's a great piece by Seth Godin , asking all the right questions to help you know the answer.

Ya gotta give the new Glen Campbell album a listen.

If you're finding the going tough, this piece might offer some encouragement. (nb: the Isaiah quote mentioned is incorrect; it ought...

then this might help you HT: David Murray

The Guardian has a fascinating interview with Glen Campbell, on the eve of the release of his final album and having been diagnosed with al...

Ulrich Schnauss - what an album !

Just added this book to my Amazon wish list. Here's the blurb... Art is often viewed as being inherently spiritual. But what does i...

Here, then, is the preacher's authority. It depends on the closeness of his adherence to the text he is handling, that is, on the accura...

Christianity is "a contagion which spreads by contact with a shining example; it is not just learned from a textbook. God's most po...

I suggest that what Jesus is saying is that we are never to adopt towards a fellow-man in the Church the attitude of dependence which a chi...

Cate Macdonald has written two very thoughtful articles on forgiveness and its complexities. Someone you know may be very helped by reading...

The preacher needs to be pastor, that he may preach to real men. The pastor must be preacher, that he may keep the dignity of his work aliv...

You might want to check this out .

This article by Alan Jacobs makes the observation that many scholars are badly-placed to pick-up on biblical allusions in non-biblical text...

Check out this collection by Martin Turtle . And if you're ever in Abersoch, the gallery is well worth a visit.

my family say this ad reminds them of me.......