I was thinking about ‘heartbreak’ the other day. The term makes me think of something from school, a bit childish and I have pictures of those sweets made into heart shapes. However, I think this all fails to deal with the silent pandemic of heart break in men. Let me list a few things here: […]
I was reading in the news that the UK government are expecting many of us to abandon long distance travelling and overseas meetings for online ones. In the wake of the virus and people emerging from lockdown there will be many changes to the way ‘life’ has been done. With an expected 20% reduction on […]
During this time of lock down we are having to remember that waiting on the Lord is part of the Christian’s life experience. It’s not easy for active mission focused men to be patient but as David said in one of his many times of struggle “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and […]
So before lockdown kicked in and life changed, I was driving home from a CVM meeting and my phone pinged to let me know I had some messages coming in. At the next opportunity I pulled over to take a look and discovered a mate of mine had sent me a message asking me what […]
I can’t help but think there are some parallels between what is happening in the world today with Covid 19 and ancient history from the time of the Egyptians. Two countries were involved, one living under servile condition, the other powerful and autocratic in its leadership. I have been reading the story of the exodus. […]
We are certainly living a different way at the moment, the virus has changed the way the whole world do, as we call it, “normal” living. Our lives have been turned upside down, all we hear is social distancing or lockdown, new concepts that none of us envisioned when we were setting our New Year […]
As I write we are entering week four of the ‘lockdown’, our churches have adapted and have gone on-line, which is great to see. However, and this is not a rant, with the vast increases in Zoom, WhatsApp, Facetime, etc, etc, I have found myself becoming somewhat overwhelmed by the sheer volume of messages inviting […]
As I write it’s the week before Easter (Holy Week) and we are in lockdown in the middle of the corona virus pandemic. The Prime Minister is in intensive care and the death toll is rising. The talk is of how many deaths there will be, a topic that is not normally spoken about is […]
Many Christians this Easter will open up their Bibles and read the gospel accounts of the Easter story: Jesus’ trial, death, and resurrection. All four gospels tell of this event, which makes sense, the Resurrection is the heart of the Christian faith, after all. Yet the careful reader will observe that the accounts do vary […]
There is a green hill far away outside the city wall Where our dear Lord was crucified and died to save us all I was privileged to visit Jerusalem, and whilst there I did the touristy things, including visiting both of Jesus tombs, looked at the very last stone his foot touch before he went […]
